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Syria key to stability in Mideast: Peretz 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 23 4:10 AM
Syria is the key to stability in the Middle East, Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz said, adding that the door to negotiations with Damascus remained open.Arab Bank Syria to roll out systems for branch launch ITP.net - Sep 23 5:14 PM
Arab Bank Syria is rolling out a complete IT infrastructure to support the opening of its first branches across the country. Suppliers the bank is working with include Cisco, HP and Oracle, senior IT executives at the bank told IT Weekly.Syria key to stability in Mideast: Peretz Khaleej Times - Sep 23 5:32 AM
JERUSALEM - Syria is the key to stability in the Middle East, Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz said on Saturday, adding that the door to negotiations with Damascus remained open.RENDERING UNTO SYRIA Robert Scheer via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 9:00 PM
What an outrage for the president to invoke the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in his address to the United Nations, a day after a Canadian government commission accused the United States of rendering a Canadian to Syria for torture. Did no one on his staff inform the president that Article 5 of that declaration explicitly states, "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman Syria completes first phase of Lebanon pullout Tiscali - Sep 22 8:43 AM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria has completed the first phase of its troop pullout from Lebanon, bringing Damascus closer to meeting U.S. and Lebanese opposition demands that it quit the neighbour it has dominated for three decades.Protecting state secrets could lead to abuse Newsday - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
Four years after American officials snatched him off a commercial flight and shipped him to Syria for interrogation as a suspected terrorist, Canadian Maher Arar was exonerated last week in an exhaustive, 1,200-page report from his government that said he was subjected to torture based on a total mistake.Israel: Syria key to stability in Mideast Middle East Online - Sep 23 4:07 AM
Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz stresses importance of dialogue with Damascus.Assad says Israel likely to attack Syria UPI - Sep 21 12:23 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad told a Lebanese newspaper that he believes Israel will use Syria's supposed ties to Iran to attack his country.Pakistani pilgrims killed Dawn - 45 minutes ago
DUBAI, Sept 23: A militant group in Iraq said on Saturday it had killed 10 Indians and Pakistanis whom it had abducted as they were on their way to Syria.Syria-bound ship free to go but not defence cargo Khaleej Times - Sep 21 8:51 AM
LONDON - A ship bound for Syria from North Korea that was detained in Cyprus is free to go but the fate of its impounded cargo of air defence systems is unknown, a source at the ship s management firm said on Thursday.Iraqi militants say killed Indians, Pakistanis Yahoo! India News - Sep 23 11:32 AM
DUBAI (Reuters) - A militant group in Iraq said on Saturday it had killed ten Indians and Pakistanis whom it had abducted as they were on their way to Syria.Soap operas clean up on lucrative Ramadan market AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 10:42 AM
Egypt has long been the acknowledged leader in producing soap operas for broadcast during Ramadan, but this year its dominance is challenged by Syria, with both countries banking on plotlines based on news events.Syria: U.S. Embassy Issues Warden Message India Daily - Sep 21 8:39 AM
The U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, issued a Warden Message on Sept. 21 warning of possible protests of Pope Benedict XVI's recent remarks Sept. 22. An influential Muslim cleric in Cairo, Egypt, has called for worldwide peaceful protests. The embassy urged Americans in Syria to be vigilant.PHILIPPINES ICTSI CLINCHES CONTRACT FOR SYRIA'S TARTOUS TERMINAL Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Sep 21 12:03 AM
Transport Philippine port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) it has won a contract to operate Syria's Tartous Container Terminal (TCT).Philippines ICTSI Clinches Contract For Syria's Tartous Terminal Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Sep 21 12:03 AM
Philippine port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) it has won a contract to operate Syria's Tartous Container Terminal (TCT).Lebanon?s Three-Sided Postwar Game: Who Gets Shabaa Farms? New York Times - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
The Lebanese insist a disputed 10-mile-square area of land is theirs, and Hezbollah says it will not lay down its weapons until Israel gives it back.U.S. Embassy in Damascus Attacked WTOL News 11 - Sep 23 10:58 AM
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (AP) - Islamic militants attempted to storm the U.S. Embassy in Damascus on Tuesday using automatic rifles, hand grenades and at least one van rigged with explosives, the government said. Four people were killed in the brazen attack, including three of the assailants.Robert Scheer: Rendering Unto Syria HuffingtonPost - Sep 20 9:08 AM
