An attack by Israeli warplanes inside Syria struck what Israeli intelligence believes was a nuclear-related facility that North Korea was helping to equip, officials said.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel was prepared for peace negotiations with Syria under the right conditions but refused to answer questions Monday about a widely reported Israeli air attack in northern Syria.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he respected Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and was prepared to hold peace talks with him, following reports of an Israeli air raid on Syria this month.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday he was prepared to talk to Syria to try and defuse tensions following an unconfirmed Israeli air strike on a Syrian target.
Syria on Monday reopened two border posts with Lebanon that closed in May because of fighting between the Lebanese army and Islamists, the official SANA news agency said.
South Korea's foreign minister dismissed allegations that North Korea was cooperating with Syria on a nuclear weapons program, a news report said Monday.
A member of Israel's left-wing opposition on Monday demanded that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert brief lawmakers on a still unconfirmed air strike against Syria that has sparked rampant speculation.
The mystery surrounding an alleged Israeli air raid into Syria has been more tightly wrapped up, with a top military official ordered to keep silent on the matter with lawmakers. A former U.S. ambassador offered one possible explanation.
Although you wouldn't know it by Washington's refusal to talk with Syria, the country is becoming increasingly important to U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. As Leon Hadar argues, the United States should realize that maintaining diplomatic ties with Syria could help Washington advance its interests on many fronts — including Iraq, Lebanon and peace with Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he respects Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and is prepared to hold peace talks with him, following reports of an Israeli air raid on Syria this month.