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Report: Syria still lingers in Lebanon (USA Today)
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Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:49:04 GMT

Two years after claiming to withdraw, Syria still occupies up to 180 square miles of neighboring Lebanon and smuggles arms to militants there, says a report by a Lebanese democracy group. U.S. officials, along with regional experts, say the findings of the report are credible and largely in line with U.S. intelligence.


Arab-African parliamentary conference supports Syria's right to restore Golan (People's Daily)
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Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:48:01 GMT

The 11th Arab-African Parliamentary Conference on Tuesday affirmed its support for Syria's right to restore the Golan Heights occupied by Israel. The two-day conference made the assertion in a final statement, stating that all Israeli d ...


It's not necessary to wait for 'breakthroughs' or a new American president to make progress in improving US-Syria ... (The Daily Star Lebannon)
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Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:53:50 GMT

I recently traveled to Syria with two of my colleagues at CSIS, Jon Alterman and Thomas Sanderson. We did so at the invitation of the Orient Center in Damascus to discuss US and Syrian relations and met with a range of Syrians concerned with the distance and tensions between our countries.


Syria: 'Iraqi Resistance' conference is scrapped (Adnkronos)
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Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:51:22 GMT

Syria: 'Iraqi Resistance' conference is scrapped (AKI) - Syrian authorities cancelled, just hours before it was set to take place, a conference Tuesday in Damascus by groups representing the so-called "Iraqi resistance" - including former members of Saddam Hussein's regime - opposing the Baghdad government and its US-led international backers.No reason was given for the scrapping of ...


Syria subsidies to hit US$7 billion in 2008 (Mena Report)
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Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:34:13 GMT

Syria's Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs affirmed on Monday that the Syrian government is committed to providing subsidies to citizens in order to improve their living standard.


Al Qudra Holding participates as Gold sponsor in Arabian Properties Exhibition & Conference in Syria (AME Info)
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Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:17:59 GMT

Al Qudra Holding, one of the largest investment companies in the region has participated in the Arabian Properties Exhibition & Conference in Damascus, Syria as the Gold Sponsor of the event from 19th - 22nd July 2007.


Ahmadi-Nejad's visit to Syria positive results (ArabicNews.com)
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Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:36:01 GMT

A Syrian expert on strategic studies Samir al-Taqi said yesterday that Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad's speech at a joint press conference with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Syria on Thursday indicated the power of regional deterrent forces to defuse enemy conspiracies.


EDBI backs Iran’s exports to Syria (IranMania.com)
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Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:35:37 GMT

LONDON, July 24 (IranMania) - The Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) announced it will support goods, technical, and engineering exports to Syria, MNA reported.


Syria threatened to fight in Lebanon war - Hizbollah (The New Zealand Herald)
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Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:18:08 GMT

DUBAI - Syria warned Israel it would send troops into Lebanon during the Jewish state's 2006 war against Hizbollah militants if its forces advanced into a Lebanese region adjacent to Damascus, the head of the guerrillas said.


French envoy denies any negotiation with Syria (People's Daily)
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Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:19:21 GMT

Visiting French envoy Jean-Claude Cousseran denied here Monday any French negotiation with Syria, Lebanon's Naharnet news website reported. Cousseran, former French ambassador to Damascus, made the denial in a meeting with Lebanese Pri ...