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Syria says it wants talks with the U.S. 
AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 3:09 PM
Syria told a visiting U.S. State Department official Monday that it is willing to engage in "serious" dialogue with Washington on all Middle East issues, just days after both countries attended a conference in Baghdad on restoring security to Iraq.EU's Solana to discuss Lebanon in Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 11:00 AM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Monday he will hold talks in Syria this week on its troubled ties with Beirut during a regional tour aimed at resolving Lebanon's political stalemate.US renews limited contact with Syria after two-year hiatus AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 8:41 AM
Syria called for an unrestricted dialogue with Washington on Monday, as a senior US official made the highest-level visit to Damascus in two years for talks limited to the Iraqi refugee crisis.US refugee official presses opening to Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 6:39 AM
A senior US official was to hold talks in Syria on Monday on the highest-level visit in two years as Washington pressed the limited opening to Damascus begun at an international Iraq conference.Bush urges Iran, Syria to back up words with action on Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 7:04 AM
US President George W. Bush called on Iran and Syria Sunday to follow up positive statements with concrete action after an international conference on Iraq, urging the two governments to stop the flow of weapons and foreign fighters into Iraq.Syria Says It Wants Talks With the U.S. ABC News - Mar 12 3:30 PM
Syria Tells Top U.S. Official It Wants 'Serious' Dialogue With WashingtonSyria urges broader US dialogue BBC News - Mar 12 10:29 AM
Syria calls for a "serious dialogue" with the US as the most senior US official in two years visits Damascus.Syria Calls For "Serious" Dialogue With US Nasdaq - 8 minutes ago
(RTTNews) - Syria has called for a "serious dialogue" with the US on all matters relating to the Middle East, just days after both countries attended a conference in Baghdad on restoring security to Iraq. Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Meqdad held a one-hour meeting with Ellen Sauerbrey, the US assistant secretary of state for population, refugees and migration.US refugee official presses opening to Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 10:47 PM
A senior US official was to hold talks in Syria Monday on the highest-level visit in two years as Washington pressed the limited opening to Damascus began at Baghdad security talks on Saturday.Bush urges Iran, Syria to back up words with action on Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 10:44 PM
US President George W. Bush called on Iran and Syria Sunday to follow up positive statements with concrete action after an international conference on Iraq, urging the two governments to stop the flow of weapons and suicide bombers into Iraq.Top EU official travels to Beirut ahead of historic Syria visit AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 10:50 PM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will on Monday begin a three-day trip to the Middle East that will see him visit Syria for the first time in two years.Syria urges wider talks with the US Financial Times - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
The Syrian government called for "a comprehensive dialogue" with the US yesterday as a senior State Department official held talks in Damascus on the plight of up to a million Iraqi refugees stranded in Syria.Druse bride makes rare trip from Israel to Syria CTV.ca - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Love has given Arwad Abushahen a husband, but may have cost her the land of her birth. The bride left Israel's Golan Heights for Syria on Monday, and may never be allowed to return.U.S. says it has useful exchange of Iraqi refugees with Syria People's Daily - Mar 12 6:29 PM
Visiting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey discussed on Monday with Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad the plight of Iraqi refugees.Bush presses Iran, Syria on Iraq weapons AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 6:38 PM
President Bush said Sunday that Iran and Syria need to follow through on pledges to help Iraq, but left the door open to additional contacts between Washington and its chief Mideast foes.Iran, Syria agree on defense cooperation People's Daily - Mar 12 6:14 PM
Iran and Syria on Monday signed a new protocol on defense cooperation to promote the defense ties between the two countries, local Fars news agency reported.Syria calls for talks on Iraqi refugees Financial Times - Mar 12 2:37 PM
Syria called for a comprehensive dialogue with the US on Monday as a senior State Department official held talks in Damascus on the plight of up to 1m Iraqi refugees.Iraqi deputy PM stresses importance of boosting ties with Syria People's Daily - Mar 12 6:16 PM
