Malaysia Star | Syria plays down uranium find by UN nuclear agency The Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Syria's nuclear chief is suggesting the UN nuclear agency's discovery of new uranium traces in the country do not harden allegations that Damascus has a hidden nuclear program. Ibrahim Othman's comments are the first from Syria about the ... Syria Plays Down Report on Uranium Traces Syria dismisses IAEA concern on uranium traces Syria: IAEA finds undeclared uranium |
Washington Post | Mitchell Cites Syria's Role in Mideast Peace Effort New York Times, United States By AP DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — George J. Mitchell, the Obama administration's Middle East envoy, said during a visit with Syrian leaders here on Saturday that the country had a vital role to play in forging peace in the region. ... US Envoy Says Syria Integral to Mideast Peace US envoy talks Middle East peace with Syria's Assad Syria optimistic over US peace push |
AFP | Israel to Russia: No arms to Iran, Syria United Press International PARIS, June 17 (UPI) -- Israel's defense minister asked Russia to halt arms sales to Iran and Syria at a meeting with the Russian chief of staff at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget. Defense Minister Ehud Barak met Wednesday with Gen. ... Barak: Selling arms to Iran, Syria risky |
Times Online | Why steal an election in Iran? Examiner.com So not only has Syria's influence in Lebanon been compromised in the last decade, but Iran's influence may be waning also. This is a big deal: Lebanon used to have a Christian majority, but now the majority of the population is Muslim, and Shi'a Islam ... Video: Anti-Government Protest In Iran - Bloomberg Iran's poll did not worry Hezbollah More than 100000 join defiant silent protest in Tehran |
Syrian dissident receives rare acquittal Reuters Bunni is already serving a 2-1/2 year jail term for political crimes since he took part in a 2007 meeting that tried to revive a movement for democracy in Syria. He was indicted while in jail for having conversations with an imamate that constituted in ... |
ABC News | Lieberman: Israel wants direct talks with PA, Syria and Saudis Ha'aretz, Israel By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Tuesday that Israel is ready to hold direct peace talks without preconditions with the Palestinians, Syria, and Saudi Arabia, though he reiterated ... Video: Israel's controversial foreign minister in US - 17 Jun 09 Israel: Lieberman wants talks with Saudi Arabia, Syria and the PA Syria slams Netanyahu for 'torpedoing peace' |
Seattle Post Intelligencer | Nuke agency head critical of NKorea, Iran Syria The Associated Press He also urged Iran to agree to Washington's offer of direct dialogue and called on Syria to cooperate with his agency's investigation. Mohamed ElBaradei's comments at the opening session of the UN agency's 35-nation board meeting dovetailed with world ... IAEA chief criticizes North Korea, Iran, Syria IAEA board meeting to focus on Iran, Syria, DPRK Iran in spotlight at IAEA meet |
Public Radio of Armenia | Assad calls for better ties between Syria and Armenia Daily Star - Lebanon, Lebanon Syria has a large Armenian community, especially in the northern city of Aleppo. Assad's talks with Sargsyan covered a range of other topics, including the prospects for Middle East peace. During his talks with Sargsyan, Assad explained that he does ... Syria Offers To Mediate Turkish-Armenian Talks Syria ready to promote the normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations Bashar Assad: “Syria does not want the Nagorno Karabakh problem to ... |
Washington Post | Egypt, Syria increase pressure on Hamas to seal agreement with Fatah Ha'aretz, Israel By Akiva Eldar Egypt and Syria have upped their pressure on Hamas in recent days, in support of a reconciliation agreement with Fatah. The deal would include a multinational Arab force in the Gaza Strip that would operate in parallel to joint ... Video: Palestinian factions losing people's trust - 14 Jun 09 Exclusive: Obama Should Build On, Not Wreck, Bush's Mideast Legacy History lesson |
Aljazeera.net | US Continues Charm Offensive With Syria Wall Street Journal Just a little more than a year ago, Syria was viewed as a pariah state, even among some of its Arab neighbors. But in recent months, Mr. Assad has emerged as a potentially important partner for Washington in the Middle East's suddenly shifting ... Video: MIR: Saudi Arabia - A Player in Middle East Elections Top White House Envoy Visits Syria Mitchell: Syria has 'crucial' role in peace |