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Israel slams Iran-Syria alliance (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:22:07 GMT

Israel on Friday denounced an alliance between Iran and Syria that it said cast doubts on Syrian peace intentions, following a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Damascus.


Israeli president urges Syria talks (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:46:30 GMT

President Shimon Peres on Thursday called on Syria to open direct peace talks with Israel, urging Damascus to drop its demand that negotiations take place through mediators.


Iranian president visits Syria (Los Angeles Times)
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Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:17:05 GMT

Ahmadinejad warns 'enemies of the region,' presumably U.S. and its allies, against military action. DAMASCUS, SYRIA — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met with regional allies in the Syrian capital Thursday, pledging a unified defense against any potential military confrontation with the United States and its allies.


Iraq-Syria: Refugee children's education key, UN official says (Adnkronos)
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Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:59:14 GMT

Iraq-Syria: Refugee children's education key, UN official says (AKI) - A senior United Nations official traveling in Damascus has called for Iraqi refugee parents to send their children to public schools in Syria, pointing out that these young people hold the key to Iraq's future.Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees L. Craig Johnstone's commentes were reported in a UN news release ...


Iran's Ahmadinejad, Syria's Assad back Lebanese unity (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:31:28 GMT

Iranian President Mamoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday flew in to Damascus where he and opposite number Bashar al-Assad issued a joint statement calling for unity in Syria's neighbour, Lebanon.


Iranian president, visiting Syria, blasts 'enemies' of Mideast (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)
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Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:53:00 GMT

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out at unspecified enemies of the troubled Middle East, warning them to abandon their "hostile plans."


China to help Syria with oil refinery (World Tribune)
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Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:16:50 GMT

LONDON — China has agreed to consider a $1 billion oil refinery project for Syria. The two countries have agreed to plan a joint project to construct an oil refinery in eastern Syria. In the first stage, China would determine the feasibility of the project.


Iranian president, visiting Syria, lashes out at 'enemies' of Mideast (San Diego Union-Tribune)
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Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:44:00 GMT

DAMASCUS, Syria, 2:20 p.m. July 19 (AP): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out Thursday at unspecified enemies of the troubled Middle East, warning them to abandon their “hostile plans.”


(AFX UK Focus) 2007-07-20 08:41 GMT: Israel slams Iran-Syria alliance (Interactive Investor)
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Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:13:56 GMT

JERUSALEM (Thomson Financial) - Israel has denounced an alliance between Iran and Syria that it said cast doubts on Syrian peace intentions, following a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Damascus.


Syria, Iran seek to further bilateral ties (People's Daily)
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Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:48:13 GMT

Syria and Iran sought to further bilateral ties as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad paid an official visit here on Thursday in which he held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other senior officials. Ahmadinejad's visi ...