* President Bush
Applauds Formation of National Council of the
Damascus Declaration
American president
George Bush
applauds the recent formation of the National
Council of the Damascus Declaration in Damascus,
Syria.
* Syria's Remote
Control
Wednesday's car bombing of Lebanese General Francois
Hajj is being treated as something of a murder
mystery because, unlike Lebanon's other recent
assassination victims, the general was not an overt
foe of Syria.
* Western powers
press Lebanon to fill vacant presidency
A US
envoy urged feuding Lebanese politicians on Saturday
to elect a new president to restore "dignity" to a
position vacant for three weeks, as France warned a
vote set for the coming week is the "last chance" to
resolve the crisis.
*
Bush: Syria must release arrested opposition
activists
US
President George W. Bush called on Syria Friday to
immediately release dozens of opposition activists
reportedly arrested this week amid events marking
International Human Rights Day.
* Challenged,
Syria Extends Crackdown on Dissent
Syrian
authorities this week arrested more than 30 people
who had been working for political change,
escalating a crackdown on dissent just a week after
critics elected a leadership committee in an
unusually direct and public challenge to President
Bashar al-Assad’s authority.
* Sarkozy warns
of 'last chance' for Lebanon to choose president
* No deal with
Assad regime, Bush tells dissidents
* Bush slams
Beirut bombing, urges Syria to halt interference
* Iraq praises
Syrian cooperation in boosting security
* Security
Council condemns 'terrorist' attack in Lebanon
* US condemns
assassination of general in Lebanon
* General among
four killed in Lebanon car bomb
* US strongly
condemns assassination of General Francois Hajj
* Ahmadinejad:
Enemies can't harm strong ties with Syria
*
Syria reassures Iran on Mideast
* Lebanon
majority backs army chief for president
* 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
