Iranian president to meet hard-line Palestinian factions in Syria, sending message to IsraelDAMASCUS, Syria — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday his country and Syria are united behind Palestinian “resistance” to Israel, taking a tough tone as he met with his top Arab ally, Syria’s president. Iranian president to meet Palestinian factions in Syria in message to Israel’s new governmentDAMASCUS, Syria — The leader of a Palestinian faction says Iran’s president will meet with the leaders of 10 hard-line Palestinian groups on a visit to Syria’s capital in a message to the new right-wing Israeli government. In message to Obama, Hamas leader says Palestinian militant group will be part of the solutionDAMASCUS, Syria — Hamas’ top political leader, in a message to the Obama administration, said the militant group is determined to be part of a solution to the Palestinians’ conflict with Israel. Many Iraqi refugees, fearful or wary, prefer to stay in exile than risk returning homeDAMASCUS, Syria — The vast majority of Iraqis who fled their country have no plans to return even though violence is way down, many hoping instead to resettle in the West. Release of suspects in Hariri killings could shift balance of power in LebanonBEIRUT — A general freed after nearly four years in jail in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri said Thursday his release by a U.N.-backed tribunal discredited Lebanon’s judiciary and could shift the country’s fragile political balance. 114-year-old Syrian man deadDAMASCUS - A man who had six sons and 175 grandchildren and great grandchildren died in Syria at age 114, the SANA news agency said. Lebanon opens embassy in Damascus for first timeDAMASCUS/BEIRUT - Lebanon Monday opened an embassy in neighbouring Syria for the first time in a step toward normalising relations. US says talks with Syria ‘constructive’DAMASCUS/WASHINGTON - Senior US officials met with Syrian counterparts in Damascus Saturday for the highest level talks between the two countries in years, as part of US President Barack Obama’s initiative to expand dialogue in the Middle East. No truce without lifting of siege on Gaza: HamasDAMASCUS - The Palestinian group Hamas will not accept any long-term truce with Israel if it does not include lifting the siege on the Gaza Strip, Khaled Meshaal, the group’s exiled political leader has said. Syria calls for constructive dialogue with USDAMASCUS - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Saturday stressed the need to begin a ‘positive and constructive’ dialogue with the US. Sarkozy asks Syria to pressure Hamas for ceasefireDAMASCUS - France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday asked Syria to pressure Hamas to return to a ceasefire and help achieve a solution to the escalation in the Gaza Strip. |
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