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Syria slams lack of US aid for Iraqi refugees (Middle East Times)
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Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:42:59 GMT

DAMASCUS -- Syria's health minister accused Washington Sunday of not doing enough to help Iraqi refugees, at the start of a two-day conference in Damascus, organized by the World Health Organization (WHO).


PRESSURE SYRIA AND IRAN TO AVOID NEW LEBANON WAR: FRANCE (The Tocqueville Connection)
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Sun, 29 Jul 2007 18:46:20 GMT

CAIRO, July 29, 2007 (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Sunday in Cairo that pressure had to be exerted on Syria and Iran to avoid a new war breaking out in Lebanon.


French envoy calls for Iran, Syria to help stabilize Lebanon (EARTHtimes.org)
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Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:06:32 GMT

Beirut/Cairo - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Sunday in Cairo that Iran and Syria should be pressured to help secure stability in Lebanon. The Lebanese crisis is difficult and complicated, and with exterior influences, it has become o...


Syria slams lack of US aid for Iraqi refugees (Khaleej Times)
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Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:40:07 GMT

DAMASCUS - Syria’s health minister accused Washington on Sunday of not doing enough to help Iraqi refugees, at the start of a two-day conference in Damascus organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO).


Border force to stop Syria arms influx (Gulf Times)
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Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:31:57 GMT

BEIRUT: Lebanon decided yesterday to create a mobile force backed by German experts to combat an influx of weapons trafficked into the country from Syria, the government said.


Public Divided as to Whether New President Should Meet with Heads of Iran, Syria, North Korea (Rasmussen Reports via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:10:35 GMT

Forty-two percent (42%) of Americans say that the next President should meet with the heads of nations such as Iran, Syria, and North Korea without setting any preconditions. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 34% disagree while 24% are not sure.


Blast at military explosives cache in Syria kills 15, injures 50 (The Nation)
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Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:43:58 GMT

Damascus - Fifteen people were killed and 50 wounded when an explosion rocked a military explosives cache in northern Syria in the early hours Thursday, a media report said.


Iraqi Refugee Program Moving Slowly (NPR)
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Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:22:13 GMT

Syria and Jordan are appealing for help in dealing with a refugee crisis from Iraq. The State Department has promised to bring in 7,000 Iraqi refugees this year, but only 133 have arrived so far. Members of Congress are growing impatient.


Iran's Propaganda Purveyors (CBS News)
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Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:00:01 GMT

The Weekly Standard says that Press TV, an Iranian news network that reaches Libya, Syria and Uzbekistan, should be dismissed as a mere propagator of the Iranian government's anti-West perspective rather than an objective journalistic outlet.


Iraqi Refugee Program Moving Slowly (NPR)
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Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:15:41 GMT

Weekend Edition Sunday , July 29, 2007 · Syria and Jordan are appealing for help in dealing with a refugee crisis from Iraq, where more than 2 million people have left the country.