Visiting Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Salam Zigum Ali al-Zoubaie stressed on Monday the importance of strengthening bilateral relations with Syria, the official SANA news agency reported.Erdogan To Visit Syria TurkishPress.com - Mar 12 5:09 PM
ANKARA- Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay early next month a visit to Syria at the invitation of his Syrian counterpart Dr. Mohamed Naji Itri.Syria hails visit by US official, calls for more talks The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 12 2:12 PM
Syria told a visiting US State Department official Monday that it is willing to engage in a "serious" dialogue with Washington on all Middle East issues. Deputy Foreign Minister Fayssal Mekdad told reporters following a one-hour meeting with Ellen Sauerbrey, the US assistant secretary of state for population, refugees and migration.Syria has deployed 1,000+ rockets near Israel border, Israelis report World Tribune - Mar 12 8:18 AM
TEL AVIV Israel's military has determined that Syria deployed more than 1,000 missiles and rockets near the Jewish state. Officials said Syria has brought a range of medium- and long-range rockets that could strike northern and central Israel.Syria called for a serious dialogue with Washington on Monday as a top U.S. state department official made the ... Al Jazeera - Mar 12 12:54 PM
Washington played down Ms Sauerbrey s visit, insisting that the talks only focused on the situation of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees who crossed into Syria to escape the violence in their country.US refugee official presses opening to Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 11 12:51 PM
A senior US official arrived in Syria late Sunday on the highest-level visit in two years as Washington pressed the limited opening to Damascus began at Baghdad security talks the previous day.EU's Solana to discuss Lebanon in Syria TODAYonline - Mar 12 11:19 AM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, seen here addressing the press in Beirut, said he will hold talks in Syria this week on its troubled ties with Beirut during a regional tour aimed at resolving Lebanon's political stalemate.Syria, United States Exchange Views on Iraqi Refugees [Press Release] U.S. Department of State - Mar 12 4:16 PM
The State Department s top envoy on refugee issues meets with Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Meqdad in Damascus for what U.S. officials describe as a useful exchange of views on Iraqi refugees who are living in Syria. During the approximately 45-minute discussion, Ellen Sauerbrey, assistant secretary of state for population, refugees and migration, called on Syria to work with the Iraqi ...9th Iran-Syria Joint Economic Commission meeting opens Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 12 7:58 AM
Iran - Syria - Cooperation Iran and Syria on Monday inaugurated the 9th Joint Economic Cooperation Commission meeting in Tehran. Iran's Minister of Housing and Urban Development Mohammad Saeedi-Kya and Syrian Minister of Economy and Trade Amer Hosni Lutfi made speeches at the inaugural ceremony.Bush urges Iran, Syria to cut off flow of weapons and suicide bombers into Iraq ANI via Yahoo! India News - Mar 12 2:52 AM
Washington, Mar 12 (ANI): US President George W. Bush has reportedly called on Iran and Syria to follow up their statements with "concrete action" after an international conference on Iraq, and urged them to cut off the flow of weapons and suicide bombers into Iraq. "If they really want to help stabilize Iraq, there are things for them to do, such as cutting off weapons flows and ...Bush Presses Iran, Syria on Iraq Weapons ABC News - Mar 11 4:45 PM
Bush, in Colombia, Urges Iran and Syria to Make Good on Pledges to Ease Violence in IraqIran-Syria economic meeting held in Tehran mehrnews.com - Mar 12 9:46 AM
TEHRAN, March 12 (MNA) The 9th Iran-Syria Joint Economic Commission meeting was held here on Monday.Druse bride leaves Israel home for Syria AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 11:27 AM
In a buffer zone between two bitter enemies, Arwad Abushahen bid a heartbroken farewell to her family on Monday, her joy at marrying the man she loves tempered by the fact she might never see her home again.Bush urges Iran, Syria back up words with deeds Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Mar 11 10:51 PM
BOGOTA (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush called on Iran and Syria on Sunday to back up with action their promises to help end the violence in Iraq and praised a regional conference in Baghdad as a good start.Ready to talk with Iran, Syria Financial Express - Mar 12 9:20 AM
Two weeks after making major concessions for a nuclear accord with North Korea, the administration of President George W. Bush said last Tuesday it was prepared to sit down with Iran and Syria as part of a regional conference to stabilise Iraq.Bush urges Iran, Syria to act on Iraq Middle East Online - Mar 12 3:12 AM
