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Arab League hails Syria-Lebanon accord - AFP Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:01:10 GMT

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Arab League hails Syria-Lebanon accord AFP - 15 hours ago CAIRO (AFP) — The 22-member Arab League on Friday hailed the decision by Syria and Lebanon to establish diplomatic relations as an important historical step ... Syria, Lebanon agree on border talks NDTV.com Syria and Lebanon move closer to formal separation Irish Times Syria, Lebanon to start work on marking border Arab News Xinhua - PRESS TV all 351 news articles

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Lebanon and Syria to demarcate border, normalise ties - AFP Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:01:38 GMT

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Lebanon and Syria to demarcate border, normalise ties AFP - Aug 14, 2008 DAMASCUS (AFP) — Syria and Lebanon agreed on Thursday to take formal steps to demarcate their borders as part of a string of decisions to normalise their ... Lebanon-Syria in border pact Gulf Daily News Sister Syria Al-Ahram Weekly Syria, Lebanon discuss border delimitation Hindu Los Angeles Times - The Australian all 484 news articles

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US court to rehear case of Canadian sent to Syria - Reuters.fr Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:36:57 GMT

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US court to rehear case of Canadian sent to Syria Reuters.fr, France - Aug 14, 2008 He was then deported to Syria because of suspected links to al Qaeda. In June, a three-judge US appeals court panel, affirming a lower court decision, ... Maher Arar in the US facing the accusers Globe and Mail US to review Arar lawsuit TheChronicleHerald.ca US appeal court to hear Arar case Vancouver Sun New York Times - The Associated Press all 128 news articles

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Lebanon president’s visit builds Syria bond - Financial Times Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:27:20 GMT

Lebanon president’s visit builds Syria bond Financial Times, UK - 2 hours ago By Ferry Biedermann in Beirut Lebanon and Syria agreed on Thursday on a range of measures to reduce tensions, following the establishment of full diplomatic ...

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Court to Re-hear Syria Extradition Case - The Washington Independent Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:39:30 GMT

Court to Re-hear Syria Extradition Case The Washington Independent, DC - Aug 14, 2008 Sure enough, Arar was imprisoned in a grave-like underground cell, and brutally interrogated and tortured in Syria for the next year. ...

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Tripoli blast: Funeral of soldiers held - NDTV.com Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:00:22 GMT

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Tripoli blast: Funeral of soldiers held NDTV.com, India - Aug 14, 2008 Some questioned whether it was an attempt to disrupt a trip by Suleiman to Syria later in the day to patch up relations between the neighbouring nations. ... Video: Raw Video: Deadly Bus Explosion in Lebanon AssociatedPress Lebanon killings ‘a message to the army’ Dispatch Online Lebanon bomb mars landmark summit in Syria guardian.co.uk Daily Star - Lebanon - Gulf Times all 142 news articles

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Bomb kills 12, injures 50 in Lebanon - Boston Globe Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:51:35 GMT

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Bomb kills 12, injures 50 in Lebanon Boston Globe, United States - Aug 13, 2008 Suleiman's visit is the first for a Lebanese president since tensions escalated after Syria withdrew its troops from Lebanon following the 2005 ... Lebanon suffers deadliest bombing in three years Kansas City Star Lebanon lurches back to the brink BBC News Al Qaida tied to bomb attack on the army of Hizbullah-backed ... World Tribune USA Today - Deutsche Welle all 839 news articles

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Rice welcomes Syria's move on ties with Lebanon - Reuters Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:03:34 GMT

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Rice welcomes Syria's move on ties with Lebanon Reuters - Aug 13, 2008 WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday welcomed as a "very good first step" Syria's decision to establish ... Rice Welcomes Syria's Move on Ties With Lebanon The Epoch Times Rice welcomes Syria's move on ties with Lebanon Reuters all 8 news articles

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New chance: These Iraqi students in exile in Syria are headed to ... - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:56:57 GMT

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New chance: These Iraqi students in exile in Syria are headed to ... Christian Science Monitor, MA - Aug 13, 2008 Retirees Gabe Huck and Theresa Kubasak moved to Damascus, Syria, in 2005 to learn Arabic and stay close to the issues and culture they had come to love ... Exams in exile help further young Iraqis' education in Damascus ReliefWeb (press release) all 3 news articles

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Wanted: a gesture from Syria - Guardian Unlimited Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:00:33 GMT

Wanted: a gesture from Syria Guardian Unlimited, UK - 17 hours ago Not long after the news of the latest round of serious (but indirect) talks between Syria and Israel was made public, we learn that the Israeli government ... Church group: press lawmakers on peace Jewish Telegraphic Agency Middle East Faces Widespread Drought and Devastated Crops AlterNet Israeli forces shoot Syrian at border: army Reuters all 6 news articles