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US-Syria ties revolve around Iraq (Gulf News)
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Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:33:33 GMT

When the US decided to invade Iraq, Syria openly opposed the US plan.


Bush blames Iran, Syria, Hizbullah for Iraq chaos (The Daily Star Lebannon)
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Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:25:05 GMT

US President George W. Bush on Thursday accused Iran, Syria and Hizbullah of playing a nefarious role in the carnage gripping Iraq and warned that an early US withdrawal would only "frighten Arab allies." For this reason, Bush said Thursday he was sending US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.


Israel's Livni rules out resuming talks with Syria (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
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Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:39:00 GMT

Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni rules out resuming talks with Syria and believes Damascus poses a problem which must be tackled by the region, she said in a French magazine published on Thursday.


Syria calls for enhanced trade ties with Iran (Islamic Republic News Agency)
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Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:59:14 GMT

Iran - Syria - Trade Syrian Prime Minister Mohamad Naji Otri said on Thursday that his country gives priority to boost relations with Iran. Otri made the remarks in a meeting with Iranian Minister of Housing and Urban Development Mohammad Saeedi-Kia.


U.N. says Syria may be flexible on key Israeli demand (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
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Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:29:00 GMT

Syria has signalled to the U.N.'s Middle East envoy a willingness to change its relationship with Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas if progress were made towards a peace deal with Israel.


Israel's Livni rules out resuming talks with Syria (AlertNet)
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Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:15:12 GMT

Source: Reuters PARIS, July 12 (Reuters) - Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni rules out resuming talks with Syria and believes Damascus poses a problem which must be tackled by the region, she said in a French ...


Iraqi police seize 200 bomb belts in truck from Syria (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:15:18 GMT

Iraqi security forces on Wednesday seized 200 suicide bomb belts and several bundles of explosives in a truck that entered the country from Syria, an interior ministry official said.


Israel must appease Syria to avert war - IDF (Jerusalem Newswire)
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Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:39:52 GMT

The Israel Defense Forces believes that if war should erupt between Israel and Syria, it would be far more destructive than last summer's conflict with the Lebanese Hizb'allah.


EXCLUSIVE-Syria may be flexible on key Israeli demand-UN (AlertNet)
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Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:30:11 GMT

Source: Reuters By Adam Entous JERUSALEM, July 12 (Reuters) - Syria has signalled to the U.N.'s Middle East envoy a willingness to change its relationship with Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas if progress were made ...


China, Syria in talks on refinery (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:01:28 GMT

Syria and China are discussing jointly building a $1 billion oil refinery in eastern Syria, state media reported Wednesday.