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Britain urges Syria to help push Mideast peace - AFP Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:02:57 GMT+00:00

Reuters

Britain urges Syria to help push Mideast peace AFP DAMASCUS — British Foreign Office Minister Ivan Lewis on Tuesday urged Syria to help push deadlocked Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and also resume its own ... Britain backs Syria-EU pact despite concernsReuters South Africa UK hopes Syria to play more important role in Middle EastXinhua Dancing With DamascusWall Street Journal Ynetnews -Monsters and Critics.com -Ynetnews all 42 news articles »

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Lebanon's Hariri takes time out after ally quits - Reuters Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:12:10 GMT+00:00

MiamiHerald.com

Lebanon's Hariri takes time out after ally quits Reuters The change in his position is seen linked to an end to Syria's isolation by many Western governments and rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Syria, ... Analysts attribute Jumblatt's change of heart to international ...Daily Star - Lebanon Jumblatt reacting to regional trendsUnited Press International LEBANON: Walid Jumblatt's exit could weaken US-backed coalitionLos Angeles Times eTaiwan News -Syria News Station - محطة أخبار سوريا -Daily Star - Lebanon all 139 news articles »

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Defense minister: Israel should join US initiative - The Associated Press Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:01:52 GMT+00:00

stv.tv

Defense minister: Israel should join US initiative The Associated Press He said Tuesday that there would also be talks with Syria and Lebanon when the time is right. Barak heads the Labor Party, the dovish wing of Israel's ... Barak: PA will be examined after Fatah congressYnetnews Barak: Beirut responsible for security of borderDaily Star - Lebanon Barack Obama is close to revealing plan for Middle East peaceTimes Online Arutz Sheva -Reuters -Xinhua all 120 news articles »

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A look at travel in Iraq's Kurdish region - The Associated Press Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:12:01 GMT+00:00

A look at travel in Iraq's Kurdish region The Associated Press ... of the issues: THE REGION: The self-ruled Kurdish area of Iraq makes up the northern part of the country and has borders with Iran, Syria and Turkey. ... and more »

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US Opens Way to Ease Sanctions Against Syria - New York Times Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:01:42 GMT+00:00

Sydney Morning Herald

US Opens Way to Ease Sanctions Against Syria New York Times The Obama administration said Tuesday that it would take new steps to ease American sanctions against Syria on a case-by-case basis, ... US urges Syria on Mid-East peaceBBC News US wants Syria help in Israel-Palestinian talksReuters US seeks sanctions waivers for exports to SyriaAFP FOXNews -Jerusalem Post -Aljazeera.net all 981 news articles »

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Syria: Free Prominent Rights Lawyer - Human Rights Watch (Communiqué de presse) Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:47:12 GMT+00:00

Examiner.com

Syria: Free Prominent Rights Lawyer Human Rights Watch (Communiqué de presse) It is Syria's repressive practices, not al-Hasani, that's weakening national sentiment. President Assad should order al-Hasani's release, along with freeing ... Rights group calls for release of Syrian activisteTaiwan News Syrian lawyer faces prosecution for defending human rightsAmnesty International Arrest and Detention of Human Rights Lawyer Muhannad Al HassaniExaminer.com Common Dreams (press release) all 10 news articles »

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Syria - Worldwide Condemnation of Eviction of Two Palestinian ... - ISRIA Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:29:20 GMT+00:00

Times Online

Syria - Worldwide Condemnation of Eviction of Two Palestinian ... ISRIA US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has announced that the Israeli authorities' Eviction of two Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem is ... Israel Ready For Talks With Palestinians and Syria Without ...Journal of Turkish Weekly Obama Administration has chance to stabilize Middle East with ...The Daily Toreador (registration) Clinton slams Israel's eviction of two Palestinian families in ...International Middle East Media Center The Australian -Al-Ahram Weekly -ISRIA all 1,196 news articles »

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Syria: Human Rights Lawyer Held - New York Times Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:07:00 GMT+00:00

Reuters

Syria: Human Rights Lawyer Held New York Times Arbitrary arrests in Syria are common, international human rights organization say, and it is common for detainees to remain in jail for months before ... Syria arrests top human rights lawyer, group saysReuters Human rights activist detained in SyriaeTaiwan News Syrian Human Rights Lawyer Arrested for Monitoring Special CourtNewsBlaze AFP -Reuters all 21 news articles »

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Reconnecting America and Syria - guardian.co.uk Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:31:42 GMT+00:00

Reconnecting America and Syria guardian.co.uk American officials are preparing to waive some of the sanctions against Syria imposed by the Bush administration, according to Imad Moustapha, ...

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Hezbollah slams US for extending Syria sanctions - AFP Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:46:07 GMT+00:00

Al-Arabiya

Hezbollah slams US for extending Syria sanctions AFP Syria, a supporter of Hezbollah, wound up an almost three-decade troop deployment in Lebanon in 2005 under international pressure after the assassination of ... Obama extends additional Syria sanctionsJewish Telegraphic Agency Community efforts help UNICEF in SyriaUnited Press International Syria: The Key for Peace in the Middle EastWorld Press Review Jerusalem Post -Ha'aretz -GulfNews -Al-Ahram Weekly all 67 news articles »