The agreement with Syria, which is home to 1.2 million to 1.4 million Iraqi refugees, cleared a major obstacle to the Bush administration?s resettlement program.
WASHINGTON -- Syria has agreed to allow U.S. interviewers into the country to screen Iraqi refugees for admission to the United States, clearing a major obstacle to the Bush administration's resettlement program, the State Department said Thursday.
Syria has agreed to allow U.S. personnel into the country to process refugees from the Iraq war for admission into the United States, a senior State Department official said on Thursday.
Syria has agreed to grant visas to several US immigration officials to meet Iraqi refugees seeking to emigrate to the United States, a senior US official said Thursday.
A State Department official said Thursday that Syria or its supporters may use violence to interfere in Lebanon's upcoming presidential elections.
Syria has agreed to allow U.S. officials into the country to process refugees from war-torn Iraq for admission into the United States, a senior State Department official said on Thursday.
Syria has agreed to allow U.S. interviewers into the country to screen Iraqi refugees for admission to the United States, clearing a major obstacle to the Bush administration's resettlement program, The Associated Press has learned.
Iraqis put their luggage on a bus leaving for Syria at the al-Salihiya bus station in Baghdad, September 2007. Syria has agreed to grant visas to several US immigration officials to meet Iraqi refugees seeking to emigrate to the United States, a senior US official said Thursday.
Indonesia is banking on better preparation to avoid a repeat of its loss to Syria at the 2006 Doha Asian Games during their 2010 World Cup pre-qualifying match here on Friday.
Source: Reuters (Adds warning against Syrian meddling in Lebanon election) By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Syria has agreed to allow U.S. personnel into the country to process refugees from the ...