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. ... US to appoint ambassador to Syria after hiatus Obama to send US ambassador back to Syria US Returning Ambassador to Syria After Four-Year Absence |
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. ... Video: Obama Condemns Iranians Crackdown - Bloomberg Obama Administration Defends Response to Iranian Crisis IRAN: Obama showing 'right degree of restraint,' analyst says |
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. ... Netherlands asks Syria to work for early resumption of peace process Dutch Foreign Min To Visit Mid-east On Peace Mission Iran regime will not fall: Syrian FM |
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. ... |
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, 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 ... |
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 ... Syria Blocking UN Nuclear Probe, US Says IAEA chief, Israel lock horns over Syria US: Syria blocking nuclear probe |
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, 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 military to send biggest peacekeeping team to Syria Security Council extends UN force in Golan Heights for further six ... |
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 ... The Arab World Reacts (or Doesn't) Iran's democracy in the eyes of the Arab world The Arabs watch Iran with forlorn envy |