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Obama returns US ambassador to Syria - FOXNews Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:39:48 GMT

Voice of America

Obama returns US ambassador to Syria
FOXNews
After a four year absence, the US will once again have an ambassador in Syria. The White House announced the plans Wednesday, saying the move reflects President Obama's commitment to be more "fully engaged" in the Arab world. ...
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US Retracts July 4 Invites To Tehran - Wall Street Journal Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:45:28 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

US Retracts July 4 Invites To Tehran
Wall Street Journal
The administration also said it would be sending a new ambassador to Damascus, four years after the Bush administration recalled its envoy following accusations of Syria's involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. ...
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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. ...
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US Moves to Reestablish Ties with Venezuela and Syria - Examiner.com Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:11:47 GMT

US Moves to Reestablish Ties with Venezuela and Syria
Examiner.com
First, the administration will send a diplomatic envoy to Syria . Perhaps this is in response to the well run elections in Lebanon or the poorly run elections in Iran . Or perhaps this is the result of months of terse negotiations. ...

Diplomatic butter-up of Syria - Examiner.com Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:00:39 GMT

Examiner.com

Diplomatic butter-up of Syria
Examiner.com
Assad with US Envoy Mitchell Syria will have a vital role in forging peace, said US envoy Mitchell to Syrian leaders and to reporters. “The US has long sought more Syrian help with keeping weapons and fighters from crossing from Syria into Iraq. ...

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 ...

Syria questioned again - Al-Ahram Weekly Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:14:41 GMT

Seattle Post Intelligencer

Syria questioned again
Al-Ahram Weekly, Egypt
A recent report issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) revealed that uranium traces had been found in a second site near Damascus, additional to the alleged nuclear reactor site Al-Kibar in northern Syria. The IAEA made it clear that ...
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IAEA chief, Israel lock horns over Syria AFP
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The cia's Role in Iranian Regime Change - Huffington Post Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:37:29 GMT

The cia's Role in Iranian Regime Change
Huffington Post, NY
"The Israelis are already onto this one through their own negotiations with Syria," Lenczowski points out. "A Camp David style agreement between Israel and Syria would go a long way toward removing Syria from Iran's orbit. ...

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. ...
340 soldiers to join UN peacekeepers in Syria Philippine Star
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Security Council extends UN force in Golan Heights for further six ... Xinhua
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Will Iran's turmoil change the Middle East? - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:38:28 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Will Iran's turmoil change the Middle East?
Christian Science Monitor
That alliance of the US and Arab states is opposed by an "axis of resistance" composed of Iran, Syria, and militant allies Hezbollah and Hamas – in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories, respectively. But the lines between those two camps could blur ...
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