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Syria says US agrees to put Golan on Mideast agenda (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:03:24 GMT
The United States has agreed to put the question of the Golan Heights, captured by Israel from Syria, on the agenda of next week's Middle East peace meeting, Syria's foreign minister said on Friday.
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Syria says Golan Heights is on Annapolis agenda (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:35:30 GMT
The United States has agreed to put the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on the Annapolis talks agenda but Syria will await confirmation before deciding whether to go, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Friday.
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Middle East talks get wide backing by Arabs; Syria unsure (International Herald Tribune)
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Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:18:23 GMT
At least 15 Arab states said they would send a cabinet minister to the Middle East conference in Annapolis, Maryland, next week, but Syria said it would not go unless its dispute over the Golan Heights was on the agenda.
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Syria lone holdout of Arab nations signing on to Mideast peace talks (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:26:41 GMT
Saudi Arabia joined 14 other Arab nations on Friday in an agreement to attend an American-sponsored Middle East peace conference in Annapolis, Md., next week, while Syria - the last key holdout - was inching closer toward agreeing to participate. If Syria's...
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Syria says Golan Heights on Annapolis agenda (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:17:04 GMT
The United States has agreed to put the occupied Golan Heights on the agenda of the Annapolis peace talks but Syria will wait for confirmation before deciding whether to go, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Friday.
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SYRIA'S BEST PAL (New York Post)
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Sat, 24 Nov 2007 09:43:32 GMT
Emile Lahoud capped a 32-year military career and controversial presidency of Lebanon by being snubbed by the West and embraced by Syria and Hezbollah terrorists. Lahoud, a Maronite Catholic, was the only Christian head of an Arab state until his...
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Syria softening refusal on conference (El Paso Times)
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Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:29:46 GMT
DAMASCUS, Syria—Syria is softening its refusal to attend the Annapolis peace conference and already has won dividends, including a visit from Jordan's king that marked an end to regional isolation.
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Money drives Iraqis out of Syria (UPI)
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Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:51:38 GMT
Some Iraqis are returning home from Syria, having run out of money and in light of government refusal to renew their visas, the U.N. refugee agency reports.
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Syria Blocks Facebook in Crackdown, Activists Say (GigaLaw.com)
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Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:17:21 GMT
Syrian users of Facebook said the authorities had blocked access to the social network Web site as part of a crackdown on political activism on the Internet. "Facebook helped further civil society in Syria and form civic groups outside government control.
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Syria attracts Gulf cash (AME Info)
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Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:41:57 GMT
Abdullah Dardari, Syria's Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, has said that Gulf Arab investors will provide around 50% of the country's anticipated $2.5bn foreign direct investment this year, reported the UK's Financial Times.