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Israeli troops arrest Syrian in Golan - army - Reuters Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:01:37 GMT

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Israeli troops arrest Syrian in Golan - army Reuters The suspect was being questioned and may be returned later to Syria, the spokesman said. He had no further details. Israel Radio said the man had infiltrated a border fence by tunneling beneath it. His motive was unclear but did not appear to be linked ... Will Mitchell's Trip Bypass Damascus? Washington Institute for Near East Policy Breaking: GOP Lawmaker Spies North Koreans Outside North Korea The Washington Independent Infant under home arrest in the Golan Heights! International Middle East Media Center Palestine News Network all 125 news articles

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Exiled Hamas leader meets British MPs - Reuters UK Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:05:55 GMT

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Exiled Hamas leader meets British MPs Reuters UK, UK DAMASCUS (Reuters) - A parliamentary delegation on a visit to Syria has met Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal as part of European efforts to communicate with the Palestinian Islamist group, Hamas said on Wednesday. Meshaal lives in exile in Syria and the ... Hamas leader Mashal holds talks with British MPs Ma'an News Agency all 20 news articles

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Army Uncovers Drugs Facility, Arrests 69 Criminals as Syria Ups ... - Naharnet Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:23:57 GMT

Army Uncovers Drugs Facility, Arrests 69 Criminals as Syria Ups ... Naharnet, Lebanon A military operation in eastern Lebanon uncovered Wednesday a major drugs factory and netted 69 fugitives as Syrian troops were deployed along the border to prevent the infiltration of suspects behind the death of four Lebanese soldiers. ...

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Bahrain-Syria 'must boost trade' - Gulf Daily News Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:10:47 GMT

Bahrain-Syria 'must boost trade' Gulf Daily News, Bahrain By REBECCA TORR, Posted on » Thursday, April 16, 2009 MANAMA: Bahrain and Syria must do more to explore bilateral trade and investment opportunities, says a top diplomat. Syrian Ambassador Suleiman Sarra said several agreements had been signed to ...

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Syria: How an American scholar made friends and influenced a leader - Los Angeles Times Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:25:20 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Syria: How an American scholar made friends and influenced a leader Los Angeles Times, CA San Antonio professor David Lesch, who led yearly trips to Syria for students learning Arabic, struck up a friendship with President Bashar Assad. 'He values my opinions and ideas,' he says. By Borzou Daragahi Reporting from Paris -- David Lesch ...

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Journalist, once detained in Syria, to speak at Beloit College - Wisconsin State Journal Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:27:40 GMT

Journalist, once detained in Syria, to speak at Beloit College Wisconsin State Journal, WI Luck and a fellow journalist, Holli Chmela, were working for the English-language Jordan Times in Amman, Jordan, in October when they left for a vacation to Lebanon and Syria and were not heard from for about a week. Syrian authorities had detained ...

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Rights group says 7 Kurds convicted in Syria - eTaiwan News Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:05:50 GMT

Rights group says 7 Kurds convicted in Syria eTaiwan News, Taiwan The National Organization for Human Rights in Syria said Wednesday the seven were convicted by the State Security Court a day earlier for belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, which seeks Kurdish autonomy in southeastern Turkey. ... Syria: Reveal Fate of 17 Held Incommunicado Human Rights Watch (Communiqué de presse) all 4 news articles

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We Do Care About Human Rights in Syria - Huffington Post Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:44:33 GMT

We Do Care About Human Rights in Syria Huffington Post, NY In his article on the case of Maryam Kallis, a British citizen being held in Syria, James Denselow says that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's "failure to condemn" the arrest of Maryam Kallis suggests it sees human rights as negotiable, ...

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Egyptian Security Forces Scour The Sinai For Hezbollah Agents - Voice of America Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:36:37 GMT

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Egyptian Security Forces Scour The Sinai For Hezbollah Agents Voice of America "It comes at a significant time in the sense that we are seeing a serious rapprochement between the so-called Arab moderates with Syria and the Egyptians and Syria, as well. At the same time, we see an escalation between Egypt and Iran, with Hezbollah ... Look Who's Defending Hezbollah! Asharq Alawsat Cairo also seeks to curtail Iran's bid for regional powerbroker Daily Star - Lebanon Hezbollah says Egypt claims a vendetta AFP Los Angeles Times - Jerusalem Post all 685 news articles

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Blooming Iraq holds international flower festival - AFP Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:16:07 GMT

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Blooming Iraq holds international flower festival AFP The festival in central Baghdad's massive Al-Zawra park featured landscaping exhibits from several Iraqi townships and governorates in addition to international delegations from Iran, Syria, Lebanon, and France. "We want to send a message that Iraq is ...