Originally posted at Truthdig.com What an outrage for the president to invoke the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in his address to the United Nations, a day after a Canadian government commission accused the U.S. of rendering a Canadian to Syria for torture. Did no one on his staff inform the president that Article 5 of that declaration explicitly states, "No one shall be Canadian Man Tortured in Syria Wants Explanation From U.S. New York Times - Sep 19 10:25 PM
The Canadian software engineer said he wanted the United States to explain why he was sent to Syria, where he was jailed and tortured.Bishara Questioned Following Travel to Syria Israel National News - Sep 21 5:42 AM
(IsraelNN.com) MK (National Democratic Assembly) Azmi Bishara was questioned by police on Thursday regarding his recent unauthorized visit to Syria. Bishara told reports that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert should be debriefing him regarding his visit, not police.MK Taha Questioned by Police Following Unauthorized Travel to Syria Israel National News - Sep 21 5:12 AM
(IsraelNN.com) MK (National Democratic Assembly) Wasil Taha was questioned by police in connection to his recent unauthorized visit to Syria, a hostile nation that does not maintain diplomatic ties with Israel.U.S. sending team to Syria to examine embassy attack Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 8:01 PM
The United States is sending a team of federal agents to Syria to investigate a failed attack on the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, a State Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday.Syrian guards foil attempt to blow up U.S. Embassy Madera Tribune - Sep 22 5:46 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria - Syrian guards foiled an attempt by suspected al-Qaida-linked militants to blow up the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday, exchanging fire outside the compound's walls with gunmen shouting "God is great" who tried to storm in with automatic weapons and hand grenades.Why would Syria torture Arar? Toronto Sun - Sep 22 1:56 AM
IN TOMORROW'S PAPER:US defends handing over man to Syria Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 20 7:00 AM
WASHINGTON: The US Attorney-General, Alberto Gonzales, says the US acted lawfully when it deported a Canadian citizen to Syria, where he was incarcerated for a year and tortured. -Canada faults U.S.in deportation of engineer to Syria International Herald Tribune - Sep 19 8:43 AM
A government commission has exonerated a Canadian man of any ties to terrorism and issued a report that faulted both Canada and the United States for his deportation four years ago to Syria, where he was imprisoned and tortured.Lebanese army on Israel border for first time in decades AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 23 5:48 AM
Lebanese soldiers backed by UN peacekeepers deployed for the first time in decades at posts on the volatile border with Israel, as the Hezbollah chief boasted his Shiite guerrillas were stronger than ever.Syria hoping for warmer U.S. relations AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 4:10 AM
Syria's policy during more than a year of isolation by Western countries has been constant: Stick it out and hope the other side bends.Lasting quiet returns to south Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 23 2:23 AM
Hezbollah fighters have vanished in south Lebanon, melting back into the population. Whether peace holds will depend on how they put up with the newest players in their longtime stronghold: the Lebanese army and a beefed-up U.N. peacekeeping force.Syria/Jordan/Canada/USA: Canadian inquiry underlines need for investigation into Maher Arar case in Syria and Jordan Amnesty International - Sep 21 9:10 AM
Amnesty International welcomes the findings of the Canadian public inquiry into the role of Canadian officials in the deportation and detention of Maher Arar, published on 18 September.179 Indian Army personnel to leave for Golan Heights Yahoo! India News - Sep 22 8:47 AM
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) One hundred and seventy-nine Indian Army personnel leave for the Golan Heights Monday to replace an equal number serving on UN peacekeeping duties on the Israel-Syria frontier.Professor tells television audience of battling knights Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 37 minutes ago
History Channel viewers regularly tune in for information about a name from the past, a distant place or a forgotten age. Part history and part entertainment, it generally adds up to solid information.Canadian deported by US to Syria cleared of Al-Qaeda links AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 10:57 PM
A judge cleared a Canadian man who had been accused of Al-Qaeda links, saying he was deported from the United States based on "inaccurate" information and mistakenly ended up detained and tortured in Syria for a year.Voices of Discontent: Anti-U.S. Leaders Seek Allies New York Times - Sep 22 9:48 PM
