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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.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.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.Top 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.U.S. Open to Talking About Iraq With Iran and Syria Washington Post - Mar 08 11:12 PM
The Bush administration opened the door yesterday to one-on-one discussions with both Iran and Syria at this weekend's Baghdad conference, as long as the talks are limited to the subject of peace and stability in Iraq. U.S. may discuss Iraq with Iran, Syria UPI - Mar 09 6:40 AM
U.S. officials say they are willing to discuss ways to stabilize Iraq with Iran and Syria during an upcoming regional conference in Baghdad.Solana to restore EU ties with Syria Financial Times - Mar 09 2:46 PM
Javier Solana, the European Union s foreign policy chief, will restore high-level EU contact with Syria when he visits Damascus next week for the first time in more than two years.EU plans to re-engage with Syria BBC News - Mar 09 4:29 AM
The European Union prepares to restart high-level contacts with Syria for the first time in more than two years.Iraq gears up for regional conference, Iran, Syria, attending Calcutta News - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
A conference later Saturday in Baghdad will bring diplomats from Iraq and its neighbors, including Syria and Iran, into discussions with the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, the United States, France, Britain, Russia and China.U.S. will not rebuff Iran, Syria on talks about Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 1:32 PM
The United States on Thursday sent its clearest signal yet it is open to bilateral talks with Iran and Syria by saying it will not rebuff them if they wish to discuss stabilizing Iraq at a regional meeting this weekend.Talks about Syria s future show differences between Israel, U.S. JTA - Mar 09 9:43 AM
When it comes to Syria today, Israel and the United States agree that President Bashar Assad is bad news. The subject of Syria tomorrow, however, exposes differences between the allies.Syria deploying rockets on border, say Israeli sources The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:42 PM
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 said. This deployment, coupled with other recent reports of Syrian troop mobilization, is seen in Israel as an indication that Damascus.Top EU diplomat will visit Syria to bolster Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:41 PM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Friday he would travel to Syria next week in a bid to win its help in securing peace in Lebanon, resuming high-level contacts with Damascus after a two-year hiatus. At the end of a two-day summit in Brussels, EU heads of state and government sanctioned Solana's visit and expressed.US will challenge Iran, Syria at Baghdad meeting: official AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 12:34 PM
The United States will confront Syria and Iran directly at a regional meeting on Iraq this weekend with charges they are actively fomenting the violence tearing their neighbor apart, a senior US official said Thursday.Textbook's take on Syria-Lebanon relations sparks outcry The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:32 PM
The Lebanese political party Loubnanouna held a demonstration on Friday in Dekwaneh against the publication and the use of certain chapters in a government-administered "Civic Education" textbook. The material in question pertains to the relation between Lebanon and Syria.U.S. says it's willing to talk with Iran, Syria at Iraq meeting CNN.com - Mar 08 12:05 PM
The United States is open to bilateral talks with Iran or Syria at a conference in Baghdad this weekend if either country approaches U.S. officials to discuss stabilizing Iraq, a top State Department official said Thursday.Senior US official heads for refugee talks in Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 11:23 AM
A senior US official headed to Syria Thursday for talks on the Iraq refugee crisis that will mark the highest-level contact between the two governments in two years.SYRIA DEVELOPS BIO-WEAPONS Middle East Newsline - Mar 09 9:10 AM
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Syria has advanced in efforts to produce biological missile warheads. The U.S. intelligence community has determined that the regime of President Bashar Assad was developing an infrastructure for biological weapons production.EU unfreezes Syria contacts after French U-turn Khaleej Times - Mar 09 7:40 AM
