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Obama Breaks Hiatus, Nominates US Ambassador to Syria - FOXNews (blog) Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:06:44 GMT+00:00

Washington Post

Obama Breaks Hiatus, Nominates US Ambassador to Syria FOXNews (blog) The White House announced late Tuesday that after a break of five years, President Obama is nominating a US Ambassador to Syria. If confirmed by the Senate, ... US to return envoy to Syria after five-year absenceReuters Obama nominates first US ambassador to Syria since 2005BBC News Obama names first US ambassador to Syria in five yearsAFP Jewish Telegraphic Agency -BusinessWeek -Examiner.com all 147 news articles »

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NY Times Promotes UN-Syria Conspiracy Theory - OpEdNews Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:20:45 GMT+00:00

Ha'aretz

NY Times Promotes UN-Syria Conspiracy Theory OpEdNews Young wrote: "Mr. Mehlis had few doubts about Syria's involvement, and said so in his first report. He asked for President Assad's testimony (over Syrian ... Fifth Anniversary Of Al-Hariri Assassination Passes Without Anti-Syria AccusationsMEMRI (blog) Thousands Rally in Beirut To Honor Slain Former Prime Minister HaririVoice of America Burns in Beirut to Discuss Bilateral Ties, Regional IssuesNaharnet Daily Star - Lebanon -Christian Science Monitor -New York Times all 394 news articles »

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Syria Shuts Down Fake Drug Ring - Wall Street Journal Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:52:15 GMT+00:00

Syria Shuts Down Fake Drug Ring Wall Street Journal Authorities claim that the ring busted in Syria was the main one operating in that country. A pharmaceutical-company manager said it was the main network ... and more »

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PM in Moscow: Israel not planning war against anyone - Ha'aretz Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:02:26 GMT+00:00

Xinhua

PM in Moscow: Israel not planning war against anyone Ha'aretz During his two-hour meeting with Netanyahu, Putin stressed that Russia would refrain from selling any arms to Syria and Iran that would tilt the strategic ... Oh, those RussiansYnetnews A Two-Faced Russia Wants to Move Ahead with Weapons for IranYeshiva World News Israeli PM pushes for Iran sanctionsWashington Post The Associated Press -Jerusalem Post -True/Slant all 512 news articles »

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Obama announces return of ambassador to Syria - Politico (blog) Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:09:07 GMT+00:00

Obama announces return of ambassador to Syria Politico (blog) Obama has nominated diplomat Robert S. Ford to be the first US ambassador to Syria since 2005. Ford is a highly regarded diplomat career Foreign Service ...

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Syria arrests communist activist: rights group - AFP Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:32:19 GMT+00:00

France24

Syria arrests communist activist: rights group AFP DAMASCUS — Syria arrested a communist party activist and mother of two while she was travelling to neighbouring Lebanon last week, the Syrian Observatory ... Syrian Human rights demands release of Raghda HassanYa Libnan all 4 news articles »

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Hezbollah warns against attack on Iran, Syria - Press TV Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:44:56 GMT+00:00

ABC News

Hezbollah warns against attack on Iran, Syria Press TV Hezbollah's deputy secretary general for political affairs says the Lebanese movement would consider any attack on Iran or Syria as aggression against ... Hassan NasrallahAOL News Syria is no different from Hamas or HezbollahHa'aretz Hezbollah urges France to 'rein in' IsraelAFP Daily Star - Lebanon -Ya Libnan -Ma'an News Agency all 351 news articles »

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International warrant seeks arrest of 11 people over murder of top Hamas official - CNN International Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:46:11 GMT+00:00

CBC.ca

International warrant seeks arrest of 11 people over murder of top Hamas official CNN International Al-Mabhouh was killed in his hotel room January 19 hours after he arrived in Dubai from Syria. Dubai Deputy Attorney General Issam Issa Homeidan said in a ... Dubai Probes 'Oceans 11'-Style Hit on Hamas ManAOL News At least some Dubai photos of Hamas 'assassins' appear fakeLos Angeles Times Dubai names suspects wanted for killing of Hamas manBBC News The Guardian -UPI.com -People's Daily Online all 1,109 news articles »

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Israel pushing Middle East to war: Syria's Assad - Washington Post Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:45:51 GMT+00:00

Ha'aretz

Israel pushing Middle East to war: Syria's Assad Washington Post DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria accused Israel on Wednesday of pushing the Middle East toward a new war. "All the facts point that Israel is driving the region ... Syria: US to Send First Envoy Since '05New York Times Syria says US picks ambassador to DamascusReuters MIDDLE EAST: Looming regional war involving Syria, Israel and Lebanon -- or ...Los Angeles Times (blog) BBC News -ABC News -The Guardian all 671 news articles »

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Obama names first US ambassador to Syria in five years - Africasia Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:26:41 GMT+00:00

Obama names first US ambassador to Syria in five years Africasia President Barack Obama Tuesday nominated career diplomat Robert Ford as the first US ambassador to Syria in five years, as he seeks to engage Damascus as ...