The leaders of Venezuela, Iran and Sudan presented themselves as Davids of the third world seeking to slay the American Goliath.Kerosene tanker blast kills 37 in Baghdad Houston Chronicle - Sep 23 1:25 PM
A bomb claimed by a Sunni Arab extremist group killed at least 37 Shiites in Baghdad today as they stocked up on fuel for Ramadan, just days after the U.S. military warned that sectarian bloodshed could worsen during the Islamic holy month. Syria-Iran war vs. US and Israel, on two fronts: Iraq and Lebanon/Golan. Strategy Page - Sep 20 2:18 AM
Syria-Iran war vs. US and Israel, on two fronts: Iraq and Lebanon/Golan. none MediTheHutt RE:Syria-Iran war vs. US and Israel, on two fronts: Iraq and Lebanon/Golan.Fiery Chávez Aims For a Global Role Washington Post - Sep 22 8:30 PM
BOGOTA, Colombia, Sept. 22 -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's blistering attack on President Bush at the United Nations this week marked a striking crescendo in a campaign to project Venezuela as a country with the global reach to counter American initiatives.Employees should keep copy of approved leave application Khaleej Times - 24 minutes ago
ABU DHABI Every worker has the right to ask the human resources department of his company to give him a copy of his leave application after approval by the HR, to avoid any fraud he might face at the hands of the company management or its owner, according to a Ministry of Labour (MoL) official.Ramadan begins in several Arab countries WTOL News 11 - 19 minutes ago
CAIRO, Egypt Muslims in some Arab countries have begun observing the holy month of Ramadan.Police Investigate MK Zahalka on Visit to Syria Israel National News - Sep 20 4:27 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Israeli police are investigating whether MK Jamal Zahalka of the Balad faction broke the law when he visited Syria recently. According to Israeli law, it is illegal for Israelis to visit countries with which it is technically at war.Analysts Say US Image Slipped in Lebanon After Israel-Hezbollah War Voice of America - Sep 23 1:50 PM
The 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon ended last month with a United Nations-brokered ceasefire and deployment of U.N. troops. Before the guns were silenced, more than 1,000 Lebanese and 43 Israeli civilians died.Ramadan begins in several Arab countries WIS News 10 Columbia - Sep 23 3:35 PM
Muslims in some Arab countries have begun observing the holy month of Ramadan.Purple Catepillar Hookah Bar opens in Wabash Valley Terre Haute Tribune-Star - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
Michael J. Egy wanted a unique name for his new business the first of its kind in Terre Haute.His inspiration for the Purple Caterpillar Hookah Bar came from the story Alice in Wonderland. Censors come calling Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 23 2:17 PM
The internet opened fresh avenues for free speech and the explosion of ideas. But in some countries loose talk is banned and many are punished for their ideas. Lisa Murray reports. -Syria Hoping for Warmer U.S. Relations ABC News - Sep 19 4:34 AM
Isolated Syria Hopes Attack on U.S. Embassy Will Warm Relations With U.S.Lasting Quiet Returns to South Lebanon ABC News - Sep 23 2:49 AM
Lasting Calm in South Lebanon Could Bring New Order in Longtime Front of Arab-Israeli ConflictCanada Finds Citizen Improperly Sent by U.S. to Syria NPR - Sep 19 6:35 AM
A Canadian high commission ruled Monday there was no evidence linking a Canadian citizen to any terrorist organization. Mahrer Arar was arrested in New York, sent to Jordan, then Syria, where he says he was tortured during the year he spent in Damascus jails.Israel seizes $1mn in bank raids across West Bank Middle East Times - Sep 23 3:42 PM
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Israel confiscated more than $1 million during a series of pre-dawn raids on money exchange shops and banks across the West Bank Wednesday, the latest crackdown on the beleaguered Palestinian territories.Lebanon's ancient ruins suffer from Israeli bombing Middle East Times - Sep 23 3:58 PM
BEIRUT -- Archaeologists excavating a necropolis uncovered by construction workers in Beirut only two weeks before war broke out between Hezbollah and Israel had to stop work this summer when Israeli bombs started falling on the country.Analysis: China courting Egypt for energy, influence Middle East Times - Sep 23 4:01 PM
CAIRO -- Egypt's trade minister led a business delegation to China last week in what may be part of a larger strategy by China to gain more access to energy supplies in the Middle East, as well as an effort by Egypt to curb US influence in the region, experts told United Press International.Canadian man tortured in Syria after being detained in NYC KATU - Sep 19 5:16 PM
TORONTO (AP) - The United States "very likely" sent a Canadian software engineer to Syria, where he was tortured, based on the false accusation by Canadian authorities that he was suspected of links to al-Qaida, according to a new government report.Nasrallah: No army can disarm Hezbollah AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 4:13 PM