BRUSSELS - The European Union agreed on Friday to relaunch contacts with Syria next week in a bid to win its help in securing peace in Lebanon.U.S., Syria, Iran officials to meet in Baghdad Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 4:10 PM
U.S. officials will sit down with their Iranian and Syrian counterparts on Saturday at a conference in Baghdad aimed at stopping sectarian fighting in Iraq before the conflict spreads throughout the oil-rich region.Talk to Iran and Syria? Yes USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 4:08 AM
Should the United States engage Iran and Syria to find ways to stabilize Iraq? Bob Beckel and Cal Thomas debate the question.U.S. open to talks with Iran, Syria Pioneer Press - Mar 09 1:10 AM
WASHINGTON The Bush administration opened the door Thursday to one-on-one discussions with both Iran and Syria at this weekend's Baghdad conference, as long as the talks are limited to the subject of peace and stability in Iraq.Syria deploys thousands of rockets on Israel border Middle East Times - Mar 09 1:19 AM
JERUSALEM -- 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 said.U.S. offers limited talks on Iraq with Iran, Syria Seattle Times - Mar 09 12:28 AM
The Bush administration opened the door Thursday to one-on-one discussions with both Iran and Syria at this weekend's Baghdad conference...Iran, U.S., Syria set to meet at Baghdad conference Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 12:57 PM
Iraq's ruling Shi'ite leaders on Friday urged neighboring states and Western powers to join forces to help prevent an all-out civil war that could spread across the oil-rich region.Ready to talk with Iran, Syria Financial Express - Mar 09 7:05 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.U.S. may discuss Iraq with Iran, Syria New Kerala - Mar 09 7:10 AM
WASHINGTON, March 9: U.S. officials say they are willing to discuss ways to stabilize Iraq with Iran and Syria during an upcoming regional conference in Baghdad.EU's top diplomat to make ground-breaking visit to Syria Eu Business - Mar 09 5:11 AM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Friday he would travel to Syria soon, marking a resumption of high-level contacts with Damascus.Syria's envoy at secret talks to speak before Knesset committee Haaretz Daily - Mar 09 1:20 AM
Dr. Ibrahim Suleiman, the man who represented Syria during the secret unofficial discussions held under the auspices of the Swiss government, has agreed to appear before the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.US will challenge Iran, Syria at Baghdad meeting IranMania.com - Mar 08 10:32 PM
LONDON, March 9 (IranMania) - The United States will confront Syria and Iran directly at a regional meeting on Iraq this weekend with charges they are actively fomenting the violence tearing their neighbor apart, a senior US official said, AFP reported.Joint Iran-Syria car producing plant opens IranMania.com - Mar 08 10:19 PM
LONDON, March 9 (IranMania) - Iran-Syria luxury Samand sedan car producing plant, under the name of `Siamco', opened at the industrial area of `Adra' 36 kilometers from the Syrian capital of Damascus, IRNA reported.April parliamentary election for Syria Borneo Bulletin - Mar 08 9:42 PM
DAMASCUS (AFP) - Syria will hold a parliamentary election on April 22, according to a decree issued on Wednesday by President Bashar al-Assad and reported by the state news agency SANA.US doubts Syria's elections will be free and fair AlertNet - Mar 08 2:17 PM
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday voiced strong skepticism that Syria's parliamentary elections next month would be free and fair and urged President Bashar al-Assad to ... U.S. indicates to have bilateral talks with Iran, Syria People's Daily - Mar 08 6:00 PM
A senior U.S. official indicated on Thursday that the United States is open to bilateral talks with Iran and Syria at a regional meeting on Iraq this weekend.US joins foes at Baghdad peace huddle AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 6:40 PM
Envoys of the United States and its arch foes Iran and Syria are due to sit at the same table for the first time on Saturday at a peace conference in Baghdad called by Iraq's prime minister.US shows openness to talks on Iraq with Syria, Iran The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 08 12:57 PM
The United States sent on Thursday its clearest signal to date that it is open to bilateral talks with Iran and Syria, saying it will not "walk away" if either approaches to discuss stabilizing Iraq at an upcoming international conference. Meanwhile, the new American commander in Iraq said Thursday that military force alone.US open to talks with Iran-Syria Gulf Daily News - Mar 08 6:15 PM
