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Syria frees 18 Jordanians: witness (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:31:31 GMT
Eighteen Jordanian prisoners released this week by Syria after an agreement between the two neighbours arrived on Thursday in the kingdom, a witness at the border said.

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Jordan asked Nixon to attack Syria, declassified papers show (CNN.com)
read story   Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:53:09 GMT
Jordan's King Hussein sent a secret message to President Richard Nixon in 1970 pleading with him to attack Syria, according to declassified documents released Wednesday by the former president's library.

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Follow-up summit may focus on Syria (Sydney Morning Herald)
read story   Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:28:27 GMT
RUSSIA and the United States are tentatively planning a second Middle East peace conference, in Moscow early next year, with key players hoping to begin a comprehensive peace effort that would include direct talks between Israel and Syria, say US, Russian, Arab and European officials.

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Russian mediator seeks Israel-Syria deal (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
read story   Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:46:00 GMT
A senior Russian envoy has been trying to broker a deal between Israel and Syria on the future of the Golan Heights, an Israeli newspaper said on Thursday.

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Buses take Iraqi refugees home from Syria (CNN.com)
read story   Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:00:25 GMT
Convoys of buses carrying Iraqi refugees are heading from Damascus to Baghdad, marking the first time that some of the 1.5 million Iraqis who fled to Syria are returning home as part of an organized plan.

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Syria, Israel peace talks plan (The Age)
read story   Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:09:19 GMT
Russia and the US are tentatively planning a second Middle East peace conference, in Moscow in early 2008, with major parties hoping to begin a comprehensive peace effort that would include direct talks between Israel and Syria.

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Hundreds of Refugees Return to Iraq From Syria (Voice of America)
read story   Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:03:45 GMT
Several hundred Iraqi refugees have returned to Iraq in a convoy of buses from neighboring Syria. The refugee convoy is the first to be funded by Iraq's government as part of a plan to speed up the return of those who fled abroad.

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Russian mediator seeks Israel-Syria deal-report (AlertNet)
read story   Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:27:37 GMT
Source: Reuters (Adds Israeli denial) JERUSALEM, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A senior Russian envoy has been trying to broker a deal between Israel and Syria on the future of the Golan Heights, an Israeli newspaper said on ...

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Convoy of buses brings Iraqi refugees home from Syria (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:27:50 GMT
A convoy of buses transporting 385 families from Syria was due in Baghdad on Wednesday, marking the start of a government effort to assist Iraqi refugees return home, a government official said.

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Syria backs revival of peace talks with Israel (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:19:39 GMT
A vocal critic of the United States, Syria had been hesitant about attending the US-sponsored conference on the Middle East amid heightened tensions with archfoe Israel.