* Return of
Iraqi Refugees from Syria Concerns US
The
U.S. military is expressing concern that the Iraqi
government is unprepared to deal with a mass return
of refugees to Baghdad despite declining violence.
* Lebanon
presidential vote postponed until Dec 7
A
parliamentary session to elect a new president of
Lebanon, due to have been held on Friday, has been
postponed until December 7, the office of parliament
speaker Nabih Berri said Thursday night.
* Signs of
US-Syria Thaw After Summit
Syria
left a U.S.-hosted Mideast peace conference without
a specific promise from Israel to restart stalled
talks but with signs the Bush administration is
softening its diplomatic hard line against an Arab
state that has played a role in past peace efforts.
* U.S. invites
40 to peace talks
including Syria
The United States
invited over 40 countries including Syria to
participate in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
* France opens
to Syria in push for Lebanon deal
French
President Nicolas Sarkozy called his Syrian
counterpart Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday, reopening
top-level contacts after a three-year break in a bid
end the political crisis in Lebanon, Syrian media
said.
* Syria sticks
to Golan quest before Mideast talk
* Bayanouni:
Syrian regime responsible for instability in Lebanon
*
Lebanon presidential vote postponed to Friday, for
fourth time
*
Iran ready for nuclear co-op with Syria
* Holed Up in a
Beirut Hotel In Quest to Pick a President
* Lebanese
factions deadlocked over president
* UN chief warns
Lebanon on brink of "abyss"
* Rice in
bilateral meeting with Syrian FM