WASHINGTON: The US said yesterday it will not "walk away" from bilateral talks with Iran or Syria at a neighbours conference in Baghdad this weekend if either country approaches it to discuss stabilising Iraq.Washington Takes a Chance on Tehran New York Times - Mar 09 3:05 PM
Good news from the war zone: Syria and Iran -- both countries that have shown little interest so far in relieving tensions in Iraq -- will take part in a conference in Baghdad this weekend in a development that has taken many by surprise. The mood in Washington is astonishingly upbeat after this radical shift in strategy.Joint Iran-Syria car producing plant opens in Syria Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 08 8:43 AM
Iran - Syria - Samand Iran-Syria luxury Samand sedan car producing plant, under the name of `Siamco', opened at the industrial area of `Adra' 36 kilometers from the Syrian capital of Damascus on Thursday.U.S., Syria, Iran officials meet in Baghdad AlertNet - Mar 09 3:47 PM
Source: Reuters By Mariam Karouny BAGHDAD, March 10 (Reuters) - U.S. officials will sit down with their Iranian and Syrian counterparts on Saturday at a conference in Baghdad aimed at stopping sectarian fighting ... US attends major Iraq conference BBC News - 1 hour, 0 minute ago
The US is attending Baghdad talks, along with Iran and Syria, to try to win regional support to stabilise Iraq.U.S. set to meet Iran and Syria at conference Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News - Mar 09 12:49 PM
KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's ruling Shi'ite leaders on Friday urged neighbouring states and Western powers to join forces to help prevent an all-out civil war that could spread across the oil-rich region.Quiet, they're talking with Syria Haaretz Daily - Mar 08 6:36 AM
Two weeks ago, Haaretz reported that during her visit to Jerusalem last January, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice asked that Israel desist from any contact with Syria - even exploratory contacts of the sort that would test whether Damascus is serious in its declared intentions to hold peace talks with Israel.Syria benefits from Iran's technical progress, Syrian president Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 08 5:43 AM
Syria - Iran - Davoudi Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday that Syria benefits from Iranian technical-engineering and industrial progress.Regional talks on Iraq risky for U.S. AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 10:08 AM
The U.S. faces choices and risks this weekend at an international conference in Iraq: Does it sweet-talk or strong-arm adversaries Iran and Syria, and can it talk to them at all without raising suspicions from its moderate Arab allies?Syria opens for business for international food companies Just Food - Mar 08 7:46 AM
Over the past six years Syria, once a byword for proto-Soviet state control and autarchy, has opened up its economy and implemented investment laws that allow foreign companies to set up shop. But few multinational food companies have wised up to the opportunities within an emerging market of 18 million consumers. As a result, those that have dipped a toe into the water, such as France's Bel ...RUSSIA SIGNS MAJOR ARMS DEALS WITH IRAN, SYRIA Middle East Newsline - Mar 08 1:25 AM
MOSCOW [MENL] -- The regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to keep secret its arms deals with Iran and Syria. Russia's leading business daily Kommersant asserted that a reporter who had been investigating Moscow's defense exports to Iran and Syria was killed.Iran, US, Syria set to meet at Baghdad conference AlertNet - Mar 09 8:17 AM
Source: Reuters By Sami Al-Jumaili KERBALA, Iraq, March 9 (Reuters) - Iraq's ruling Shi'ite leaders on Friday urged neighbouring states and Western powers to join forces to help prevent an all-out civil war that ... Irish Foreign Min: EU's Solana To Visit Syria For Talks - BBC Nasdaq - Mar 09 6:51 AM
European Union Foreign policy chief Javier Solana plans to go to Damascus for talks on Lebanon and the Middle East, the foreign minister for Ireland confirmed, BBC News reported on its Web site Friday.US Ready to Raise Iraq Concerns With Iran, Syria Payvand Iran News - Mar 09 8:15 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's top Iraqi affairs adviser says U.S. diplomats are prepared to raise concerns over Iraq directly with Iranian and Syrian counterparts at a Baghdad conference Saturday. -VOASyria, Iran unveil car on Baath birthday AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 7:34 AM
