Rumors about Israel-Syria talks circulate - Washington Times Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:13:22 GMT

Rumors about Israel-Syria talks circulate
Washington Times, DC
TEL AVIV - Benjamin Netanyahu's swearing-in Tuesday as prime minister and his selection of Ehud Barak as defense minister set off a flurry of speculation that Israel's new government would turn its attention to negotiating with Syria. ...
New leader in Israel, same problems Winnipeg Free Press
Olmert leaves office after unfulfilled promises The Associated Press
New Israeli gov't must stick to two-state solution: EU Xinhua
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As Netanyahu takes Israel's helm, Syria skeptical of peace prospects - Christian Science Monitor Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:06:52 GMT

New Yorker
As Netanyahu takes Israel's helm, Syria skeptical of peace prospects
Christian Science Monitor, MA
Correspondent Nicholas Blanford talks with Pat Murphy about why Israel may pursue a Syria peace track more vigorously than a Palestinian one. Istanbul, Turkey - At the outset of 2009, the prospects for peace between Israel and Syria were looking more ...
Seymour Hersh on "Syria Calling - The Obama Administration’s ... Bay Area Indymedia
Assad says still believes in peace with Israel Ynetnews
The Obama Administration’s chance to engage in a Middle East peace. New Yorker
Slate - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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Iran, Syria Got Indirect US Nuclear Aid - Wall Street Journal Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:01:50 GMT

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Iran, Syria Got Indirect US Nuclear Aid
Wall Street Journal
By SIOBHAN GORMAN WASHINGTON -- Four countries designated by the US as terrorism sponsors, including Iran and Syria, received $55 million from a US-supported program promoting the peaceful use of nuclear energy, according to a report by Congress's ...
Report: US-backed program gave millions to Iran, Syria Jewish Telegraphic Agency
US-Backed Program Aided Nuclear Efforts in Iran, Syria Global Security Newswire
GAO Seeks Curbs on Nuclear Assistance Funding to Terrorism Sponsors CQPolitics.com
ScienceCareers.org - Global Security Newswire
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Syria reduces diesel price 20 percent - Forbes Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:14:25 GMT

Syria reduces diesel price 20 percent
Forbes, NY
AP , 03.31.09, 05:06 PM EDT Syria cut diesel fuel prices on Tuesday by 20 percent as oil rates declined in world markets and neighboring Lebanon and Turkey, the state run news agency SANA reported. SANA said the decision was announced by Prime Minister ...

Syria president: We still seek peace with Israel - The Associated Press Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:00:17 GMT

Daily Nation
Syria president: We still seek peace with Israel
The Associated Press
Israel and Syria held four rounds of indirect talks mediated by Turkey last year, but Syria cut off the negotiations in protest over Israel's offensive against Hamas in Gaza in December and January. In any peace deal, Syria demands the return of the ...
Video: Inside Story - Arab leaders pursue unity - 31 Mar Al Jazeera
Syria: The 21st Arab Summit Issues Number of Resolutions on Arab ... ISRIA (subscription)
Syria urges Arabs to reject Sudan arrest warrant Reuters
Bloomberg - Carlisle Sentinel
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American Language Center to reopen in Syria - The Associated Press Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:30:18 GMT

AFP
American Language Center to reopen in Syria
The Associated Press
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An American language facility in Damascus is reopening its doors following a forced five-month closure, a US Embassy spokeswoman said Saturday, in the latest sign of improving US-Syrian relations after years of animosity. ...
Video: Syria returns to international political stage - 29 Mar 09 Al Jazeera
Obama considering meeting with Assad in June Ha'aretz
Rights group: Syrian security court resumes work Auburn Citizen
Middle East Media Research Institute - Gulf Daily News
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Man's plea for wife held in Syria - BBC News Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:01:03 GMT

BBC News
Man's plea for wife held in Syria
BBC News, UK
A mother has been missing for more than two weeks since her arrest in Syria, her British husband has said. Maryam Kallis, 36, was handcuffed on a busy street in Damascus in front of her young son and has not been seen since, her husband Masood told the ...
Syria: British woman's mysterious detention raises concern about ... Amnesty International UK
Concerns grows over arrest of British woman in Damascus guardian.co.uk
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Syria's Strategy in Lebanon - Family Security Matters Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:15:21 GMT

Family Security Matters
Syria's Strategy in Lebanon
Family Security Matters, NJ
Since the advent of Hafez al-Assad's dictatorship in Damascus in 1971, Syria's role in the region, and particularly in Lebanon, has been described in two diametrically opposing narratives. The difference between these two narratives is so wide that one ...
A Conversation With Toni Nissi Evening Bulletin
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'Syria's doors open to Siniora' - Mikdad - Daily Star - Lebanon Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:38:17 GMT

'Syria's doors open to Siniora' - Mikdad
Daily Star - Lebanon, Lebanon
BEIRUT: Syria's deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday that Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora was welcome to visit Damascus. "Syria's doors are open to [Prime Minister Fouad] Siniora," Faysal Mikdad told NBN television in an interview. ...

ANALYSIS - Arab rifts remain after 'reconciliation' summit - Reuters India Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:58:32 GMT

Xinhua
ANALYSIS - Arab rifts remain after 'reconciliation' summit
Reuters India, India
They blame Syria and Qatar for facilitating this with populist rhetoric they consider irresponsible. Syria's President Bashar al-Assad flew to Riyadh this month for fence-mending talks with King Abdullah ahead of the Doha summit. ...
Syria: President Bashar al-Assad addresses the 21st Arab Summit in ... ISRIA (subscription)
Bridging differences and seeking solidarity — focusing on the 21st ... People's Daily Online
Arab leaders firm behind Sudan's Beshir AFP
Xinhua - ISRIA (subscription)
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