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Syrian President Bashar Assad urged France on Friday to support Turkish mediation efforts to get momentum in the Middle East peace process.
The svelte models strutted down the catwalk in sexy dresses with bare backs and short hemlines — all under the watchful portraits of Syrian President Bashar Assad and his late father, Hafez.
Syrian President Bashar Assad met with Turkey's prime minister in Istanbul on Wednesday to discuss ways to revive the stalled peace process between Syria and Israel, a day after security talks with Iraq collapsed.
The head of an influential committee in Iran's parliament said he believes the nominee for defense minister will be approved despite accusations he was involved in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center in Argentina, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday.
Syrian President Bashar Assad told an Italian newspaper that he is ready to act as a mediator between the West and Iran, and would like to meet U.S. President Barack Obama.
During eight years as Syria's president, Bashar Assad has grown more sure in his grip on power — ordering a crackdown on dissent, letting a personality cult bloom around him and opening up the economy after decades of isolation.
Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview published Wednesday that he has been impressed by friendly gestures from President Barack Obama but is still waiting to see results.
Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, is planning to travel to Syria next week, where he will meet with President Bashar Assad.
Syria's president is calling for a "positive" dialogue with Washington whose relations with Damascus have long been strained.
The foreign ministers of Syria and Lebanon signed an agreement Wednesday formalizing diplomatic ties between the two countries for the first time in their turbulent history.
Syria's leader said Thursday he offered a proposal for peace with Israel but also refused to break off ties with Hezbollah and militant Palestinians — a key Israeli demand.
Syria's President Bashar Assad has publicly stepped up his outreach to old ally Russia in recent days, seeking aid to build up Syrian military forces and offering Moscow help in return — in an apparent effort to exploit a new Russian-American rift.
Syria's government is confirming the assassination last week of a senior military officer believed to have been a close aide to President Bashar Assad.
Syrian President Bashar Assad says he is counting on the next American president to help support efforts to negotiate peace between his country and Israel.
Turkey's prime minister flew to Damascus Saturday and said he was trying to restart direct talks between Syria and Israel, stepping up his nation's behind-the-scenes efforts to negotiate a peace deal between the longtime enemies.
President Bashar Assad boasts that Damascus is "the capital of resistance," a claim borne out by the presence here of Hamas leaders and a host of other radical Palestinian groups.
President Bashar Assad rejected claims that Syria's alliance with Iran had been weakened by Damascus' participation in last month's U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference, insisting Thursday that ties between the two countries will never be shaken.
It's been barely a week since Syria joined the U.S.-sponsored peace conference, but the participation is already paying off for President Bashar Assad.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has sent messages to Syrian President Bashar Assad that he is interested in reopening peace talks and suggested Israel would return territory it captured 40 years ago, Israeli officials said Tuesday.
In an Oct. 29 story about Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani criticizing Democrats on Middle Eastern policy, The Associated Press erroneously reported Giuliani's mention of Syrian President Bashar Assad as a reference to Osama bin Laden.
Syrian President Bashar Assad all but ruled out his country's participation in a U.S.-sponsored international peace conference on the Middle East, suggesting in an interview published Thursday that the meeting has no chance for success.
Syrian President Bashar Assad confirmed Monday that Israeli warplanes attacked a target inside his country last month and didn't just intrude into its air space, but he said the jets hit only an "unused military building."
A militant Islamic group inspired by Al-Qaida lashed out Monday against Syria's government, a day after a referendum was held on granting President Bashar Assad a second term.
Posters plastered on walls of the capital and songs blaring from cars and loudspeakers proclaimed "We love you" as Syrians voted Sunday in a referendum to endorse President Bashar Assad — the only candidate — for a second term.
President Bashar Assad said Thursday his country would not recognize a U.N.-mandated international tribunal on the assassination of the former prime minister of Lebanon if it infringes on Syrian sovereignty.
Obama to lift Syrian export ban - Damascus, of course, is thrilledU.S. Woos Damascus by Easing Export Ban By JAY SOLOMON DAMASCUS -- The Obama administration has told Syria that it will work to ease U.S. sanctions against Damascus, as Washington intensifies its pursuit of détente with a longtime Middle East rival.
Syria: Peace talks 'must bear fruit'Syria and peace never they won't accept Israel as a country!
Seymour Hersh: Syria CallingWhen the Israelis' controversial twenty-two-day military campaign in Gaza ended, on January 18th, it also seemed to end the promising peace talks between Israel and Syria. The two countries had been engaged for almost a year in negotiations through intermediaries in Istanbul.
'Murdered Syrian officer knew too much'[Excerpt:] - Amid increasing speculation, some Arab media and Syrian dissidents suggested Monday that the reported assassination of a senior Syrian intelligence officer over the weekend may be a case of one man knowing too much for his own good.
Report: Iran irate over Israel-Syria peace talks Haaretz reports: Sources close to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday said that he was unable to conceal his disappointment and surprise at the news of renewed Israeli-Syrian peace talks.
