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Friday 4 January 2008

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Syria Today


* Lebanon's majority urges Arab pressure on Syria

Lebanon's anti-Syrian ruling majority urged on Friday Arab ministers meeting in Cairo at the weekend to put pressure on Syria to end its interference in Lebanon and facilitate the election of a new president.

 

* Larijani in Syria Damascus

Iran's leadership envoy Ali Larijani arrived in Damascus late Thursday for a meeting with senior Syrian officials.

 

* Turkey, Syria to further cooperation in transportation

Turkey is opening new doors and broadening paths to improve its relations with its sometimes controversial neighbor Syria.

 

* Hezbollah sets resolution terms

The Lebanese opposition group Hezbollah has said openly that it will not allow a president to be elected unless it gets a third of the cabinet seats.

 

* Lebanese Opposition Threatens to Resort to Civil Disobedience

The Hizbullah-led opposition was reportedly getting ready for civil disobedience if mediation efforts aimed at reaching a settlement to the political crisis fail, local media reported Friday.

 

* Siniora : Partership seekers seek solutions not set conditions

* Turkey - Syria Business Meeting Ends

* French mediation with Syria still on: Nasrallah

* Nasrallah: no opposition veto, no presidential election

* Iran keeps economic ties with Syria

* Muhibbah wins contract in Syria

* Syria breaks off contacts with France over Lebanon: minister

* Syria denies talks with U.S. lawmaker on political detainees

* French MP: Syria has 10 to 15 active terrorist cells in Lebanon

* Syria-based Palestinian groups reschedule their conference meant to match Annapolis for Jan. 23

* SYRIA: Dubai offers Damascus $8 million news center

* Arabs Urged to Take Tough Stand Against Syria

* Syrian Activist Gets Jailtime

* EU urges Syria to release human rights defenders

* Jumblat Has Been Lying to Syrians, Will Not Give Opposition Veto Power

* 'Turkey mediating between Israel, Syria'

* Syria unwilling to pressure Lebanon allies: minister

 


Arab & World


* Olmert says 'hand of God' favours Israel in peace talks

* Bush calls on Israel to dismantle wildcat settlements

* Bush has no plans for joint Abbas, Olmert meeting: White House

* Israel reports new bird flu outbreak in poultry

* Five killed in new Israeli strikes on Gaza

* Israeli shell kills Hamas fighter in Gaza: Palestinians

* Gaza clashes kill seven Palestinians at end of a bloody year

* Tens of thousands gather for Hamas anniversary in Gaza

* US will offer Palestinians 500 million dollars: source

* Two plead guilty over California terror plot: prosecutor

* Israeli-Palestinian talks to resume December 23: Abbas

* Seven Danes accused of selling 'terror' T-shirts acquitted: court

* United condemnation follows murder of Lebanese general

* Gaza blast kills Palestinian fighter

* 'Danger of war' exists with Iran: Sarkozy

* Israeli, Palestinian negotiators meet for talks

 

 

Comment

  

* Pakistan and Lebanon, the same struggle

Hiram Chodosh & Chibli Mallat


* Sarkozy And The Syrian Regime

Randa Takieddine


* Damascus may have just lost the Arabs

Michael Young


* The End of an Arab Year: A Country without a President and a Nation without an Impact

Mohammed Salah


* Who's Responsible for the International "Retreat" in Support for Lebanon's Path of Independence?

Raghida Dergham


* Assassination of al Hajj: A Vote for Suleiman

Tariq Alhomayed


* The Game of Delegation and Recanting in Lebanon

Walid Choucair


 

Latest Releases

* ALC STATEMENT ON THE RECENT VISIT TO SYRIA BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS (American Lebanese Coalition)

* The Syrian Authorities’ Gift at the Final Day of 2007: Torture leading to death & unfair sentences (The Syrian Human Rights Committee)

* Syria: End Repression of Human Rights Groups (Human Rights Watch)

* The one who should and will be soon trialed by the Syrian people is Syria’s dictator Bachar al-Assad (Press Office of Mr. Abdel Halim Khaddam)

* EU Presidency Statement concerning the travel ban on Mr Riad Seif (EU Presidency)

 

 


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