http://www.newstin.com/us/syria Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76309227 Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) listens to Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moualem (L) through a translator during a meeting in Tehran, Iran on November 20, 2007. (UPI Photo/STR) DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 5 (UPI) --... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:22:44 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76309227 2008-09-05T14:22:44Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76301206 BEIRUT - Lebanon's ruling bloc accused Damascus on Friday of ‘flagrant interference’ in its affairs after the Syrian president urged his Lebanese counterpart to send troops to the north to quell sectarian fighting. ‘The... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:17:52 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76301206 2008-09-05T13:17:52Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76309293 The French cement maker Lafarge and major oil company Total will sign deals to increasetheir activities in Syria, Bloomberg reported. According to the agreement, Lafarge which will establish two cement factories, would... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76309293 2008-09-05T16:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76303606 CERNOBBIO, Italy — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged Friday to try to reach a final status peace agreement with Israel by the end of the year — but he admitted the goal, set by U.S. President George W. Bush,... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:36:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76303606 2008-09-05T13:36:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76324715 United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Hale said in comments published Friday that the Bush administration was worried about the "continued arms smuggling" to Lebanon and warned... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:21:47 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76324715 2008-09-05T22:21:47Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76324709 Charged remarks continued to pour out from pro-government politicians and media outlets on Friday in response to comments made by MP Michel Aoun over the attack on a Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) helicopter last week. A... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:21:31 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76324709 2008-09-05T22:21:31Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76319108 Syria and Israel should hold direct talks in Jerusalem or Damascus, Shimon Peres, the Israeli president, proposed on Friday. Mr Peres, who holds a largely ceremonial role as president, extended an invitation to Syria's... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:41:14 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76319108 2008-09-05T18:41:14Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76319501 Three Iranian cyclists with the motto of 'peace, friendship and education for all', who intend to make a pilgrimage to Zeynab (SA) mausoleum in Syria on their bicycles arrived in Ankara Friday morning. The three young... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:55:59 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76319501 2008-09-05T19:55:59Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76321641 Source: NYT (9-2-08)NABATIYE, Lebanon — The children crowd forward around the glass case, eager for a glimpse of the martyr’s bloodstained clothes. His belt is here, and the shoes he died in, scarred with shrapnel. The... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:55:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76321641 2008-09-05T19:55:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76319010 'We could not stay like this endlessly, shouting and denying and labeling each other as traitors' Saturday, September 06, 2008 Interview Editor's note: The following is an exclusive interview with Druze leader MP Walid... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:42:12 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76319010 2008-09-05T19:42:12Z