Iraq should set a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops, Syria said Monday at the start of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's first official visit to Damascus.
The White House expects Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to give Syria a "strong message" against backing violent insurgents in Iraq, the US president's national security spokesman said Monday.
Iraq's embattled Nouri al-Maliki came to Syria on Monday on his first visit here as prime minister amid efforts to garner neighbors' support for curbing violence at home.
Bob Houghton and his boys have got a message of significance from the Syrian camp. Syria's coach Fajer Ibraahem on Monday agreed with Indian coach's belief that playing Syria here would give the Indians a fair idea of how Syria's neighbours Lebanon play. India take on Lebanon in the World Cup qualifiers in October. Ibraahem, though, said that there is one 'big difference' between Syria and ...
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held talks in Damascus on Monday aimed at persuading Syria to drop what Baghdad sees as its support for insurgents in Iraq.
BAHRAIN'S Olympic soccer team arrived in Damascus yesterday for their Beijing 2008 Olympics qualifying match against Syria tomorrow at the Hamdanyeh Stadium in Aleppo City.
President Vladimir Putin is stirring yet more memories of the Cold War as Russia begins delivery of around 50 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria.
Syria's alliance with Iran has been strategic. The assumption that an Israeli giveaway of the Golan Heights would pacify Syria, dismantle the Syria-Iran axis and moderate the Middle East is intriguing. But is it consistent with Middle East reality?
Source: Reuters (Adds White House comment) By Khaled Yacoub Oweis DAMASCUS, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held talks in Damascus on Monday aimed at persuading Syria to drop what Baghdad ...
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has arrived in Syria for his first visit as premier. His talks with leaders in Damascus are expected to focus mainly on border security issues.