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Al-Osboo: Al-Assad refuses to meet UN investigators, denies threatening Hariri
"I wish to say here that no one joined us in the last meeting between me and Hariri, so where did these allegations come from?" al-Assad said
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/7/2006

Syrian opposition distance itself from Khaddam
Former political prisoner journalist Yassin Haj Ali, who was imprisoned for 16 years, pointed out to the "retreat of the regime's control on its external stability through withdrawing from Lebanon, being under international monitoring, and the loss of the important regional role."
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/7/2006

An-Nahar: Khaddam give testimony to UN investigators
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 1/7/2006

Israeli warplanes violate Lebanese airspace
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/7/2006

Khaddam calls on al-Assad to resign
The former Syrian vice president Abdul Halim Khaddam said that President Bashar al-Assad should resign. This statement by Khaddam comes few days after he had accused the Syrian president of having threatened the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/6/2006

Washington Post: Jumblat calls US to do in Syria what it did in Iraq
A syndicated columnist reported in an opinion piece published today in the Beirut Daily Star and partly carried in Arabic by other Beirut daily newspapers that Walid Jumblat told him in a telephone interview, when asked what he wanted from America "You came to Iraq and you can do the same thing in Syria."
Lebanon-Syria-USA, Politics, 1/6/2006

Straw meets Lebanon's prime minister, but not the president
The British foreign office secretary Jack straw said following his meeting with his Lebanese peer Fawzi Salloukh that London wants the reality to be disclosed regarding the murder of Rafiq al-Hariri and other acts of assassination, and that Lebanon to enjoy a stable future as a sovereigns state, as he alleged.
Lebanon-UK, Politics, 1/6/2006

Rice vows continued pressure on Syria
The US Secretary Of State, Condaleezza Rice, on Thursday renewed her call on Syria to abide by the demands set by the UN investigation committee. She said that the pressure on Syria will not be lessened until the facts about the assassination of Rafiq al-Hariri are disclosed and Syria's "full cooperation."
Syria-Lebanon-USA, Politics, 1/6/2006

Daily Star: Mikati meets Nasrallah, expects government crisis to be solved soon
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/6/2006

Egyptian bank buys 20 percent in Lebanese bank
The Egyptian Herms Financial Group yesterday agreed to buy 20 percent of the Lebanese bank, Bank Audi.
Lebanon-Egypt, Business, 1/6/2006

Egypt efforts regarding Lebanese-Syrian crisis
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 1/6/2006

Arslan condemns Khaddam statements as false
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/6/2006

Relations with Syria should be back to normal, Lebanese official
Chairman of Lebanese Popular Conference, Kamal Shatila, underlined Tuesday the importance of launching an Arab initiative to find a solution for the situation in Lebanon, and to prepare a Lebanese effort to restore the Syrian-Lebanese relations back to normal.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/5/2006

Damascus agrees Sharaa to be interrogated by UN committee
News reports quoted diplomats as saying that Syria agreed to permit the UN investigators to meet with the Syrian foreign minister Farouq al-Sharaa regarding the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/5/2006

British foreign minister in Lebanon
The British foreign office said that the foreign office secretary Jack Straw will head to Lebanon on Wednesday in his first visit to this country, during which he will be meeting with government officials and religious figures.
Lebanon-UK, Politics, 1/5/2006

Straw calls on Syria to establish formal relations with Lebanon
The British foreign office secretary Jack Straw has called on Syria to build diplomatic relations with Lebanon and to fully recognize Lebanon as an independent and sovereign state.
Syria-Lebanon-USA, Politics, 1/5/2006

Damascus criticizes escalated US pressure
Damascus has criticized the escalated American pressures concerning the investigations of the UN committee into the murder of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, after Washington's official demands from Syria to permit the interrogation of President Bashar al-Assad and other senior officials.
Syria-Lebanon-USA, Politics, 1/5/2006

Saudi Arabia has distinguished ties with Syria
Saudi Arabia-Lebanon, Politics, 1/5/2006

Roustum Ghazali ready to resign over Hariri murder, money
Former Chairman of the Syrian intelligence and security forces in Lebanon Maj. Gen. Roustum Ghazali denied rumors in Damascus and Beirut on his suicide or assassination.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/4/2006

Damascus confirms receiving UN request to question al-Assad
A Syrian official source confirmed on Tuesday that Damascus has received a request from the UN investigation committee into the murder of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri to question to Syrian political figures. News reports quoted the source as saying that the request was delivered to Damascus last Sunday, but giving no more details.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/4/2006

Lebanese ex-minister: Impossible to drive wedge between Syria and Lebanon
Multi ties are connecting Syria and Lebanon including family, popular, and geographical interconnections bind Syria and Lebanon so it is impossible to drive a wedge between them, a Lebanese ex-minister said Monday.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/4/2006

Lebanon rejects Israeli plan to split al-Ghajar village in two
Lebanon has rejected an Israeli likely project to build a security wall between the two parts of al-Ghajar village which is situated south Lebanon and dividing it between Lebanon and Israel.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/4/2006

Annan urges Syria cooperate with investigation Commission
While Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Tuesday advised the Syrian authorities to cooperate with the UN commission investigating the assassination of Lebanese former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, and the US is warning Damascus of "further measures" if they do not
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/4/2006

Hoss questions excluding Israel from crime responsibility in Lebanon
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 1/4/2006

Syria rejects UN investigation committee meet President al-Assad
A high ranking Syrian official said that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad will not respond to the request made by the chairman of the UN investigation committee into the murder of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, to meet with him.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/3/2006

US calls Syria to collaborate with UN investigation
The USA has urged Syria to respond to the demands. The US representative to the UN, John Bolton, said that the US strongly supports the UN investigation committee and is expecting Syria to collaborate fully and unconditionally
Syria-Lebanon-USA, Politics, 1/3/2006

Baath leadership expels Khaddam for his remarks
The National Leadership in Syria of the Baath Arab Socialist party decided on Sunday to expel the country's former Vice President Abdulhalim Khaddam from the party considering him as a "traitor" to the party and Syria, saying he has deviated from the party principles, values, and struggle traditions.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/2/2006

BBC profile: Abdul Halim Khaddam indicate disagreement inside Syrian leadership
The BBC said "In 1984, Khaddam was promoted to the vice-president, and worked to assert Syria's dominance over Lebanon. He was seen as the architect of Syria's controversial policy of military presence and political dominance over Beirut. 'Lebanon will either be united or will be returned to Syria,' he said in 1976."
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/2/2006

Lahoud denies he provoked al-Assad against Hariri
Reactions to the political bomb launched by the Syrian vice president from Paris continued. The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Sunday rejected what was stated by Syria's former vice president Abdul Halim Khaddam on that President Bashar al-Assad had threatened Lebanon's former prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri prior to being assassinated.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/2/2006

Al-Arabia: Lebanese accusation to Khaddam of mistakes
Lebanese MP Marwan Fares indicated that "Abdul Halim Khaddam's recent statements have pushed him out of the Arab history."
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/2/2006


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