PM Olmert: I don't intend to talk to Syria  -  24 Oct 2006
Jerusalem Post,By SHARON WROBEL AND JPOST.COM STAFF. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert reaffirmed on Monday that he has no intention of talking peace with Syria in the near future. ...

New Archaeological Find Links Syria And Egypt  -  24 Oct 2006
All Headline NewsDamascus, Syria (AHN) - An important archaeological dig in southern Syria found evidence of extensive trade between ancient Egypt and Syria during the middle ...

Nasrallah fires roaring business in Damascus  -  24 Oct 2006
Middle East Times,DAMASCUS -- When searching for signs of the latest trends in the Levant region look no further than Syria's capital city. In the ...

Hosted by Broward Anti-War Coalition  -  24 Oct 2006
Party for Socialism and LiberationIn December 2005, Becker traveled to Damascus, Syria to participate in a conference on Palestinian Refugees and the Right of Return. ...

UN to Finalize Hariri International Tribunal Monday  -  24 Oct 2006
Naharnet,The Syrian state newspaper Tishrin has accused the United States, France and Lebanon of conspiring to frame Syria in Hariri's assassination, indicating ...

Peace with Syria should be explored: Israeli DM  -  Oct 22, 2006
æ–°å?Žç½‘,22 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Sunday that Israel should explore the possibility of achieving peace deal with Syria. ...

Speaking with the enemy  -  Oct 23, 2006
Asia Times Online,...repute, the administration has sat in the corner holding its breath, hoping that those who oppose its stated goals - foreign monsters such as Syria, Iran and ...

Surprised again?  -  Oct 22, 2006
Ha'aretz,While it is true that Ehud Barak, and even Benjamin Netanyahu, tried to further peace with Syria, Hafez Assad, the xenophobe, got cold feet as the talks moved ...

Syrian judge has filed new charges against prominent dissident ...  -  Oct 23, 2006
International Herald Tribune,AP. DAMASCUS, Syria A judge has filed new charges against the detained Syrian writer and political activist, Michel Kilo, his wife and a human rights group said ...

Syria's Sunni leader supports Mecca call for peace in Iraq  -  Oct 21, 2006
Monsters and Critics.com,Damascus - Syria's Sunni leader Sheik Salah El-Deen Kiftaroof on Saturday said he 'strongly' supported an agreement between Iraqi Sunni and Shiite religious ...

Britain call for talks with Iran and Syria on Iraq  -  Oct 21, 2006
Tehran Times,Among the changes the ISG is expected to recommend is the opening of talks on Iraq's future with Syria and Iran, countries the White House has sought to isolate ...

Iraq: Two Flavours of Defeat  -  Oct 22, 2006
PEJ News,2. Iraqâ€™s neighbours -- Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and Kuwait, as well as Turkey and Iran -- must all be involved in the search for an Iraqi settlement. ...

The Christians of Syria: Syria's Future is in Their Hands  -  Oct 20, 2006
AINA,Washington -- In assessing Syria's future and the importance that the minorities play in defining not only Syria's vision but the means by which we can achieve ...

UK Foreign Office backs opening talks with Iran, Syria on Iraq  -  Oct 21, 2006
IRNA,The British Foreign Office was reported Saturday to be supporting calls in the US to open talks with Iran and Syria in order to seek an exit strategy from its ...

Obama Not Ready for Prime Time: Iran, Syria Should 'Take Ownership ...  -  Oct 21, 2006
NewsBusters..."send a message to the Iraqis as well as to the regional powers including Iran and Syria that they have to take some ownership for creating some stability there ...

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