Clear Evidence Implicates Assad Personally in North Korean Nuclear DealPresident Bashar Assad was personally involved in Damascus' nuclear deal with Pyongyang.
edmontonsun.com - Opinion/Comment - World owes IsraelSyria's most co-operative country has been North Korea, which has assisted in ballistic missile and nuclear development in both Syria and Iran (and before that Libya). Neither Syria nor Iran wants the other to have a nuclear advantage, yet both eagerly supply Israel's enemies.
Syria: Israel targeted nuclear facility"In its first admission by a state official, Syria's ambassador to the UN confirmed that an air raid carried out by Israeli fighter jets deep in Syrian territory on September 6 was, indeed, an attack on a Syrian nuclear facility..."
Syria: Israel targeted nuclear facility | Jerusalem PostIn its first admission by a state official, Syria's ambassador to the UN confirmed that an air raid carried out by Israeli fighter jets deep in Syrian territory on September 6 was, indeed, an attack on a Syrian nuclear facility, Israel Radio reported Wednesday morning.
Hezbollah attempts to marginalize Lebanon's ChristiansAbu Faour, a prominent member of the March 14 coalition and representative of the Progressive Socialist Party in the legislature, made the remark in an interview with Naharnet at the heavily guarded block of Beirut's seaside Phoenicia Hotel, where majority law makers are bastione …
Sources: Turkish official won't ask Israel about strike in SyriaOn his visit to Jerusalem next week, Turkish Chief of Staff General Yasar Buyukanit will focus on his country's strategic & defense relationship with Israel, not on the air strike the IDF allegedly carried out in Syria last month.
Dying for self-rule in LebanonWHEN Antoine Ghanem, a member of the Lebanese Parliament, was assassinated Wednesday in a horrific car bombing, he became the eighth anti-Syrian legislator to be killed since the murder of former prime minister Rafik Hariri in 2005.
Syria marks 34th anniversary of its victory in the Yom Kippur War Syria's press dedicated itself to the 34th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, as the country's various publications offered their readers harsh criticisms of Israel, the US and the Annapolis peace conference, scheduled for November.
Desperate Enemies Continue to Assassinate Democracy in LebanonAnti Syrian MP Antoine Ghanem was murdered on Wednesday, just days away from the parliamentary elections to appoint Lebanon's next president. 5 others were killed, and over 50 wounded
Israel FM @ UN: 'Israel is prepared to concede land'"Israel may be on the front lines of this battle, but it is not our fight alone," said Livni. "The notion that this battle was a local one, limited to isolated regions, collapsed with the twin towers on a September morning 6 years ago.
War: What if They Start It? The war drums are sounding louder in the Mideast and America could be drawn into the coming conflict. The Bush administration can either ignore the warnings and abandon the region or engage the antagonists. But America's options and credibility are limited.
The Columbus Dispatch : Propaganda tool - Kucinich's reckless talk provides fodder for enemies of U.S. Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich's views often are dismissed as wacky, but his comments late last week on Syrian television have serious foreign-policy ramifications and shouldn't be ignored.
Arab regimes, media ignore Syrian claims of IAF flyoverArab governments and the mainstream media in the Arab world have largely ignored the alleged infiltration of Israeli warplanes into Syrian airspace, drawing criticism from the Syrians.
Ahmadinejad: It's going to be a 'hot' summer in the Middle EastIt's going to be a "hot" summer in the Middle East, said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad following a surprise meeting with Hizbullah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah in Damascus on Thursday evening, Channel 10 reported.
Syrian official threatens 'resistance' by September, warns Damascus preparing for large-scale conflictGOLAN HEIGHTS – If Israel doesn't vacate the strategic Golan Heights before September, Syrian guerrillas will immediately launch "resistance operations" against the Golan's Jewish communities, a top official from Syrian President Bashar Assad's Baath party told WND.
The Truth About SyriaSyria is not a radical regime because it has been mistreated by the West or Israel but because the regime needs radicalism to survive. It is a minority dictatorship of a small non-Muslim minority and it offers neither freedoms nor material benefit.
Losing the War in Congress, not in IraqHarry Reid uttered the "Declaration of U.S. Defeat" heard 'round the world. Patriotic Americans are outraged over such apparent calumny. FSM Contributing Editor Walid Phares makes a convincing case that liberals are complicit in sabotaging this nation's national security.
Syria Threatens War, Olmert DismissiveSyrian President Bashar Assad said Wednesday that Syria is ready for a war with Israel.
Prime Minister denies giving Pelosi peace message for Assad According to the statement, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert emphasized in his meeting with Pelosi on Sunday that "although Israel is interested in peace with Syria, that country continues to be part of the Axis of Evil and a force that encourages terror in the entire Middle East."
Israel says Pelosi misrepresents its position to Assad (Dementia Pelosia?) U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , on a visit to Syria opposed by the White House, said on Wednesday President Bashar al-Assad was ready to hold peace talks with Israel.
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