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Jordan and Syria discuss Arab rapprochement - Reuters Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:03:58 GMT

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Jordan and Syria discuss Arab rapprochement Reuters Conservative Arab states led by Saudi Arabia are mending ties with Syria to restore a semblance of Arab harmony before the Doha summit later this month. After intensive diplomacy, Assad held a meeting in Riyadh earlier this month with King Abdullah of ... Syria and Jordan stress Arab unity Aljazeera.net Syria leader visits Jordan in effort to patch ties International Herald Tribune Syria's Assad to visit Jordan ahead of Arab summit AFP New York Times - The Associated Press all 249 news articles

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Syria Offers to Mediate With Iran - Voice of America Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:51:38 GMT

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Syria Offers to Mediate With Iran Voice of America President Assad's offer to mediate is a diplomatic initiative that could further help in Syria's own rapprochement with the US and Europe. He told the Italian daily La Repubblica that he was "ready to serve as a mediator with Iran," if western nations ... Report: Syria's Assad ready to mediate with Iran The Associated Press Syria's Assad praises Obama, wants meeting Reuters Syria's very special court Boston Globe Jewish Telegraphic Agency - PRESS TV all 199 news articles

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Report: IDF commandos infiltrated alleged Syria nuke facility - Ha'aretz Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:28:51 GMT

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Report: IDF commandos infiltrated alleged Syria nuke facility Ha'aretz, Israel Ruehle also reported that a top-ranked Iranian defector told the United States that Iran was financing North Korean moves to make Syria into a nuclear weapons power, leading to the Israeli air strike. The article goes into detail about an Iranian ... Certifying Syria's Nuclear Program Antiwar.com Report: Iranian defector tipped Syrian nuke plans The Associated Press Iran's Axis of Nuclear Evil AINA Christian Broadcasting Network - International Middle East Media Center all 139 news articles

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Syrian FM: Syria Believes in the Need to Use Resistance as a Means ... - MEMRI Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:25:33 GMT

Syrian FM: Syria Believes in the Need to Use Resistance as a Means ... MEMRI, DC In a March 21, 2009 interview on Al-Jazeera, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Mu'allem stated that Syria would not relinquish an inch of its occupied territory, and that it believed in resistance as a way to achieve peace, since diplomacy was not ...

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Only Assad can make it clear that Syria is embarking on a new path - Daily Star - Lebanon Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:11:35 GMT

Daily Star - Lebanon

Only Assad can make it clear that Syria is embarking on a new path Daily Star - Lebanon, Lebanon The Lebanese coalition had issued its election campaign a week earlier calling for an "end the conflict with Syria" and the constructing of "normal and amicable relations ... on the basis of brotherhood, equality and common interests. ... Syria: War with Israel still on the go PRESS TV Syrian FM: We can talk to Netanyahu Jerusalem Post Syrian FM: Still at war with Israel Ynetnews Naharnet - Daily Star - Lebanon all 12 news articles

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Turkey, Syria cooperate on water front - Hürriyet Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:29:35 GMT

Today's Zaman

Turkey, Syria cooperate on water front Hürriyet, Turkey ISTANBUL – Turkey and Syria have begun findings ways to share water equitably, the Journal of Turkish Weekly reported yesterday. One project both countries agreed on, in principle, was to develop the Asi Friendship Dam, to be built on the Asi River on ... Turkey hopes to use water to build peace, minister Eroğlu says Today's Zaman all 3 news articles

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First Lebanese Embassy Opens In Syria - CBS News Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:02:07 GMT

Daily Star - Lebanon

First Lebanese Embassy Opens In Syria CBS News, NY Syria, which withdrew its forces from Lebanon in 2005, after a 29-year presence, opened an embassy of its own in West Beirut last December, as ties between the two long-feuding neighbors slowly improved. Damascus has not yet named an envoy. ... Lebanon opens first embassy in Syria Jewish Telegraphic Agency Beirutis view embassy opening in Syria with skepticism Daily Star - Lebanon Lebanon Opens First Ever Embassy in Syria The Media Line Jerusalem Post - Aljazeera.net all 290 news articles

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Guyana's president in Syria - Caribbean Net News Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:46:24 GMT

Caribbean Net News

Guyana's president in Syria Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands During their meeting the two leaders focused on bilateral relations between Syria and Guyana and ways of fostering closer cooperating in various areas, particularly in economy, culture, tourism and transportation that could benefit the two countries ... Government is fashioning the new Guyana economy Caribbean Net News all 3 news articles

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UN asks Europe to copy Germany and take Iraq refugees - International Herald Tribune Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:33:33 GMT

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UN asks Europe to copy Germany and take Iraq refugees International Herald Tribune, France Flown to Hanover from Syria on Thursday, they are the first refugees to move to Germany under a resettlement programme since Vietnamese boat people in the early 1980s, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said. "Germany is providing a very ... Iraqi refugees leave Jordan, Syria in first resettlement to Germany Reuters AlertNet US urged to fix Iraqi refugee 'mess' it created AFP Combating the "silent killers" among Syria's Iraqi refugees ReliefWeb (press release) Deutsche Welle - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com all 77 news articles

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Hamas Obama Approach, Hamas Praises Obama - Right Pundits Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:54:13 GMT

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Hamas Obama Approach, Hamas Praises Obama Right Pundits, CA A senior US envoy in Damascus said earlier this week that Syria can be an important and constructive force in the middle east; as Washington pursues a “new policy” of engaging with all countries in the region, even our enemies. ... Hamas chief hails Obama approach BBC News Hamas leader welcomes Obama's "new language" - report Reuters India Hamas welcomes Obama overtures Argentina News all 99 news articles