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More Iraqi Refugees Returning from Syria (NPR)
read story Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:57:20 GMT
For the first time since the Iraq war began, more Iraqi refugees are returning from Syria than fleeing there. The movement is still a trickle, but growing numbers of refugees are considering going home.

Agency: 25,000 return to Iraq from Syria (MSNBC)
read story Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:03:02 GMT
More than 25,000 Iraqis who fled to Syria have returned, the Iraqi Red Crescent said, offering an estimate of refugee returns radically lower than one given by an Iraqi government eager to highlight recent declines in violence.

More Iraqi Refugees Returning from Syria (NPR)
read story Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:03:23 GMT
Morning Edition , December 4, 2007 · For the first time since the Iraq war began, more Iraqi refugees are returning home from Syria than are arriving. The movement is still a trickle, considering there are more than 1.5 million Iraqi refugees in Syria.

Iraqi Red Crescent Says 25,000 Refugees Returned From Syria (Voice of America)
read story Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:33:44 GMT
An Iraqi humanitarian group says more than 25,000 Iraqi refugees who fled to Syria have returned to Iraq since mid-September. The Iraqi Red Crescent says in a report released Tuesday, refugees are returning because Iraq's security situation has improved.

Iraqis in Syria face food shortages (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
read story Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:51:00 GMT
DAMASCUS, Syria— Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees in Syria face a bleak winter, with rising fuel costs that could leave many without enough money for food, the director of the World Food Program said Monday.

Syria is reaping benefits from Annapolis (AP via Yahoo! News)
read story Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:01:08 GMT
It's been barely a week since Syria joined the U.S.-sponsored peace conference, but the participation is already paying off for President Bashar Assad.

Two ancient cemeteries discovered in Syria (Pravda)
read story Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:16:37 GMT
Two Bronze-era cemeteries dating from the 18th century B.C. were unearthed in Syria . The third set of ancient graveyards found in less than a month.

Saudi eyes relaunch of Israel talks with Syria, Lebanon (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:37:36 GMT
The Saudi cabinet expressed hope on Monday that a US-hosted Middle East conference last month will pave the way for renewed peace talks between Israel and its northern neighbours Lebanon and Syria.

Two refinery projects in Syria (Monday Morning)
read story Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:32:46 GMT
The Syrian government recently signed an agreement with Iran, Venezuela and a Malaysian consortium to build a refinery with a capacity of 140,000 barrels a day, according to Jihad Yazigi in The Syria Report.

Iran says ties with Syria rock solid (AP via Yahoo! News)
read story Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:54:16 GMT
Iran's adversaries cannot harm the strong ties between Tehran and Damascus, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday, a week after Iran appeared to chide Syria for its decision to take part in a Mideast summit in the United States.