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Firas Maksad, Middle East analyst, for the Eurasia Group still believes there is room for a last minute compromise in Lebanon: He writes: Firas Maksad29 November 2006 Lebanon's pro-Syrian forces are gearing up to ramp up pressure on the government after an 11th hour initiative failed to break the deadlock. Despite the negative headlines and the [...]
Jordan's King Abdullah, who is about to meet President Bush and PM Maliki, insists that the US open a dialogue with Syria. According to the Washington Post, King Abdullah said that "The United States needs to look at the "total picture" and be ready to talk with all parties in the area — including Syria [...]
Syrian Youth for JusticeNovember 28th, 2006Report #EN006/028-11-2006 The first trial for the eight youths who were arrested for founding a public discussion group on cultural issues On Novermber 28th, 2006 the Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) of Syria held the first trial for eight youth arrested for founding a public discussion group on cultural issues, including [...]
Washington's opponents in the Middle East are becoming more strident in their demands that the US withdraw its troops from Iraq quickly and completely. This is the starting point for bargaining over the future of Iraq. Due to the rapidly deteriorating conditions of Iraq's civil war, they believe that Washington will have little choice but to [...]
Al-Mu'allim to meet EU foreign ministers soonTranslation thanks to mideastwire.com On November 23, Ibrahim Humaydi reported in the daily Al Hayat: "Informed sources told Al-Hayat yesterday that Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Mu'allim will take part in the meeting of the EU and Mediterranean countries' foreign ministers that is scheduled to be held in the Finnish [...]
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