US President calls on foes Iran, Syria to back up their words with concrete action on Iraq.U.S. official holds talks in Syria on Iraqi refugees Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 11:40 AM
A senior U.S. diplomat held talks on Monday with a Syrian official on how Damascus was coping with a flood of Iraqi refugees, the first such talks in the Syrian capital for more than two years.Bush says Iran and Syria must help ease troubles in Iraq Helena Independent Record - Mar 12 7:09 AM
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) President Bush said Sunday that Iran and Syria need to follow through on pledges to help Iraq, but left the door open to additional contacts between Washington and its chief Mideast foes.US envoy says talks with Iran, Syria 'businesslike' AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 10:23 PM
The US ambassador to Iraq says Saturday's conference with Iran and Syria on Iraqi security was businesslike and constructive.CORRECTED-U.S. official holds talks in Syria on Iraqi refugees Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 8:36 AM
(Corrects spelling of U.S. diplomat's second name to Sauerbrey throughout)Bush urges Iran, Syria to back up words with action on Iraq TODAYonline - Mar 11 11:19 PM
US President George W. Bush at the Casa de Narino presidential palace in Bogota. Bush called on Iran and Syria Sunday to follow up positive statements with concrete action after an international conference on Iraq, urging the two governments to stop the flow of weapons and suicide bombers into Iraq.Bush says Iran, Syria need to act to help ease violence in Iraq Southeast Missourian - Mar 11 11:19 PM
BOGOTA, Colombia -- President Bush said Sunday that Iran and Syria need to follow through on pledges to help Iraq, but left the door open to additional contacts between Washington and its chief...Bush's Message to Syria, Iran ERT.gr - Mar 12 1:48 AM
US President George Bush, who is on a visit to Bogota, Colombia, called on Iran and Syria to put their pledges to help stabilize Iraq into practice, by "cutting off weapons flows and or the flow of suicide bombers into Iraq." "Those are nice statements, and now they can act on them," commented the US President during a joint Press conference with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.Solana to seek Syria help on Lebanon deal Gulf Times - Mar 11 11:57 PM
BRUSSELS: European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana will urge Syria on Wednesday to help secure peace in Lebanon during a visit marking the latest step in the West s tentative rapprochement with Damascus.Bush urges Iran, Syria to cut off flow of weapons and suicide bombers into Iraq New Kerala - Mar 12 3:21 AM
Washington, Mar 12: US President George W. Bush has reportedly called on Iran and Syria to follow up their statements with 'concrete action' after an international conference on Iraq, and urged them to cut off the flow of weapons and suicide bombers into Iraq.Bush urges action from Iran, Syria Perth Now - Mar 11 3:37 PM
US President George Bush called on Iran and Syria today to follow up positive statements with concrete action after an international conference on Iraq, where both nations pledged to "fight terrorism and enhance security".Syria's state-run radio pessimistic about change of U.S. attitude towards Damascus People's Daily - Mar 11 6:44 PM
Syria's state-run radio on Sunday expressed pessimism about possible change of U.S. attitude towards Damascus after the Baghdad conference gathering Iraq's neighbors and world powers on Saturday.Iran's defense minister stresses military cooperation with Syria People's Daily - Mar 11 6:30 PM
A senior Iranian official stressed Sunday military cooperation with Syria, saying the existing strategic and defensive ties between the two countries would lead to the promotion of peace, stability and security in the region.Syria supports deal on Iraq Perth Now - Mar 11 11:46 AM
SYRIA backs a negotiated solution to violence in Iraq that includes US troop withdrawal and urges convening a conciliation conference to stop the civil strife, government newspapers said overnight.The Israeli Occupation forces say Syria has began the deployment of thousands of rockets near the Jewish State. Al Jazeera - Mar 11 1:39 PM
According to officials, about 1,000 missiles and medium- and long-range rockets have been deployed by Syria near the southern border. The deployment of missiles and rockets, which officials claimed could strike northern and central Israel, began in September last year.Washington calls envoy's Damascus meeting 'useful' AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 4:40 PM
The United States called "useful" its highest-level diplomatic visit to Syria in two years, in which the US envoy unexpectedly met directly with her Syrian counterpart.The Israeli Occupation forces say Syria has began the deployment of thousands of rockets near the Jewish States. Al Jazeera - Mar 11 1:24 PM
