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US to Return Ambassador to Syria After 4-Year Absence - Washington Post Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:31:25 GMT

Monday Morning

US to Return Ambassador to Syria After 4-Year Absence Washington Post, United States By Scott Wilson President Obama has decided to return a US ambassador to Syria after an absence of more than four years, marking a significant step toward engaging an influential Arab nation long at odds with the United States. ... US to send ambassador back to Syria CNN Nine years after the passing of Hafez Assad After Paris ... Monday Morning all 5 news articles

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Dutch FM: Syria wants to restart peace talks with Israel - Ha'aretz Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:41:15 GMT

AFP

Dutch FM: Syria wants to restart peace talks with Israel Ha'aretz, Israel By AP Dutch foreign minister Maxime Verhagen said Tuesday that Syria wants to restart peace talks with Israel. He said Syrian President Bashar Assad told him Syria wants to renew the indirect talks with Israel that were broken off late last year. ... Syria calls for end to protests in Iran Ynetnews Netherlands asks Syria to work for early resumption of peace process ISRIA Muallem: Syria Awaits New Government's Policy on Bilateral Ties Naharnet Earthtimes (press release) - AFP all 27 news articles

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Syria reportedly buys new mig 29 fighter jets from Russia - Jerusalem Post Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:04:57 GMT

Syria reportedly buys new mig 29 fighter jets from Russia Jerusalem Post, Israel By JPOST.COM STAFF Meanwhile, Israeli defense establishment officials said that the country was developing new solutions in order to maintain is superiority in the region. Earlier Tuesday, Israel Air Force Commander Maj.-Gen Ido Nehushtan said "we are ... Report: Israel ready for possible Iran op United Press International all 5 news articles

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Syria frees Lebanese convicts: report - AFP Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:00:55 GMT

AFP

Syria frees Lebanese convicts: report AFP DAMASCUS (AFP) — Syria has freed 23 Lebanese prisoners convicted of crimes including drug trafficking and smuggling, the head of a Syrian human rights group said on Tuesday. Ammar Qorabi, chairman of the National Organisation for Human Rights in Syria ... Reports emerge of Lebanese freed from Syrian jails Daily Star - Lebanon Syria Releases 23 Lebanese, Including 8 were classified as missing ... التيار الوطني Syria Releases 23 Lebanese, Including 8 Classified as Missing Naharnet AFP - AFP all 34 news articles

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Judge Orders Guantanamo Detainee's Release - Washington Post Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:16:00 GMT

Aljazeera.net

Judge Orders Guantanamo Detainee's Release Washington Post, United States It is unlikely that he will be sent to his native Syria. His attorney, Stephen R. Sady, would like Janko sent "to a safe haven." "This is a tragedy," Sady said. "The guy was horribly tortured and then tries to report his human rights violation to the ... Guantánamo detainee, considered an enemy by both sides, is ordered ... Christian Science Monitor Judge: Free man at Guantanamo Philadelphia Inquirer Judge orders Guantanamo detainee freed The Associated Press AFP - ChattahBox all 328 news articles

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RP to send 340 peacekeepers to Syria - GMA news.tv Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:15:52 GMT

RP to send 340 peacekeepers to Syria GMA news.tv, Philippines MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines is set to send later this year more than 300 peacekeepers to Syria in response to a request by the United Nations, a military spokesman said on Tuesday. Armed Forces public affairs office chief Lt. Col. ... RP to deploy 336 UN peacekeepers to Syria Inquirer.net 340 soldiers to join UN peacekeepers in Syria Philippine Star Philippine military to send biggest peacekeeping team to Syria Monsters and Critics.com Tempo - Xinhua all 13 news articles

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Syria ready for peace based on land-for-peace principle: official - Xinhua Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:38:51 GMT

Syria ready for peace based on land-for-peace principle: official Xinhua, China At a lecture he delivered in Syria's southern city Daraa Tuesday entitled "Syrian Foreign Policy and the International Developments", Mikdad noted that Syria has played an important role in the international arena and achieved important results, ...

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Berlin wouldn't give Syria, Iran trucks - Jerusalem Post Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:42:01 GMT

Berlin wouldn't give Syria, Iran trucks Jerusalem Post, Israel By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT IN BERLIN BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's administration imposed a ban on the sale of heavy trucks to Iran and Syria in April 2008 because of Israeli intelligence concerns, according to a ...

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Syria Blocking UN Nuclear Probe, US Says - Global Security Newswire Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:55:28 GMT

Voice of America

Syria Blocking UN Nuclear Probe, US Says Global Security Newswire, DC The United States today urged Syria to grant UN inspectors access to facilities and information that would shed light on suspected nuclear operations in the Middle Eastern state, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, June 17). (Jun. ... Israel accuses ElBaradei of pro-Syria bias SmartBrief IAEA chief, Israel lock horns over Syria AFP Syria questioned again Al-Ahram Weekly The Associated Press - Jerusalem Post all 921 news articles

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Syria: 160 villages abandoned due to famine - Ynetnews Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:42:37 GMT

Syria: 160 villages abandoned due to famine Ynetnews, Israel Some 3.5 million people have no income, peasants immigrating to cities in order to avoid food shortage Some 700000 households in Syria – about 3.5 million people - have no income. In other words, an average of one family of five in Syria leans on ...