President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday unveiled a Syrian-Iranian car factory and tested a new vehicle, on the 44th anniversary of the ruling Baath party in Damascus.Iraq conference will test US readiness to deal with Iran, Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 7:06 AM
Saturday's conference in Baghdad bringing US, Iranian and Syrian officials together around the same table will put to the test Washington's readiness to engage its adversaries to end the chaos in Iraq.Israeli military and government sources report Syria has positioned thousands of rockets on its border with Israel DEBKAfile - Mar 09 7:36 AM
Quoting three Israeli military and two government sources, the French news agency AFP reports the Syrian army has accelerated its deployment of medium and long-range rockets capable of striking major towns across northern Israel.Syria sets poll for April Gulf Times - Mar 07 9:57 PM
DAMASCUS: Syria will hold a parliamentary election on April 22, according to a decree issued yesterday by President Bashar al-Assad and reported by the state news agency Sana.Iran's Defense Minister due in Syria next week IranMania.com - Mar 07 9:21 PM
LONDON, March 8 (IranMania) - Iranian Minister of Defense Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar is to pay a visit to Syria next week at the head of a high-ranking defense and political delegation, IRNA reported.Israel: Syria deploying rockets on border Middle East Online - Mar 09 1:27 AM
Israeli government, military sources claim Damascus built underground tunnels along countries border.Talk to Iran and Syria? Yes USA Today - Mar 07 9:16 PM
Talk to Iran and Syria? Yes The Bush administration is on board, and so are Bob and, reluctantly, Cal. But the real problems in the region might best be solved by new borders, not just new negotiations. Cal Thomas is... Al-Hashemi, left, was in Syria on a four day visit and left with a pledge of assistance from Damascus [AFP] Aljazeera - Mar 07 12:29 PM
Syria has promised to stabilise Iraq as Tariq al-Hashemi, Iraq' s vice president, concluded a four day visit to Damascus .The time is ripe for the US to engage Syria on Mideast issues The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 12:00 AM
The evenings are still chilly as shoppers browse Damascus's new up-market shops for the latest European fashions. But in the side streets, vendors are selling crunchy green almonds, and as the seasons turn you can sense a new self- confidence in a regime here that just a year ago was considered by many Middle East observers to be close to collapse.Deepak Chopra: Laying Off 'Evil' For a While HuffingtonPost - Mar 09 9:55 AM
Five years ago, in a rousing speech before Congress, Pres. Bush brought back one of the right wing's favorite adjectives: evil. The Axis of Evil was a clear bid to equal Reagan's Evil Empire, and since the Soviet Union fell, there has been a prevailing myth that calling them evil played a key role. That's dubious, but clearly using "evil" to describe Iran, Syria, and North Korea has been ...Iraq Conference an Awkward Balancing Act for White House ABC News - Mar 09 6:45 AM
Bush Downplaying Weekend Talks That Will Include Iran and SyriaSolana to make groundbreaking visit to Syria Middle East Online - Mar 09 2:12 AM
EU's top diplomat to attend Arab League meeting in Riyadh before resumption of contacts with Damascus.Summit will tell Iran to 'stop Iraq interference' Daily Telegraph - Mar 09 6:16 PM
The British ambassador to Iraq yesterday said a groundbreaking international summit in Baghdad today would deliver a clear message to Iran and Syria that they must halt interference in the country.Iraq to seek neighbor nations' help USA Today - Mar 08 7:29 PM
Iraq will ask neighboring countries to help improve its security at a rare regional summit in Baghdad on Saturday that will be attended by the United States. he Iraqi government will lobby Iran, Syria and other countries to tighten their borders, stop funding sectarian militias and crack down on religious leaders in their countries who encourage violence.US will challenge Iran, Syria at Baghdad meeting Middle East Online - Mar 09 12:27 AM
Rice's top adviser on Iraq says Washington ready to hold direct bilateral talks with Iranians, Syrians.Meddling In The Middle East Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 4:00 PM
