* General among
four killed in Lebanon car bomb
A
Lebanese army general was among at least four people
killed on Wednesday in a car bomb that also injured
seven others in a Christian suburb on the outskirts
of Beirut, a security source told AFP.
* US strongly
condemns assassination of General Francois Hajj
The
United States issued today a firm condemnation of
the killing of a top Lebanese army officer, as
Lebanon seeks to fill a presidential void.
* Ahmadinejad:
Enemies can't harm strong ties with Syria
Iran's
adversaries cannot harm the strong and durable ties
between Tehran and Damascus, President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad said Sunday during a meeting with a top
Syrian diplomat, state media reported.
*
Syria reassures Iran on Mideast
A top
Syrian official on Sunday reassured Iran that
Syria's attendance at a US-hosted Middle East peace
conference would not harm relations between the two
allies, the state news agency IRNA reported.
* Lebanon
majority backs army chief for president
Lebanon's Western-backed governing majority
announced on Sunday that it would accept army chief
General Michel Sleiman as a compromise candidate for
the vacant presidency, clearing the way to an end to
a year-old stand-off with the opposition.
* Syria
describes Annapolis conference as defeat for
Palestinians
* Olmert: Bush
will Not Sell Out Lebanon to Syria
* US sees 'mixed
picture' from Syria on Mideast cooperation
* Bayanouni:
Syria instrument in Iran’s hands
* Return of
Iraqi Refugees from Syria Concerns US
* Lebanon
presidential vote postponed until Dec 7
* Signs of
US-Syria Thaw After Summit
* U.S. invites
40 to peace talks
including Syria
* France opens
to Syria in push for Lebanon deal
* 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
