Washington said Friday it was pleased with the progress of a UN probe into the 2005 assassination of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri and urged Syria to cooperate with the investigation.
Nestled at the foot of Syria's coastal mountains, an ancient citadel has been put on the tourist map by restoration and excavation that revealed mysteries of the medieval Assassins sect, once based here.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert discussed the possibility of renewed peace talks with Syria during a recent meeting with European ambassadors.
[Dow Jones] Here is what Firas Maksad, Middle East and Africa analyst at the Eurasia Group in Washington, says about recent threats by Syria to go to war with Israel.
While the world's attention is focused on the war in Iraq, the internal Palestinian strife, the Israeli-Hamas confrontation in Gaza and the clashes between the Lebanese army and Syrian supported Fatah al-Islam, scant attention has been paid to developments inside Syria.
KIRYAT SHEMONA, Israel - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday during a tour of Israel's northern border that he was willing to start peace talks with Syria, declaring that "we don't have any interest" in going to war.
Masyaf, Syria: Excavations at the foot of Syria’s coastal mountains has revealed an ancient citadel that holds the mysteries of the medieval Assasins sect, once based here.
US President George W. Bush on Thursday accused Iran, Syria and Hizbullah of playing a nefarious role in the carnage gripping Iraq and warned that an early US withdrawal would only "frighten Arab allies."
When the US decided to invade Iraq, Syria openly opposed the US plan.
US President George W. Bush on Thursday accused Iran, Syria and Hizbullah of playing a nefarious role in the carnage gripping Iraq and warned that an early US withdrawal would only "frighten Arab allies." For this reason, Bush said Thursday he was sending US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.