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Syria, Iran warm to Russia as US tensions grow

Investor's Iraq Forum (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

*Syria, Iran warm to Russia as US tensions grow* AP Published: August 27, 2008, 11:35 Beirut: Syria's President Bashar Al Assad has publicly stepped up his outreach to old ally Russia in recent days, seeking aid to build up Syrian military forces and offering Moscow help in return, in an...

• Syria, Iran warm to Russia as U.S. tensions grow - International Herald Tribune
• Syria, Iran warm to Russia as U.S. tensions grow - Russia News Net
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Sarkozy confirms Syria visit date

BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday

French President Sarkozy says he will visit Damascus on 3-4 September as part of efforts to improve Franco-Syrian ties.

Report: French FM Thinks Syria's Open To Sarkozy's Requests – But At Its Own Pace

Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

A French source reports that French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner during his visit to Syria and Lebanon got the impression that Syria was showing openness towards French President Nicolas Sarkozy's requests regarding Lebanon, but that it ... August 27, 2008, 2:38 pm

World Briefing | Middle East: Sarkozy Reaches Out to Syria

New York Times (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has announced plans to go to Syria next Wednesday to pursue restoring diplomatic ties.

US sanctions could derail Airbus deal with Syria

Business Spectator (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

Airline trying to secure multi-billion-order from Syrian government. 29 Aug 2008 12:16 AM

Syria eyes an edge amid Russia-U.S. rift

Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | yesterday

Damascus is seeking an arms deal with Moscow, a move that would bolster its position in the Middle East.

Syria, Iran Warm to Russia

Doc's Talk (Free subscription) | yesterday

Barak Ravid and Yoav Stern Lebanon's eastern border with Syria is wide open to smugglers, according to a report submitted to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday by a task force he appointed to study the issue. The report harshly criticizes both Lebanon and Syria, saying there has been no improvement over the past year despite promises by both countries to address the issue. Israel has long claimed...

Russia plans to raise navy presence in Syria: diplomat

Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - The Russian navy will make more use of Syrian ports as part of increased military presence in the Mediterranean, a Russian diplomat said on Wednesday.

Syria and Iran Warm to Russia

Daled Amos (Free subscription) | yesterday

Sure--and why wouldn't they. Following in Russia's footsteps, Syria wants Lebanon and Iran wants everything else. Soccer Dad pointed me to an article that goes into this in more depth: Analysis: Assad's Shopping List ...Assad's trip to Moscow comes at a particularly opportune time. Russia is in the process of completing what looks like a successful, contemptuous defiance of international will

SARKOZY - SYRIA: Sarkozy to visit Syria soon

France24 (Free subscription) | yesterday

Just days after a trip by French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner, President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced that he will visit Syria on September 3rd. France has been working to normalise ties between Syria and Lebanon and the West.

Talks With Syria Proceed As Expected

Daled Amos (Free subscription) | yesterday

International Herald Trubune: Syrian FM: No headway in peace talks with Israel Washington Post: A Syrian-Israeli Breakthrough? Carry on... Technorati Tag: Israel and Syria.

No progress on Israel-Syria talks, Damascus says

Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | yesterday

No headway has been made after several rounds of indirect negotiations between Syria and Israel, said Syria's foreign minister Monday.Walid al-Moallem said the talks, mediated by Turkey,

Dangerous Talks with Syria

Doc's Talk (Free subscription) | yesterday

Uzi Dayan and Jonathan Spyer The Jerusalem Post The current indirect talks between Israel and Syria are highly unlikely to result in a peace agreement. The talks, far from playing any positive role for Israel, are mistaken both in terms of our values and in terms of our practical interest. They are being conducted by an irresponsible government with no public mandate, and are already causing real harm....

Syria in Lebanon

Syria (Free subscription) | yesterday

From Jerusalem - We picked up a Farid Ghadry e-mail complaining about the Syrian exchange of Ambassadors with Lebanon. I know Farid is opposition but sometimes he protests too much. They recognise Lebanon as a seperate country from Syria and he doesn't like it. Heavens the guy will always be unhappy. Meanwhile the question here is can Bashar al Assad do anything to swing Israeli public opinion further...

French FM: Syria, Lebanon To Exchange Ambassadors By Year's End

Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said at an August 25 press conference in Damascus that Lebanon and Syria would exchange ambassadors by the end of this year, and stated, "A new age has begun in Syria-France relations." He added that during ... August 26, 2008, 11:54 am

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