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Lebanon's Election - New York Times Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:51:20 GMT

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Lebanon's Election
New York Times, United States
That is also a major setback for the militant group's supporters in Iran and Syria. After years of unending strife, Lebanon's voters seemed eager for normalcy. President Obama's outreach to the Muslim world seems to have helped undercut the extremists ...
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Mitchell: Peace includes Syria, Lebanon - Jerusalem Post Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:10:29 GMT

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Mitchell: Peace includes Syria, Lebanon
Jerusalem Post, Israel
By HERB KEINON The regional agreement that the Obama administration is trying to push forward is not only about peace between Israel and the Palestinians, but also peace between Israel and both Syria and Lebanon, US special Middle East envoy George ...
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Syria urges Lebanese to work together - AFP Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:31:23 GMT

AFP
Syria urges Lebanese to work together
AFP
The election was the first since Lebanon and Syria agreed to establish diplomatic ties last October after years of strained relations. Syrian troops withdrew from Lebanon after a 29-year presence, following massive protests in the wake of Hariri's ...
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Lebanon's Swing Vote - Washington Post Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:04:32 GMT

The Associated Press
Lebanon's Swing Vote
Washington Post, United States
The outcome was a sharp reverse for the Hezbollah movement and for Iran and Syria, which had hoped to establish dominion over Lebanon. The winning coalition of Sunni, Christian and Druze parties is no match for Hezbollah in the streets; the Islamist ...
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Ex-president to visit Israel, Syria - WTVM Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:07:32 GMT

The Associated Press
Ex-president to visit Israel, Syria
WTVM, GA
AP - June 9, 2009 12:04 PM ET ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Jimmy Carter will visit Syria, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza in his continuing efforts to help resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Carter Center, which has been monitoring ...
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Syria urges Israel to resume peace feelers - AFP Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:07:24 GMT

Hürriyet
Syria urges Israel to resume peace feelers
AFP
DAMASCUS (AFP) — Syria expressed renewed readiness on Tuesday to resume preliminary contacts through Turkish go-betweens on relaunching US-sponsored peace negotiations with Israel. Syria has been sending messages to Israel through Turkish ...
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Al Qaeda ideologue in Syrian detention - lawyers - Reuters Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:03:27 GMT

Al Qaeda ideologue in Syrian detention - lawyers
Reuters
By William Maclean, Security Correspondent LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - Lawyers for a senior al Qaeda ideologue wanted in Spain for possible links to 2004 bombings say he is in detention in Syria, in the first firm indication of his whereabouts ...
Syria tells Sudan it rejects foreign meddling over Darfur - AFP Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:07:25 GMT

BBC News
Syria tells Sudan it rejects foreign meddling over Darfur
AFP
DAMASCUS (AFP) — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday told Sudan's foreign minister that he rejects foreign interference over its war-torn western region of Darfur, the official SANA news agency reported. Assad in talks with Khartoum's visiting ...
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Mitchell to visit Middle East, may go to Syria - Reuters Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:01:24 GMT

Times Online
Mitchell to visit Middle East, may go to Syria
Reuters
WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - US envoy George Mitchell may visit Syria next week as part of Middle East trip, a stop that would suggest a further improvement in long-strained US-Syrian ties, the US State Department said on Friday. ...
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Syria and Iran may compete quietly but the score is clear - The National Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:15:06 GMT

Syria and Iran may compete quietly but the score is clear
The National, United Arab Emirates
Among the innumerable subtexts in Lebanon's parliamentary elections this past Sunday, one has been underplayed: the vote was a setback for Syria in its efforts to reassert influence in Lebanon, in comparison to that exerted by Iran through its ally ...
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