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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 30 December 2007 The president of France says he will have no further contact with Syria until he is convinced that Syria is really trying to resolve the political crisis in neighboring Lebanon. He spoke on a visit to Egyp
By Challiss McDonough Cairo, Egypt 31 May 2007 Syria's state-run press has roundly criticized the U.N. Security Council's vote to set up an international tribunal for suspects in the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Damascus ha
By Meredith Buel Washington 31 May 2007 The U.N. Security Council's decision to establish an international tribunal to prosecute suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is a blow to the government of Syria and mig
By Sonja Pace Damascus 06 February 2006 Protests by angry Muslims over the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed as a terrorist took a decidedly violent turn in the past few days, wit
By Challiss McDonough Cairo, Egypt 26 March 2008 Egypt says it is sending a junior minister to the Arab League summit scheduled for Damascus this weekend. Lebanon is boycotting the meeting, and Saudi Arabia will also send a low-level delegation. The
By Challiss McDonough Cairo, Egypt 12 September 2006 watch Embassy Attack report Syrian security officers gather in front the U.S Embassy after an attack in Damascus, Sept. 12, 2006 Syrian security forces say they have foiled a terrorist attack on t
A car bomb has exploded in the Syrian capital, Damascus, killing at least 17 people and wounding 14 others. From Beirut, Edward Yeranian reports the target of the blast was not immediately clear. Damaged buildings with shattered glass are seen after
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in Syria Tuesday in an effort to arrange a cease-fire in the beleaguered Gaza Strip, where Israeli forces continued their offensive against Hamas militants, who continue firing rockets into Israel. Nicolas Sarkoz
The new Obama administration appears to be taking tentative steps towards resuming dialogue with Syria, while the key step of sending a new U.S. ambassador to Damascus for the first time in three years remains up in the air. A visit by Senate Foreig
US: Syrian Government Forces Will Not Be Part of Islamic State Fight 美国:攻击伊斯兰国时不会牵涉叙利亚政府军 STATE DEPARTMENT Syria and Russia say the international coalition against the Islamic State would be more effective if it
The United States is cautioning Syria against new intervention in Lebanon following a terrorist attack in Damascus late last month that Syria has blamed on Lebanon-based militants. U.S. officials say they have been monitoring Syrian military activit
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will fly to Damascus for meetings Wednesday with Syrian President Bashar Assad in an effort to restore diplomatic ties that were cut three years ago. The meeting also signals France's push for a greater role in the M
By Sonja Pace Damascus 05 February 2007 Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Khaled Mashaal, in Damascus, Syria (File photo - 21 Jan 2007) Exiled Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal is to meet Tuesday with Palestinian President Mahmoud
By Sonja Pace Damascus 04 February 2006 Angry Syrian protesters set fire to the Danish and Norwegian embassies in Damascus Saturday. It was the most violent demonstration of anger to date over cartoon
Syria appears to be profiting from the recent Gaza conflict and is emerging from several years of diplomatic isolation to become a key player, again, in the Middle East's diplomatic arena. President Bashar al-Assad's support for Hamas is bringing Sy
The United States is cautioning Syria against new intervention in Lebanon following a terrorist attack in Damascus late last month that Syria has blamed on Lebanon-based militants. U.S. officials say they have been monitoring Syrian military activity