According to officials, about 1,000 missiles and medium- and long-range rockets have been deployed by Syria near the southern border. The deployment of missiles and rockets, which officials claimed could strike northern and central Israel, began in September 2006.EU's Top Diplomat to Re-Engage With Syria Deutsche Welle - Mar 11 10:51 AM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana heads to Syria next week, restarting high-level contacts with Damascus for the first time in two years in an effort to help secure peace in Lebanon.Bombers kill dozens after talks in Baghdad with US, Iran and Syria Times Online - Mar 11 7:12 AM
Suicide bombers killed 29 people in Baghdad today, mostly Shia Muslim pilgrims, hours after the US, Iran and Syria attended a conference in the Iraqi capital to discuss ways of ending the spiralling violence.US envoy says talks with Iran, Syria businesslike The Manila Times - Mar 11 11:01 AM
WASHINGTON: The US ambassador to Iraq says the recent conference with Iran and Syria on Iraqi security was businesslike and constructive.US policy fuelling the disintegration of Iraq: Syria Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
LONDON - The United States policies in Iraq are fuelling the disintegration of the war-torn Middle Eastern country, the Syrian ambassador to London wrote in The Guardian on Tuesday.Syria calls for serious dialogue with U.S. on regional issues People's Daily - Mar 12 5:29 PM
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad on Monday called for a serious dialogue with the United States in a bid to solve regional issues.No direct talks between US, Iran and Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 5:24 AM
Delegates from the United States, Iran and Syria shook hands at a conference on the crisis in Iraq but have yet to hold any private meetings, an Iraqi spokesman said Saturday.US official holds talks in Syria on Iraqi refugees AlertNet - Mar 12 11:46 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds comment from U.S. State Department, paragraphs 8-9) DAMASCUS, March 12 (Reuters) - A senior U.S. diplomat held talks on Monday with a Syrian official on how Damascus was coping with a flood of ... US envoy says talks with Iran, Syria 'businesslike' New Straits Times - Mar 11 1:04 AM
The US ambassador to Iraq says Saturday's conference with Iran and Syria on Iraqi security was businesslike and constructive. Zalmay Khalilzad spoke with reporters by conference call from Baghdad after meeting with representatives of Iran and Syria about helping pacify their neighbor, Iraq.Syria may or may not be preparing for war Jerusalem Newswire - Mar 11 4:23 AM
Depending on who you ask in the IDF and Israeli government, Syria either is or isn't preparing to engage in hostilities against the Jewish state.EU's Solana in Lebanon on Mideast tour AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 12 6:29 AM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana was holding talks in Lebanon on Monday as part of a Middle East tour that will take in Syria with the aim of helping to resolve Beirut's political stalemate.The UN estimates there are about 1 million displaced Iraqis now in Syria [EPA] Aljazeera - Mar 10 10:59 PM
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has begun a one-week mission to Syria, Lebanon and Jordan to strengthen support for displaced Iraqis in the region and the countries hosting them.US envoy says talks with Iran, Syria 'businesslike' TODAYonline - Mar 10 10:49 PM
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki chats with unidentified guests prior to the opening of the Baghdad peace conference 10 March 2007. Iraq urged 16 regional and world powers, including its neighbours Iran and Syria, to forge a common front against terrorism and end their alleged support for violent extremists.US, Iran, Syria in businesslike talks on Iraq Khaleej Times - Mar 10 7:35 PM
WASHINGTON - A US meeting Saturday with Iran and Syria marked a dramatic shift in long-standing US policy toward the two US foes in talks the US ambassador to Baghdad called businesslike.Iran-Syria Defence Ministers talks in Damascus IranMania.com - Mar 10 9:36 PM
LONDON, March 11 (IranMania) - The first round of talks between Iran and Syria Defence Ministers started, IRNA reported.No direct talks between US, Iran and Syria IranMania.com - Mar 10 9:47 PM
LONDON, March 11 (IranMania) - Delegates from the United States, Iran and Syria shook hands at a conference on the crisis in Iraq but have yet to hold any private meetings, an Iraqi spokesman said, AFP reported.03/12/2007 14:13 SYRIA Damascus methodically violates human rights AsiaNews.it - Mar 12 6:26 AM
» A Syrian tells his story from prison in a country where a state of emergency has been in place for the past 44 years, a country ruled by special courts, where people are arrested for expressing their views on the internet or for meeting human rights groups, a land where torture is practiced.Bush hopes Iran, Syria agree to help Iraq at talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 12:31 PM
