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Friday 7 September 2007

Last update 20:35 Damascus Time, 17:35 GMT

 

 

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Syria Today


* Syria criticizes Israel for alleged violation of airspace

Syria lashed out at Israel again Friday and threatened possible government action, a day after Damascus said its air defenses opened fire on Israeli aircraft that dropped "munitions" inside the country.

 

* Iran blasts Israeli 'violation of Syrian airspace'

Iran condemned the intrusion this week of Israeli aircraft into Syrian airspace, calling it shameful and provocative, Iranian media reported on Friday.

 

* Israel maintains careful silence on Syria flight

Israel kept up a careful policy of ambiguous silence on Friday over accusations from Damascus that its warplanes violated Syrian airspace in an incident that stoked tensions between the two enemies.

 

* Israeli MK Nafaa ignores gov't travel ban, arrives in Syria for a visit

MK Said Nafaa (Balad) on Thursday ignored a ban on Israeli lawmakers from traveling to enemy states and arrived in Syria as part of a delegation of Druze religious officials.

 

* Majadele: Israeli Air Force regularly flies over Syria

Minister Raleb Majadele said Friday that the Israel Air Force enters Syria's airspace on a daily basis, and estimated that the recent plane incident would not prompt a war with Syria, Nazareth-based al-Sinara newspaper reported.

 

* Lead investigator taken off Hariri case

* Syria denies dropping Iraqi visa plan

* Iraq says Syria has dropped plans to demand visas

* Washington declines comment after Syria fires on Israeli planes

* Syria fires on Israeli war planes

* Lebanon premier urges tighter control of border with Syria

* Arab FMs Call on Syria, Lebanon to Join Mideast Peace Conference

* Sfeir sounds conciliatory note ahead of visit to Vatican

* Merkel Urges Syria to Recognize Lebanon, Supports Presidential Elections

* Swedish ambassador to Syria apologizes for drawings depicting prophet

* Syria to set up joint water company with Iran

* Lebanese army kills militant near battle camp

* Lebanon speaker sets Sept 25 for presidential vote

* The second General Conference of the National Salvation Front: a necessary transition

* Pope meets with Syrian VP, discusses Iraq refugees, Christians and others in Mideast

* Lebanese troops scour battle camp for fugitive fighters

* US praises Lebanon victory over Islamists

 


Arab & World


* Bin Laden plans new video in advance of Sept. 11 anniversary; first video in 3 years

* Three Gaza militants killed by Israeli fire

* Mussa warns against downplaying Mideast summit

* Israeli PM orders army to draw up rocket plan

* Hamas bans outdoor prayers in Gaza

* Israel mulling release of 100 Fatah prisoners

* Israel threatens to cut Gaza supplies over rockets

* Court orders Israel to re-route barrier

* Bush Makes War Assessment in Iraq

* Britain Pulls Out of Downtown Basra Base

* Mideast summit to show support for Abbas

* Israel detains key Hamas militant in West Bank

* Hamas urges talks as Abbas orders probe into Gaza fiasco

* Foreigners, wounded Palestinians evacuated from Gaza

* PLO approves early Palestinian elections

* Israel confirms Mideast summit in Egypt on Monday

* US considering Blair for Palestine envoy: report

* Fatah fighters exact revenge in West Bank rampage

* Hamas pledges to free kidnapped BBC man

* Abbas to unveil cabinet as Hamas tightens Gaza grip

* 'Hamas out' as Fatah fighters storm parliament

* New Palestinian PM: US-educated favourite of the West

* US to release aid to new govt: Palestinian official

 

 

Comment

  

* Syria's tense relations with Jordan

Marwan Kabalan


* Israel pushing its luck

Khaleej Times Editorial


* US priorities threaten EU work in Lebanon

Mai Yamani


* Lebanon cries victory, but is it too soon?

Robert Fisk


* A Lebanese "Referendum"… Against the Street

Zuheir Kseibati


* A small victory against chaos

Joseph A. Kechichian


* Berri's Initiative: The Best Possible

Hazem Saghieh


* Drawbacks of Berri initiative

Sami Moubayed


* Will Consensus Come from Nahr al-Bared?

Elias Harfoush


* Turko-Syrian Relations under Erdogan

Bolund Aras & Radwan Ziadeh


* The Two Challenges Facing the Lebanese Opposition and the Arab Regimes

Walid Choucair


 

Latest Releases

* WCCR AND RPS CONDEMN KUCINICH VISIT TO SYRIA (World Council of the Cedars Revolution, Reform Party of Syria)

* Israel/Lebanon: Israeli Indiscriminate Attacks Killed Most Civilians (Human Rights Watch)

* Urgent Call for the Release of Abdul Raouf Zeno (Syrian Human Rights Committee)

* Syria: Seven more advocates of reform sentenced to prison terms after unfair trial (Amnesty International)

* Amnesty International Urgent Action Update: sentencing of seven men / prisoners of conscience (Amnesty International)

 

 


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