Geopolitics: Was a Russian journalist killed for revealing arms sales to Syria and Iran? And is Syria preparing for war on Israel to aid Tehran if Iran's nuclear facilities are attacked?How to make Baghdad conference a landmark Financial Times - Mar 09 2:46 PM
Saturday s conference in Baghdad, where the US and fellow permanent members of the United Nations Security Council sit down with Iraq s neighbours including Iran and Syria will be a landmark in Middle East history.Bush sees 'test' for Iran, Syria, on Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 12:45 PM
US President George W. Bush challenged Iran and Syria Tuesday to prove at a pair of upcoming international conferences on Iraq that they are serious about helping to quell deadly violence there.Family wants Syria to return the body of Israeli master spy JTA - Mar 08 7:12 PM
Eli Cohen, his wife, Nadia Cohen, and baby daughter Sophie pose in a family portrait with Eli's nieces and nephews in 1961.Dead Russian reporter was investigating arms sales to Iran, Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 12:13 PM
A Russian reporter who died after falling out of a window was investigating sales of weapons by Russia to Syria and Iran, his newspaper Kommersant said Tuesday.Syria and Iran unveil car on Baath birthday Gulf Times - Mar 09 2:14 AM
DAMASCUS: President Bashar al-Assad yesterday unveiled a Syrian-Iranian car factory and tested a new vehicle on the 44th anniversary of the ruling Baath party in Damascus. Iran s Vice President Parviz Davoudi took part in the ceremony at Adra, some 40km from Damascus.Iran, Syria voice desire to help stabilize Iraq The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 07 12:43 PM
Iran confirmed Wednesday it would attend an upcoming international conference on Iraq, while Syria said it would work toward stabilizing Iraq but insisting that a timetable for the withdrawal of US troops is needed to achieve peace. Amid preparations for Saturday's high-level meeting, at least 52 people were killed.Assad sets Syria's parliamentary election for April The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 07 12:41 PM
Syria will hold a parliamentary election on April 22, according to a decree issued on Wednesday by President Bashar Assad and reported by the state news agency SANA. The announcement came on the eve of the 44th anniversary of Assad's Baath Party taking power in Syria.Syria-Shara-Davoudi Iran, Syria underscore continued bilatral good ties Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 08 7:44 PM
Visiting Iranian Vice President Parviz Davoudi and Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara underlined the importance of continued bilateral brotherly and strategic relations.U.S. Says Will Not Rebuff Iran, Syria At Iraq Talks Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Mar 08 11:39 PM
March 9, 2007 -- A U.S. official says U.S. diplomats will not "walk away" if they are approached by Iranian and Syrian diplomats at a conference on stabilizing Iraq scheduled to be held in Baghdad on March 10.Regional Talks on Iraq Risky for U.S. ABC News - Mar 09 3:00 AM
Iraq Security Meeting Poses Risks for U.S. Beyond Contact With Iran, SyriaSyria denies arms crossing border into Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 9:58 AM
Syria denied on Tuesday allegations that arms are making their way over the border into Lebanon and warned against any moves to station international troops along the frontier in Lebanon.Iraq stability hinges on pullout of US forces-Syria AlertNet - Mar 07 9:31 AM
Source: Reuters DAMASCUS, March 7 (Reuters) - Syria will work toward stabilising Iraq but a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops is needed to achieve peace, Syrian Vice-President Farouq al-Shara said on ... Iran for expansion of defence ties with Islamic world - Minister Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 09 3:06 PM
Iran - Syria Minister of Defence Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar said Friday Iran regards expansion of ties with Islamic and Arab countries within its defense diplomacy.US dismisses Syrian elections, in advance AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 12:58 PM
The United States dismissed planned parliamentary elections in Syria as a likely sham on Thursday, a day after the polls were announced and more than six weeks before they will actually be held.Army surveys new sand berms on border The Daily Star Lebannon - Mar 09 1:32 PM
The Daily Star. Syria began placing sand berms on its border with Lebanon on Thursday afternoon after Syria's foreign.Bush says Iraqi conferences will be 'test' for Iran, Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 06 8:39 AM
