Following a jury's decision yesterday that the government's case against the men accused of planning to use liquids on planes as explosives could not be substantiated, the UK government says it will still continue to forbid passengers to take liquids on...
" DAMASCUS, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said at a four-way summit meeting on Thursday that a new round of indirect peace talks with Israel was postponed. This round of talks should take...
" 2008-09-02 20:49:04 - PARIS (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad said Tuesday that indirect negotiations with Israel have brought «the possibility of peace,» though the two countries still have quite a way...
"Syrian President Bashar al-Assad might be hoping to capitalize on Moscow's current diplomatic isolation to expand military cooperation with Russia as he meets with President Dmitry Medvedev in Sochi on Thursday.But even though a defiant Kremlin might be taking some perverse...
As US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, signed a deal with Poland to install Washington's missile defense system, "Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the conflict in the Caucasus underlines the need for Russia and Syria to expand military ties". " Wed, 20 Aug 2008...
Special Report for NPGen. Muhammad Suleiman who was one of Syrian President Bashar Assad's personal insider on military affairs, was assassinated by a sniper early Saturday, August 2, in a small Syrian city of Tartous, according to Israel's DEBKAfile intelligence analysis...
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Emulating the European Union model 43 countries in Middle east have come together and formed a Mediterranean Union. Although unlike European countries many of these countries don't have great relations with each other. "French President Nicolas Sarkozy launched a...
During his historical visit to France, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad agreed to establish full diplomatic relations with Lebanon. Under the invitation of French hospitality, Bashar al-Assad met with Lenabnee President. This diplomatic move of French President Nicolas...
By David Schenker who is currently senior fellow in Arab politics at the WashingtonInstitute for Near East Policy. From 2002 to 2006, he served in theOffice of the Secretary of Defense as country director for...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorLast years bombing of a suspected Nuclear facility in Syria by Israeli Forceshas brought a rebuttal by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who stated in the media against...
Tensions in Gaza continue to rise and segments of the international Arab community rallies in support. Protests in Syria, Egypt, and Lebanon declared their support for Gaza's residents. "Tens of thousands of...
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"An Israeli airstrike on Syria last month targeted a partially built nuclear reactor that was years away from completion, the New York Times reported Saturday, citing U.S. and foreign officials.
The report said President Bush's administration had intense discussions with the...
"Syrian air defenses opened fire on IAF aircraft that violated Syrian airspace overnight Thursday, a Syrian military spokesman said."We warn the Israeli enemy government against this flagrant aggressive act, and...
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"I have to admit, I haven't been staying up-to-date on any of the presidential debates, but it appears that Dennis Kucinich is still in the running, and getting some air-time with his visit to Syria to talk to...
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"DEBKAfile's Iran sources reveal they have hatched a plan to replace the vacillating
figure in Damascus with a puppet at their beck and call, modeled on
Hizballah’s Hassan Nasrallah. It is not known if Assad knows what is going on in his armed forces, or how deeply...