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah defied the international community in his first major appearance since the war with Israel, telling hundreds of thousands of supporters at a "victory" rally Friday that no army could disarm his militia.Editorial: Nukes: Israel s and Iran s Arab News - Sep 23 5:49 PM
ON Friday at the UN s International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, the West threw away a real opportunity to inject fairness and balance into the issue of nuclear weapons.March To The Sea Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 4:00 PM
Middle East: Hamas' leader is saying he refuses to lead a government recognizing Israel. Hezbollah's head, meanwhile, refuses to surrender its rockets. How do you negotiate with those committed to your destruction?Philippines Ictsi Clinches Contract for Syria's Tartous Terminal Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 20 11:39 PM
(Analysis from Asia Today, Australia's regional business magazine. Contact: asiatoday(at)asiatoday.com.au)Bush targets Iran and Syria as sponsors of terrorism Killeen Daily Herald - Sep 19 10:39 PM
UNITED NATIONS President Bush sought to blunt anti-Americanism across the Middle East on Tuesday, asserting that extremists are trying to justify their violence by falsely claiming the U.S. is waging war on Islam. He singled out Iran and Syria as sponsors of terrorism.Ramadan begins in several Arab countries ABC 7 El Paso - Sep 23 1:08 PM
CAIRO, Egypt Muslims in some Arab countries have begun observing the holy month of Ramadan. Others are waiting at least one more day. The observance begins...West blocks Arab push to condemn Israel's nuclear activities AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 3:06 PM
A bid by Arab nations to pass a resolution in the UN nuclear watchdog condemning Israel's nuclear activities failed due to technical objections by Western countries.In UN speech, Bush assails Iran leaders Chicago Tribune - Sep 21 8:57 AM
President directs address to people in Iran, Syria With a potential showdown looming at the United Nations over Iran's nuclear program, President Bush criticized the Iranian government before the world body Tuesday but made no mention of U.S.-threatened sanctions and offered praise for the Iranian people. Click Fraud BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 1:23 PM
Martin Fleischmann put his faith in online advertising. He used it to build his Atlanta company, MostChoice.com, which offers consumers rate quotes and other information on insurance and mortgages. Last year he paid Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO - News)and Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - News) a total of $2 million in advertising fees. The 40-year-old entrepreneur believed the celebrated promise of Arab nations fail to get resolution vote AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 2:44 PM
Arab nations on Friday failed to get a vote on a resolution labeling Israel's nuclear capabilities a threat at the International Atomic Energy Agency's annual meeting.Nasrallah says Hezbollah won't disarm AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 1:56 PM
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah told hundreds of thousands of supporters at a "victory" rally Friday that his guerrillas have 20,000 rockets left after the war with Israel and will not surrender their arsenal unless a stronger Lebanese government is in place.WP: Fiery Chavez aims for a global role MSNBC - Sep 23 1:13 AM
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's blistering attack on President Bush at the United Nations this week marked a striking crescendo in a campaign to project Venezuela as a country with the global reach to counter American initiatives. Hezbollah Holds Beirut Rally Los Angeles Times - Sep 23 12:28 AM
The militants and their supporters celebrate what leader Hassan Nasrallah calls a 'divine and strategic victory' over Israel this summer.A lasting quiet in south Lebanon could bring a new order in longtime front Boston Herald - Sep 23 7:05 AM
MARJAYOUN, Lebanon - Hezbollah fighters have vanished in south Lebanon, melting back into the population. Whether peace holds will depend on how they put up with the newest players in their longtime stronghold:...Syria and Iran reject Bush attacks Tiscali - Sep 19 5:28 PM
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria and Iran have dismissed as baseless U.S. President George W. Bush s attacks on their policies in the Middle East.Iraq: Neighbors Pledge Support On Security, Yet Again Payvand Iran News - Sep 23 10:45 AM
The interior ministers of Iraq's neighboring countries pledged at a September 19 conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to help boost security along their borders to prevent terrorist infiltration into Iraq. -RFEA shrewd and ruthless pope Mail and Guardian - Sep 23 3:11 PM
Only 18 months into his papacy and already Pope Benedict XVI has stirred up unprecedented controversy.Iraq leader urges neighbors to stop border infiltrations by rebels AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 9:59 AM
