Sleiman: World can 'no longer' take Israel's threats lightly
| Tuesday, February 09, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman Monday voiced concern over the latest Israeli warnings to Lebanon’s Hizbullah movement and its backer Syria, saying...

Hamas sees 'no prospects' for Mideast peace
MOSCOW ' The leader of Hamas said Monday he sees 'no prospects' for a Mideast peace settlement, a stand that could reduce Russia's chances of holding a Middle East peace conference that includes the P...

Making Peace: No More of the Same
Senator George Mitchell recently concluded yet another unsuccessful bid to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. President Barack Obama acknowledged that he had underestimated the difficulti...

Saudi urges firm stance on Israel after handshake
| RIYADH (Reuters) - The Saudi government on Monday urged a firm stance by the international community regarding what it called threats by Israel against Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinians. | "(The c...

Israeli case for war with Syria - and Lebanon
| By Sami Moubayed | DAMASCUS - The Middle East seemed to snowball into crisis last week, as war threats were fired back and forth between Syria and Israel. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman ...

Netanyahu: Israel open to peace talks with Syria
| Monday, February 08, 2010 | - Powered by | OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s prime minister attempted to end a war of words with Syria on Sunday, saying his country is open to peace talks with its ...

Assad vows to stand by Lebanon in any conflict with Israel
| By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Monday, February 08, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Syria would support Lebanon in the event of any attack by Israel, Syrian President Bashar Assad told Parliament Spe...

Political prisoners victims of indecision on policy change
| Syrian censors wary about allowing Hatem Ali’s ‘The Long Night’ to be screened | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Monday, February 08, 2010 | - Powered by | Rached Issa | Agence France Presse&n...

Lebanon president wary of Israeli war threats
BEIRUT - President Michel Sleiman on Monday voiced concern over the latest Israeli war threats against Lebanon and Syria, saying he could "no longer take them lightly." | "The world today knows that I...

27 cuneiform tablets from 2500 BC unearthed in Syria
| Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): Archaeological expeditions working at North-eastern Syria have discovered several collective tombs and parts of seals with different shapes in addition to 27 cuneiform table...

Expect modest US gains from thaw with Syria: analysts
| Aaron David Miller, Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center, lea... | The Obama team may get modest benefits from ending a five-year chill with Damascus but will find it hard, if not impo...

Lebanon president wary of Israeli 'threats'
BEIRUT - President Michel Sleiman on Monday voiced concern over the latest Israeli warnings to Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah and its backer Syria, saying he could 'no longer take them lightly.' ...

Expect modest US gains from thaw with Syria: analysts
| WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Obama team may get modest benefits from ending a five-year chill with Damascus but will find it hard, if not impossible to peel Syria way from hardline ally Iran and bre...

Saudi urges firm stance on Israel after handshake
RIYADH - The Saudi government on Monday urged a firm stance by the international community regarding what it called threats by Israel against Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinians. | '(The cabinet) appe...

Israeli premier offers to enter talks with Syria
| JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attempted to end a war of words with Syria yesterday, saying his country is open to peace talks with its longtime enemy. | Israeli and Syrian o...

Israel and Syria Trade Threats
| Isrel, February 08: With Obama on the defensive, and Israel apparently bent on further expansion, peace in the Middle East seems further away than ever, says Patrick Seale. | Indeed, this past week ...