US President George W. Bush said Friday he hopes Iran and Syria will support the Iraqi government and warned them against stirring unrest in Iraq ahead of regional talks in Baghdad.EU's top diplomat to make ground-breaking visit to Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 10:46 AM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Friday he would travel to Syria next week, resuming high-level contacts with Damascus after a two-year hiatus.Iraq calls on Iran, Syria for help Perth Now - Mar 10 7:42 AM
IRAQ has used overnight peace talks in Baghdad to urge its neighbours, including Iran and Syria, to halt their alleged support for violent extremists, as insurgent attacks slaughtered dozens more Iraqis.France supports EU foreign policy chief's mission to Damascus People's Daily - Mar 12 6:15 PM
France on Monday decided to endorse the visit by the European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Javier Solana to Damascus, capital city of Syria, according to the French Foreign Ministry.EU's Solana begins Mid-East tour BBC News - Mar 11 11:44 PM
Javier Solana, the EU's foreign policy chief, arrives in Lebanon to start a Middle East tour including Syria.'Now they can act,' Bush says of pledged help by Iran, Syria The Plain Dealer - Mar 12 4:09 AM
UPDATED: 07 :09 a.m. EDT, March 12, 2007 Scott Remer, 13, of Beachwood Middle School, walks into the waiting arms of his mother, Erica, after winning the 2007 Cuyahoga County Scripps National Spelling Bee Saturday, Mar. 10, 2007, at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio. Remer won a trip to Washington D.C. to compete in the national contest.U.S. calls Iran, Syria talks cordial AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 10 7:03 PM
The first direct, high-level contact in years among U.S., Iranian and Syrian representatives included "frank and sometimes jovial exchanges," Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, said Saturday.Defence ministers of Syria and Iran meet for talks in Damascus IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 10 3:42 AM
Damascus, March 10 (DPA) The defence ministers of Syria and Iran, Hassan Turkmany and Mustafa Mohammad Najjar, Saturday met to discuss the latest developments in the region, Syria s official News Agency Sana said.US Sends Out Mixed Signals on Iran Arab News - Mar 12 5:20 PM
Last Saturday, US, Syrian and Iranian diplomats sat around the same table with Iraqi government officials to discuss ways of stabilizing Iraq. It was a meeting the Iraqis had long wanted but until very recently George W. Bush had been adamant in his refusal to talk to either Iran or Syria despite being pressed by foreign policy experts and members of the Iraq Study Group.International conference starts in Baghdad; Iran, Syria attending IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 10 3:40 AM
Baghdad, March 10 (DPA) An international high-level conference in Baghdad started Saturday with Syria, Iran and the US participating.Solana to confront Damascus on 'positions that have to change' The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 12 2:10 PM
The European Union's foreign policy chief said on Monday that Damascus' stance and behavior would have to change before good relations between the EU and Syria could resume. Speaking during a joint press conference on Monday with Prime Minister Fouad Siniora following a meeting between the two officials, Javier Solana said.Top EU diplomat Solana to make ground-breaking visit to Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 6:08 AM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Friday he would travel to Syria next week, marking a resumption of high-level contacts with Damascus.Bush Presses Iran, Syria on Iraq Weapons The San Francisco Examiner - Mar 11 7:00 PM
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) U.S. President George W. Bush is seen during a toast at Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe presidential palace in Bogota, Sunday, March 11, 2007.Senior U.S. official arrives in Syria for talks on Iraqi refugees People's Daily - Mar 11 6:45 PM
Ellen Sauerbrey, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration, arrived here late Sunday for talks with the Syrian side on the plight of Iraqi refugees.Will Baghdad summit result in the expected spectacular changes? Al Jazeera - Mar 12 12:24 PM
The U.S. is willing to talk to Iran and Syria? It s enemies ? Yes good news, but . Some say it came too late.U.S. raids targeting foreign Al Qaida hideouts in Iraq World Tribune - Mar 12 8:19 AM
BAGHDAD The U.S.-led coalition has been targeting Al Qaida agents who facilitate the flow of fighters and finances from Syria to Iraq. Officials said Iraqi and U.S. combat troops have been raiding suspected Al Qaida strongholds throughout the Baghdad area.*US Officials Meet Envoys From Iran, Syria In Baghdad To Discuss Iraq Situation Nasdaq - Mar 10 1:36 AM