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has urged his country's neighbors to act to stop border infiltrations by rebel extremists and backers of the ousted Saddam Hussein regime.Canadian probe acquits suspect of terrorism ties / Inquiry faults U.S. in deporting him to Syria, where he was tortured San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 19 3:37 AM
A government commission on Monday exonerated a Canadian computer engineer of any ties to terrorism and issued a scathing report that faulted both Canada and the United States for his deportation four years ago to Syria, where he was imprisoned and tortured. Nasrallah says no army can disarm Hizbollah Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 10:24 AM
Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday rejected international calls to disarm his Lebanese guerrillas and told a huge "victory" rally they still had more than 20,000 rockets after a month of war with Israel.37 die in Iraq blast Gulf Daily News - Sep 23 4:02 PM
BAGHDAD: A bomb killed 37 people in Baghdad's Sadr City Shi'ite slum yesterday as Iraq's minority Sunnis began the fasting month of Ramadan. The bomb - most likely a car bomb, according to police - struck near a tanker distributing kerosene.Canadian man labeled an 'Islamic extremist' taken off terrorist watch list AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 3:35 PM
A Canadian man wrongly deported from the United States on faulty Canadian intelligence and subsequently tortured in Syria has been removed from Canada's terror watch list, an official said.Beirut deploys army on border Gulf Daily News - Sep 23 4:02 PM
BEIRUT: Lebanese army troops deployed yesterday in two villages along the Lebanese-Israeli border, taking up positions that had recently been vacated by the Israeli army, security officials said.Hezbollah Chief Leads Huge Rally New York Times - Sep 22 9:31 AM
Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah told the crowd that the militant group had more than 20,000 rockets, and made clear that it would not disarm, despite the requirements of a United Nations cease-fire accord.RP Muslims join Islamic world in observing Ramadan Manila Bulletin - Sep 23 10:36 AM
Filipino Muslims join the Islamic world or the ummah in observing the start of Ramadan today, Sunday.Canadian police gave U.S. inaccurate information on man sent to Syria as terror suspect Boston Herald - Sep 19 6:35 AM
TORONTO - The United States "very likely" sent a Canadian software engineer to Syria, where he was tortured, based on the false accusation by Canadian authorities that he was suspected of links...A sea of defiance The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sep 23 12:18 AM
Hezbollah's leader, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, told hundreds of thousands of supporters at a rally yesterday that his guerrillas had 20,000 rockets left after the war with Israel and will not surrender their arsenal unless a stronger Lebanese government is in place.Hizbollah chief says still has 20,000 rockets Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 8:48 AM
Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday his Lebanese guerrillas still had more than 20,000 rockets after their month-long war with Israel and no army in the world could disarm them.Click Fraud BusinessWeek - Sep 22 4:58 PM
The dark side of online advertising Nasrallah - legend forged from war with Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 8:44 AM
Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, who emerged from hiding to attend a huge "victory" rally, enjoys cult status in the Arab world as the fighter who neutralised Israeli military might.Syrian film director banned from visiting Jordan Middle East Times - Sep 21 12:43 PM
DAMASCUS -- Film director Omar Amiralay, whose trenchant documentaries on life and government in Syria earned him praise abroad, was briefly arrested by Syrian authorities at the Jordanian border and barred from leaving the country, a leading human rights activist said Tuesday.Hizbollah chief emerges for first time since war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 7:06 AM
Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah emerged in public on Friday for the first time since the war with Israel, waving to a sea of his supporters thronging southern Beirut for a "divine victory" rally.Iran co-sponsors effort to label Israel's weapons program a threat to Mideast region Ashland Daily Tidings - Sep 23 1:15 PM
VIENNA, Austria Arab nations on Friday failed to get a vote on a resolution labeling Israel's nuclear capabilities a threat at the International Atomic Energy Agency's annual meeting.Anger towards U.S. spreads throughout the world Ashland Daily Tidings - Sep 23 1:15 PM
UNITED NATIONS The hallmark of this year's U.N. General Assembly debate has been the heavy anti-American tone from not only its rivals like Iran and Venezuela, but also a host of more moderate nations, a trend underscoring the United States' troubled image in the world.Crowds flock to Beirut for Hizbollah "victory rally" Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 6:59 AM