US President George W. Bush said Tuesday that upcoming international conferences on Iraq's security will be "a test" of whether Iran and Syria are serious about helping to dampen violence there.Syria seeks to gain from regional tumult The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! Canada News - Mar 07 1:00 AM
The isolation of Syria appears to be breaking as Damascus seeks deals with the Saudis and the Lebanese.US will not rebuff Iran, Syria on talks about Iraq AlertNet - Mar 08 1:46 PM
Source: Reuters (Adds quotes, details, paragraphs 5-6, 8-9, 13, 15-16) By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday sent its clearest signal yet it is open to bilateral talks ... Hotlinks Tiscali - Mar 09 1:05 PM
The conference, before a ministerial level meeting in April, will be an opportunity for the United States to sit with Iran and Syria, both accused by Washington of supporting insurgents and militias in Iraq.Iran's defense minister due in Syria next week Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 07 2:45 AM
Iran - Syria - DM Minister of Defense Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar is to pay a visit to Syria next week at the head of a high-ranking defense and political delegation.In US Overtures to Foes, Signs of New Pragmatism YaleGlobal Online - Mar 09 10:28 AM
In what some analysts label as a complete turnaround, the Bush administration is engaging in diplomatic activity with Iran, Syria and North Korea. US officials insist the new talks do not mark a change in policy.US Ready to Raise Iraq Concerns With Iran, Syria Voice of America - Mar 08 10:18 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's top Iraqi affairs adviser says U.S. diplomats are prepared to raise concerns over Iraq directly with Iranian and Syrian counterparts at a Baghdad conference Saturday.Ahead of Iraq report, views mixed on wisdom of engaging with Syria JTA - Mar 08 11:43 AM
A Golan Heights signpost, showing the proximity of Damascus to Israelīs northern border.U.S. will not walk away from talks with Iran on Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 8:38 AM
The United States sent on Thursday its clearest signal to date that it is open to bilateral talks with Iran and Syria, saying it will not "walk away" if either approaches to discuss stabilizing Iraq at a neighbors conference this weekend.Jebediah Koogler '10: U.S. should negotiate with Syria Brown Daily Herald - Mar 07 1:57 AM
It's time to talk with Syria.Iraq: Security before Syria pipeline opens UPI - Mar 06 12:46 PM
Iraq's oil minister said he wants to repair and reopen the pipeline to Syria, but called on Damascus to better monitor their border for insurgents. ...SYRIA In Damascus few care and fewer expect much from upcoming elections - Asia News AsiaNews.it - Mar 07 7:41 AM
SYRIA In Damascus few care and fewer expect much from upcoming elections by Jihad Issa A Catholic attorney tells AsiaNews that the turnout will likely be around 15 per cent because results are already known before votes are cast and because few are interested in voting in a country where 80 per cent of the population of 20 million earns just US$ 200 a month.Neighbors and Others Arrive in Baghdad Seeking Peace New York Times - Mar 09 5:36 PM
A crucial meeting on Saturday will bring together the two countries with the most influence in Iraq: the United States and Iran.Hotlinks Tiscali - Mar 09 7:20 AM
The United States has sent its clearest signal yet it is open to bilateral talks with Iran and Syria by saying it will not rebuff them if they wish to discuss stabilizing Iraq.Russian journalist who died in fall reportedly investigated weapons deals with Iran, Syria San Diego Union-Tribune - Mar 06 6:07 PM
MOSCOW, 1:21 p.m. March 6 (AP): A journalist who plunged to his death from his apartment building window faced threats while reporting on a highly sensitive story that Russia planned to sell sophisticated missiles to Syria and Iran, his newspaper reported Tuesday.Commentary: Decision time on Iran Middle East Times - Mar 09 2:20 AM
WASHINGTON -- After refusing to endorse the Iraq Study Group's recommendations in December to negotiate with Iran and Syria about the fate of Iraq, Secretary Rice's recent policy reversal was as startling as it was predictable.Russian died reporting on arms sales to Iran, Syria Arizona Daily Star - Mar 06 11:05 PM
MOSCOW A journalist who plunged to his death from his apartment building window faced threats while reporting on a sensitive story that Russia planned to sell sophisticated missiles to Syria and Iran, his newspaper reported Tuesday.