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Fatah Sources Deny Asking Syrian President to Pressure Hamas

By Saad Jarous Damascus, Asharq Al-Awsat - Palestinian sources have told Asharq al-Awsat that President Mahmud Abbas (Abu-Mazin) did not ask Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to pressure the Hamas movement into reaching an...

Siniora prefers silence to avoid quarrel with Syria

Beirut- Premier Fouad Siniora has said that he prefers to remain silent about comments by his Syrian counterpart Mohammed Naji Otari and Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem that he has rejected invitations to visit Damascus.

Why the Middle East is sick-In vendetta against Israel, West, Arab world committing suicide

We now have the perfect metaphor for the Middle East's political situation. In Egypt, a little boy with cystic fibrosis badly needs a certain medicine. Unfortunately for him, that drug is only produced in Israel, and Egypt's...

Daily Star Political News: Sleiman accepts Syria's troop-move explanation

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman has accepted that Syrian troop movements near the border between the two countries are aimed at tackling smuggling, a statement by the Presidential Palace said on Saturday. Sleiman contacted...

Syrian president says Palestinian unity "only guarantee" to regain rights

DAMASCUS, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday underlined that a restoration of Palestinian national unity is the "only guarantee" for the Palestinians to regain rights and boost their stance at peace...

Jews and Arabs trade blame after riots divide town

Jews and Arabs trade blame after riots divide town : Jewish and Arab residents of this mixed city traded blame Sunday after being rocked by four nights of rioting and sectarian violence, some of the worst seen here in decades....

Tartous From fishing port to naval power base

Russia moves into the Mediterranean • Military foothold part of closer ties with Damascus • Move could deter Israel from attacks on Syria Hugh Macleod : The Guardian 8/10/2008 During balmy evenings in the sleepy Syrian port of...

Palestinian president briefs Assad on national unity talks [The Earth Times Online Newspaper]

Damascus- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Syrian president Bashar Assad on Sunday briefing him on the Middle East peace process and ways to achieve Palestinian reconciliation. Abbas was wrapping up a two-day visit to...

Gaza Palestinians plant anti-tank IED trap on Israeli side of border

DEBKAfile’s military sources report that Israel military scouts uncovered a high-powered anti-tank IED trap near Kissufim on the Israeli side of the Gaza border Sunday, Oct. 12. It was composed of four large interlinked devices...

Palestinian leaders call for reconciliation

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday the rift between his mainstream Palestinian faction and archrival Hamas must end. The Hamas leader, meanwhile, said the time is right for reconciliation.

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