(RTTNews) - US Officials Meet Envoys From Iran, Syria In Baghdad To Discuss Iraq Situation.Iran s defence minister holds talks with Syria Khaleej Times - Mar 10 5:09 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria - Defence ministers from Iran and Syria on Saturday discussed strengthening cooperation between the two Middle East allies and their armies, Syria s official news agency, SANA, reported.US in talks with Iran and Syria ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Mar 10 12:30 AM
The US has started ground-breaking talks with Iran and Syria over the future of Iraq.Bush Presses Iran, Syria to Help Iraq The San Francisco Examiner - Mar 11 4:45 PM
(AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson) U.S. President George W. Bush, left, stands with Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe during an arrival ceremony in Bogota, Sunday, March 11, 2007.Syria deploys thousands of rockets on Israel border: sources AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 1:50 AM
Syria has positioned on its border with Israel thousands of medium and long-range rockets capable of striking major towns across northern Israel, military and government sources told AFP.Syria and Iran discuss military links TVNZ - Mar 11 1:34 PM
President Bashar al-Assad met Iranian Defence Minister Mostafa Najjar on Sunday to discuss military links between the two countries, the official Syrian news agency said.Bush Leaves Door Open for Iran Talks ABC News - Mar 11 8:45 PM
Bush Urges Iran and Syria to Help Ease Violence in Iraq, Leaves Door Open for More TalksTop EU diplomat Solana to make groundbreaking visit to Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 4:20 AM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana could travel to Syria soon, marking a resumption of high-level contacts with Damascus, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said Friday.EU ready to re-engage with Syria: Ireland Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 2:15 AM
The European Union plans to restart high-level contacts with Syria by sending foreign policy chief Javier Solana to Damascus for talks on Lebanon and the Middle East, Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern said on Friday.Iraq and Syria renew diplomatic links ITV.com - Mar 10 12:32 AM
Iraq and Syria are restoring full diplomatic relations after a break of nearly a quarter of a century. (Pic: Reuters) Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem, making the first visit by a Syrian minister to Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003, signed the agreement with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshiyar Zebari.Petraeus: Iran training, arming militants AP via Yahoo! News - 8 minutes ago
The top U.S. commander in Iraq said in an interview released Monday that it's "indisputable" Iran is training and arming militants to fight against U.S.-led troops in Iraq.Iraqi returnees find it difficult to resume their old lives Electronic Iraq - Mar 12 7:16 AM
BAGHDAD - Ali Tofiq, 29, didn't want to leave Iraq for Syria, but he felt he had no other option. He hoped to start a new life with his family - but things did not go according to plan.US in talks with Iran and Syria ITV.com - Mar 10 12:32 AM
The US has started ground-breaking talks with Iran and Syria over the future of Iraq. The conference brings together officials from 16 different countries, including Iraq's neighbours, the UN security council and Arab countries.Bush faces Iraq queries during Colombia visit The Olympian - Mar 12 3:55 AM
BOGOTA, Colombia - President Bush said Sunday that Iran and Syria need to follow through on pledges to help Iraq, but left the door open to additional contacts between his administration and its chief Mideast foes.EU's Solana arrives in Lebanon Deutsche Welle - Mar 12 9:23 AM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana has arrived in Beirut for talks with Lebanese leaders. On Tuesday Solana travels on to Saudi Arabia before visiting Syria on Wednesday.Iran-Syria defence ministers start talks in Damascus Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 10 1:51 AM
Iran - Syria - Ministers The first round of talks between Iran and Syria defence ministers started here Saturday.Ahern confirms move on Syria talks RTÉ News - Mar 09 11:45 PM
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern, and his Swedish counterpart have confirmed that the EU is preparing to restart high-level contacts with Syria for the first time in two years.Iraq appeals to neighbors to join terrorism fight / U.S. doesn't hold talks with Iran, Syria at conference San Francisco Chronicle - Mar 11 4:53 AM
At a conference here that brought together Middle Eastern neighbors and Western delegates to talk about Iraq's security, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki urged regional and world powers to support his government's struggle to halt the wave of terrorism that has... Posted: 08-03-2007 , 16:40 GMT Mena Report - Mar 12 8:55 AM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the visiting Iranian First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi on Thursday attended the inaugural ceremony of luxury Samand sedan car Producing Plant in Syria, under the name of "Siamco".