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Syria says restores order at military prison - Reuters Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:11:48 GMT

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Syria says restores order at military prison Reuters - 8 hours ago Syria, which has been ruled by the secular Baath Party since 1963, holds thousands of Islamists and other political prisoners, including writers and human ... Syria's official news agency says prison riot has been put down The Canadian Press Syria's official news agency says prison riot put down; activists ... International Herald Tribune Syria blames inmates in jail riot BBC News The Press Association - Mister Info all 232 news articles

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Syria's Role / Assad pushing for Palestinian unity - Ha'aretz Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:53:30 GMT

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Syria's Role / Assad pushing for Palestinian unity Ha'aretz, Israel - 2 hours ago By Zvi Bar'el "When we come to Syria we are coming to our second country," Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Syrian President Bashar Assad ... Video: Abbas and Assad hold talks in Syria for Mideast peace-6Jul08 AlJazeeraEnglish Palestinian president in Syria to discuss Mideast peace, strife ... International Herald Tribune Spokesman: Abbas not to meet Hamas chief in Syria Xinhua Aljazeera.net - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) all 76 news articles

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Syria heads east in effort to boost its foreign investment - Financial Times Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:05:50 GMT

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Syria heads east in effort to boost its foreign investment Financial Times, UK - 54 minutes ago By Julien Barnes-Dacey in Damascus Western isolation has forced Syria increasingly to look eastwards for its economic future. As the country pushes through ... Syria: Close to Israel, Far from Saudi Arabia Asharq Alawsat Syria, Lebanon, and France: Love and Revenge Dar Al-Hayat Waltz with Nasrallah Ha'aretz AFP - Detroit Free Press all 66 news articles

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Israel confirms further Syria talks - Jerusalem Post Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:25:21 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Israel confirms further Syria talks Jerusalem Post, Israel - Jul 5, 2008 By MARK WEISS AND AP Israeli officials have confirmed that Turkey will host a fourth round of indirect talks between Israel and Syria later this month. ... Syria says "premature" to talk of direct Israel contact Reuters Israel, Syria agree to extend Turkish-sponsored talks: Ankara AFP Olmert wants direct talks with Syria Radio Netherlands Jerusalem Post - Reuters all 101 news articles

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Report: Ex-top Israeli diplomat says Syria ready to cut Iran ties - Ha'aretz Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:30:56 GMT

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Report: Ex-top Israeli diplomat says Syria ready to cut Iran ties Ha'aretz, Israel - 19 hours ago By Haaertz Service A former senior Israeli diplomat has asserted that Syria is willing to cut its close relations with Iran in return for financial and ... Israeli official: Syria ready to sever ties with Iran Ynetnews Syria 'would break links with Iran' if America steps in to help it Telegraph.co.uk Syria Considers Severing Ties With Iran as Part of Peace process Israel Hasbara Committee (subscription) Ha'aretz - Ynetnews all 30 news articles

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Syria blames inmates for deadly prison riot - AFP Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:45:42 GMT

AFP	Syria blames inmates for deadly prison riot AFP - 13 hours ago SANA made no mention of any casualties in its report on the incident at the prison, one of the largest in Syria, that houses mainly Islamist political ...

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COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS: WASHINGTON'S POLICY OF ISOLATING ... - MaximsNews Network Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:43:22 GMT

COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS: WASHINGTON'S POLICY OF ISOLATING ... MaximsNews Network, NY - 7 hours ago Instead, the authors, Mona Yacoubian and Scott Lasensky of the US Institute of Peace, advocate working with Syria where US and Syrian interests may overlap. ... Peace on all Middle Eastern fronts? Not quite Daily Star - Lebanon Conventional wisdom Al-Ahram Weekly Raging recorder of human folly New Zealand Herald all 5 news articles

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Iran, Syria ink telecommunications deal - Tehran Times Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:14:13 GMT

Iran, Syria ink telecommunications deal Tehran Times, Iran - Jul 5, 2008 DAMASCUS – During the visit of Iran’s minister for Information and Communication Technology to Syria, the two sides signed an MOU on telecommunications. ...

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Syria returns stolen marble artifact to Iraq - The Associated Press Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:50:55 GMT

Syria returns stolen marble artifact to Iraq The Associated Press - Jul 4, 2008 BAGHDAD (AP) — Syria has returned a marble artifact to Iraq that was stolen from one of the country's archaeological sites. The marble block roughly 4 feet ...

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Bread subsidies under threat in Syria due to drought - Ya Libnan Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:13:05 GMT

Bread subsidies under threat in Syria due to drought Ya Libnan, Lebanon - 14 hours ago Such measures have been patchily effective, say economists, although most do not benefit Syria's 1.5 million Iraqi refugees - the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) ...