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Syria and Iran have signed a new military cooperation agreement in the face of increased international pressure for Iran nuclear sanctions. Congress is considering two bills this week.
U.S. diplomatic engagement with Syria risks losing momentum if it fails to build upon several potentially promising changes in Damascus's policy. This report completes a two-part International Crisis Group series published this week on that key Middle Eastern country’s evolving strategy, examining the motives for new directions in foreign policy since 2008 that have enabled Damascus to take the ...
Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad Bolani told parliament on Monday that a suicide bomber who attacked the foreign ministry in August made a phone call to Syria before detonating his payload, an MP said.
ALEPPO, Syria -- Ever since Syria and Turkey lifted their visa restrictions in September, Turkish visitors have poured into this picturesque northern city. Hawkers in Aleppo's ancient souk now call out to shoppers in Turkish, and cross-border commerce has soared. The two countries have embarked on a very public honeymoon, with their leaders talking about each other like long-lost friends.
The trial of five men accused of belonging to an unauthorized political party resumes at the Supreme State Security Court this week. The court does not operate in accordance with international standards of fair trial.
Syria’s foreign policy has long been a contradictory mix of militancy and pragmatism, but new dynamics create opportunities for the U.S. if it does more to deepen its engagement. This Crisis Group report examines changes in Damascus’s outlook and concludes that further shifts will hinge on the regime’s assessment of the costs of its choices, both in terms of domestic stability and regional ...
NAZARETH, Israel, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Israeli authorities Sunday charged a member of the Knesset for heading a delegation of Druse leaders on a visit to Syria.
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israel's attorney general said he will file an indictment against a Druze lawmaker for taking a trip to Syria.
President Barack Obama's special representative for North Korea said Wednesday that any future nuclear disarmament talks will have to deal with an atomic program the North has only recently revealed.
Beirut - Syrian authorities over the weekend arrested Kurdish poet, lawyer and writer Mustafa Ismail after summoning him to their security branches in Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory Human Rights reported on Tuesday. In a statement on their website, t...
An alleged founder of an al-Qaida-linked Philippine militant group who is wanted by the U.S. government in the kidnapping of an American missionary 16 years ago was arrested in Manila on Wednesday, an official said.
Washington's recent bid to persuade North Korea to return to nuclear disarmament negotiations included a personal letter to leader Kim Jong Il written by President Obama, a senior U.S. official said.
Washington's recent bid to persuade North Korea to return to nuclear disarmament negotiations included a personal letter to leader Kim Jong Il written by President Barack Obama, a senior U.S. official said.
Israel, chosen last month to oversee global efforts to end the trade in "blood diamonds" that stokes guerrilla wars, was put on the spot Friday when Syria asked the U.N. General Assembly to delete any mention of the Jewish state's leadership role.
Who is Mrs. Cohen from Hadera, and should Israelis care where she puts her money?
State TV says Upgraded Version of Missile Easily Capable of Hitting Israel Tested Successfully
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