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OpinionBug.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Syria is banking on a win by Barack Obama to prop up the ailing regime and is reaching out to his advisors. Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu at INN writes, “He said that Syria wants Senator Obama to win the presidential election to help Syrian President Bashar Assad bring back prosperity to Syria, which is under American sanctions. [...]
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
... said the Kremlin had invited Olmert for the sake of balance after having hosted Syrian President Bashar Assad and King Abdullah of Jordan. Moscow's relations with Tel Aviv have become tense as Russia accused Israel of selling spy drones to Georgia used against it in for reconnaissance in the August conflict. Israel ordered a ban on arms sales to Georgia last month, according to Russian...
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Israelated (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... wounded 33 others in Tripoli. Future Movement leader MP Saad Hariri lashed out at Syrian President Bashar Assad in the aftermath of the Tripoli bombing, accusing Assad of trying to insinuate that Lebanon, the North in particular, was responsible for the apparently deteriorating security situation in Syria. Prior to Hariri's remarks, Assad told the head of Lebanon's Journalists...
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Ya Libnan | Lebanon News Live from (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
... once observed. But it is hard also not to detect Saudi Arabia's hand in Tripoli.Syrian President Bashar Assad said that Lebanon is becoming a haven for radicals and a threat to the security of Syria. Saad Hariri instantly replied by questioning his intentions, accusing Assad of "infiltrating extremists into Lebanon," and even expressing Saudi frustration over France's overture...
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GayandRight (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
An ominous report from the Jerusalem Post... A year after Israel allegedly bombed a partially constructed nuclear reactor deep in the heart of Syria, the nuclear aspirations of Syrian President Bashar Assad have not subsided, with the country redoubling its efforts to develop a nuclear program, Asharq Alawsat reported on Thursday. According to the report, Israeli military sources told...
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FresnoZionism.org -- ציונות פרסנו (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
... which will be used to house a permanent Russian naval presence in the Mediterranean. President Bashar Assad visited Moscow last month, and told the Russian daily Kommersant that Damascus was “ready to cooperate with Russia in any way,” including discussing deploying missile defense systems on Syrian territory. “America has just as much interest in what is going on in the region as...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
... to retire after his current posting.In 2006, he held discussions in Damascus with President Bashar Assad of Syria and telephone negotiations with Ali Larijani, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, in which he brokered the release of 15 captured British sailors.Three years earlier, Sir Nigel took part alongside MI6 officers in clandestine negotiations with Col...
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Stop the ACLU (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
... Yup, because there have just been loads of non-Muslim suicide bombers over the past 30 years. Bashar Assad, the Syrian president, said this month that he was worried about “extremists forces” in Tripoli, warning that Islamist militants were coming to dominate the north Lebanese city. Muslim militants have been behind a series of attacks in recent years inside Syria, despite its security...
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Jihad Watch (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
... with neighboring Lebanon. Syria says the deployment is meant to curb smuggling, but President Bashar Assad has warned recently that "extremist forces" were operating in northern Lebanon and destabilizing his country .... But when a nominally Shi'ite government does it on behalf of Iran, well, that's completely different.
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Infidels Are Cool (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
... of troops on its borders with neighboring Lebanon. It also follows a warning by President Bashar Assad that “extremist forces” were operating in northern Lebanon and looking to destabilize Syria. He apparently was referring to the Sunni militants who have clashed for months with pro-Syrian gunmen in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. The Syrian government has been battling Muslim...
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LA Times (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
... trip to Syria, a visit strongly opposed by many Sunni radicals who despise Syrian President Bashar Assad's secular government.Analysts said the timing of today's attack suggested it was meant to derail confidence in the government and army just as Lebanon's squabbling religious communities have begun to come together to ease tensions on streets ahead of critical elections next spring....
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Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
... Moscow nonetheless. Israel and Russia disagree on a number of issues, including Syrian President Bashar Assad's attempts to purchase advanced arm systems from Russia. Another issue on the agenda is Moscow's objection to a fourth round of sanctions on Iran in response to the Islamic Republic's ongoing nuclear program. The Russians are also interested in helping advance the Israeli-Palestinian...
