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Syria tells France it backs free Lebanon election (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:11:51 GMT

Syria agrees with France that rival Lebanese camps should decide on a compromise presidential candidate without outside interference, President Bashar al-Assad told French envoys on Sunday.


Syria, U.S. spar over Lebanon elections (USA Today)
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Sun, 04 Nov 2007 03:10:02 GMT

The U.S. and Syria sparred over Lebanon Saturday, warning each other not to interfere in the country's upcoming presidential election.


Kurd killed in north Syria protest, mood tense (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:52:22 GMT

Security forces killed a Kurdish youth and wounded four other people in northeastern Syria while breaking up a protest against a possible Turkish incursion into Iraqi Kurdistan, witnesses and Kurdish activists said on Sunday.


US and Syria spar over Lebanese presidential vote (Taipei Times)
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Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:17:09 GMT

The US and Syria sparred over Lebanon, warning each other not to interfere in the country's upcoming presidential election.


Major powers warn Syria against meddling in Lebanon vote (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 03 Nov 2007 20:34:49 GMT

Six countries and the Arab League on Saturday warned against outside interference in Lebanon's upcoming presidential elections in a statement clearly targeted at Syria.


Syria invited to join peace talks, say U.S., Israel (Canada.com)
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Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:07:00 GMT

JERUSALEM - Syria is welcome to join Middle East peace talks set to be held before the end of this year in Annapolis, Md., the U.S. and Israel both said on Sunday.


Rice, Olmert agree to involve Syria into peace summit conditionally (People's Daily)
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Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:36:29 GMT

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice agreed on Sunday that Syria could attend the upcoming U.S.-sponsored international Mideast peace conference on certain conditions, local daily Haaretz r ...


Kurd killed in north Syria protest (TVNZ)
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Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:31:42 GMT

Security forces killed a Kurdish youth and wounded four other people in north-eastern Syria while breaking up a protest against a possible Turkish incursion into Iraqi Kurdistan, witnesses and Kurdish activists said on Sunday.


France and US increase pressure on Syria to leave Lebanon alone (The Daily Star Lebannon)
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Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:36:12 GMT

Two senior envoys dispatched by French President Nicolas Sarkozy held talks Sunday with Syrian President Bashar Assad on the political crisis in Lebanon, the French presidency said. Just a day after the US and France chastised Syria over Lebanon, warning it against interfering in the Lebanese presidential election.


Killing of Kurd in Syria fuels tension (Gulf Times)
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Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:08:51 GMT

DAMASCUS: Security forces killed a Kurdish youth and wounded four other people in northeastern Syria while breaking up a protest against a possible Turkish incursion into Iraqi Kurdistan, witnesses and Kurdish activists said yesterday.