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Lebanon: Arab League urges 'immediate' election of Sleiman - AFP Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:58:50 GMT

PRESS TV

Lebanon: Arab League urges 'immediate' election of Sleiman AFP - 2 hours ago He said Syria, represented at the meeting by Foreign Minister Walid Muallem and long seen as a divisive influence on its neighbour, had backed the call. ... Lebanon ruling coalition asks for Arab protection from Syria AFP Arab League sets out Lebanon plan BBC News Arab FMs back Suleiman for Lebanese president Jerusalem Post Xinhua - Reuters South Africa all 142 news articles

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Syria's Diplomatic Isolation Grows - TIME Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:57:46 GMT

Syria's Diplomatic Isolation Grows TIME - 11 hours ago Syria will have few friends at the table Sunday when Arab foreign ministers convene in Cairo to discuss the crisis in Lebanon, which has been without a ...

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Rights group says more opposition activists held in Syria - AFP Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:50:05 GMT

Middle East Times

Rights group says more opposition activists held in Syria AFP - Jan 4, 2008 DAMASCUS (AFP) — Two opposition activists have been arrested in Syria in the past 48 hours, a human rights group said in a statement on Friday, ... Syrian authorities detain writer, human rights activist PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) Journalist who signed Damascus Declaration held incommunicado Reporters without borders (press release) all 8 news articles

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Tishrin: Syria Willing to Facilitate Lebanon Solution Away from ... - Naharnet Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:37:54 GMT

Alalam News Network

Tishrin: Syria Willing to Facilitate Lebanon Solution Away from ... Naharnet, Lebanon - 16 hours ago It accused Washington of "blocking" French efforts that were backed by Syria and accepted by the feuding Lebanese sides after the US president "personally ... Iran backs Syrian efforts in Lebanon PRESS TV Larijani meets Syrian foreign minister PRESS TV Larijani to visit Damascus ISNA PRESS TV all 21 news articles

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French mediation with Syria still on: Nasrallah - Taipei Times Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:10:02 GMT

BBC News

French mediation with Syria still on: Nasrallah Taipei Times, Taiwan - Jan 3, 2008 Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said on Wednesday that France's mediation with Syria on Lebanon's political crisis would go on despite the two countries ... Hezbollah sets resolution terms BBC News Lebanese politics / A decisive one-third minority Ha'aretz Lebanon heads towards a critical week - Feature Earthtimes Ya Libnan - Naharnet all 42 news articles

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Turkey seeks to set up exclusive investment zone in Syria - Today's Zaman Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:12:20 GMT

Turkey seeks to set up exclusive investment zone in Syria Today's Zaman, Turkey - Jan 4, 2008 A group of Turkish businessmen under the coordination of the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat will soon head to Syria to seek the establishment of an ... Syria eyes Turkish market Turkish Daily News (subscription) Syrian Deputy PM visits Turkey Dünya online Ekren: Turkish And Syrian Economies Complement Each Other Turkish Press all 7 news articles

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50000 Iraqis returned in late 2007 - Radio Netherlands Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:08:59 GMT

MSNBC

50000 Iraqis returned in late 2007 Radio Netherlands, Netherlands - 19 hours ago Baghdad (5 January) - Around 50000 Iraqi refugees have returned from Syria over the past three months. The Iraqi Red Crescent says their return was prompted ... Returns Reflect Security Gains, Aid Workers Say Washington Post Red Crescent says 46000 Iraqis return end 2007 Reuters More refugees returning to Iraq: Red Crescent AFP AsiaNews.it - U.S. News & World Report all 32 news articles

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Learning Arabic? Head to Syria - Kentucky.com Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:02:49 GMT

Learning Arabic? Head to Syria Kentucky.com, KY - 21 hours ago By Zeina Karam AP It may seem like an unlikely place for students from the United States or Europe, but Syria has been rapidly gaining ground as a ...

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Report: Turkey, Syria disputing over drawing water from Euphrates ... - Jerusalem Post Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:25:44 GMT

Report: Turkey, Syria disputing over drawing water from Euphrates ... Jerusalem Post, Israel - Jan 3, 2008 COM STAFF Syria and Turkey were having a dispute - not their first - over sources over fresh water, Israel Radio reported Friday. ...

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UN to provide food 1 millon displaced Iraqis - Times of India Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:33:52 GMT

Reuters AlertNet

UN to provide food 1 millon displaced Iraqis Times of India, India - 21 hours ago In Syria, WFP will provide monthly food rations, consisting of rice, vegetable oil and lentils, initially to 155000 needy Iraqis but with the aim of ... UN food program targets 1 million Iraqis United Press International UN food programme to provide millions worth of aid to Iraqis Monsters and Critics.com Zimbabwe: Downpour Will Not Solve Country's Woes AllAfrica.com all 25 news articles