For two years Bashar al-Assad has been offering a generous peace deal to Israel on the Golan Heights that Tel Aviv has refused to consider. This week, Syria made a further gesture towards peace with an offer on another piece of territory occupied by Israel, the Shebaa Farms, says Jonathan Cook .
Syria accused Israel on Saturday of making excuses for war by spreading what it described as false reports that an Israeli air raid targeted a site linked to weapons of mass destruction.
Israel on Saturday ruled out war with Syria following a spike in tensions with its northern neighbour over an air strike on Syrian territory in early September.
DAMASCUS: Syria accused Israel yesterday of making excuses for war by spreading what it described as false reports that an Israeli air raid targeted a site linked to weapons of mass destruction.
Syria's deputy president has accused Israel of making excuses to start a war by spreading false reports that an alleged Israeli air raid targeted a site linked to weapons of mass destruction.
The United States' somewhat grudging offer to invite diplomatic adversary Syria to its Middle East peace conference is largely to provide political cover for other Arab states to take part, U.S. officials said.
DAMASCUS - Syria said on Saturday Israel wanted to create excuses for war by spreading false reports that an Israeli air raid targeted a site linked to weapons of mass destruction.
DAMASCUS, Syria - Iraq’s vice president said Saturday that his country will not be used as a base to launch attacks against Iran or Syria.
Source: Reuters (Adds U.S.-sponsored conference) By Khaled Yacoub Oweis DAMASCUS, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Syria accused Israel on Saturday of making excuses for war by spreading what it described as ...
Analysts sceptical about implementation of new subsidised fuel system in Syria.