A sea of Hizbollah supporters packed southern Beirut on Friday for a "divine victory" rally at which their leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was set to appear in public for the first time since war with Israel erupted in July.Hezbollah leader: Arsenal undiminished AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 8:10 AM
In his first public appearance since the start of his group's 34-day war with Israel, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said his group has more than 20,000 rockets, and that an increased U.N. peacekeeping force will not hurt its guerrillas' arsenal. Nasrallah also thanked God for what he called "a divine, historic and strategic victory" over the Jewish state.Hezbollah chief touts 'divine' victory AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 7:55 AM
In his first public appearance since the start of his group's 34-day war with Israel, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah thanked God for what he called "a divine, historic and strategic victory" over the Jewish state.Canada gave U.S. inaccurate info on man sent to Syria Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Sep 19 4:09 AM
TORONTO The United States "very likely" sent a Canadian software engineer to Syria, where he was tortured, based on the false accusation by Canadian authorities that he was suspected of links to al-Qaida, according to a new government report. Syrian-born Maher Arar was exonerated of all suspicion of terrorist activity by the 2.5-year commission of inquiry into his case, which urged the Canadian Government set to apologize to Arar Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 2:12 PM
Ottawa said on Wednesday that it should apologize to a Canadian citizen for its role in his wrongful deportation by the United States to what he describes as a hell-hole prison in Syria.Nations seek Israel's accountability for posing nuclear threat to region Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 23 8:40 AM
IAEA - Israel - Middle East Nations All Middle East nations have sought Israel's accountability for posing threat to peace and security of the region by possessing nuclear weapons.Arab MKs to be Questioned Over Latest Trip to Syria Israel National News - Sep 19 3:27 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Knesset Member Jamal Zahalka (Balad; NDA) is to be questioned by police later on Wednesday over a trip he made to Syria about two weeks ago. Zahalka will be invited to the offices of the international crimes unit of the national police department.Hezbollah chief leads 'victory' rally AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 7:24 AM
Hezbollah's leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah made his first public appearance since his group's war with Israel began July 12, taking the stage Friday at a rally by hundreds of thousands of his supporters in Beirut's bombed-out suburbs. He told the crowd that that he thanks God for what he called his group's "victory" in a 34-day war with Israel.Nasrallah leads massive Hezbollah rally AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 7:17 AM
Hezbollah's leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah made his first public appearance since his group's war with Israel began July 12, taking the stage Friday at a rally by hundreds of thousands of his supporters in Beirut's bombed-out suburbs.Lebanon's divided Christians feel rudderless AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 7:14 AM
The Christians of Lebanon, divided and marginalized, are struggling to build up a new political force which can defend their interests in the face of the growing influence of the Shiite group Hezbollah after its war with Israel.Deportation 'likely' a result of bad data Baltimore Sun - Sep 21 9:21 AM
Canadian detained in U.S. was sent to Syrian prison An inquiry into the U.S. transfer of a Canadian citizen to a prison in Syria found Canadian authorities gave misleading information to the Americans that likely led to the deportation, a report released yesterday said. Inquiry: Man sent to Syria cleared as terror suspect Fox21 - Sep 19 8:50 AM
TORONTO A Canadian government commission says inaccurate information likely led U-S authorities to deport a man to Syria -- where he was tortured.Case casts shadow on Canadian intelligence, US Middle East Times - Sep 21 12:40 PM
VAL-DES-MONTS, QC., Canada -- September 26, 2002, Maher Arar arrived in New York, en route to Montreal. He had been visiting his wife's relatives in Tunisia. American authorities took him into custody, and October 8 they put him on a plane to Jordan, from which he was driven to Syria.Sunni protest deepens sectarian tension Tiscali - Sep 23 10:13 AM
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Baghdad s main Sunni Muslim mosques closed for three days on Friday to protest against what clerics said were killings of preachers by a Shi ite militia, stoking fears sectarian strife could slide towards civil war.Former Iraqi general says war was needed Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier - Sep 23 4:17 AM
CEDAR FALLS --- Saddam Hussein had biological and chemical weapons up until just days before Operation Iraqi Freedom started in March 2003, a former advisor to the fallen Iraqi dictator told an audience in Cedar Falls Friday night.