Lebanon's Hariri to visit Syria
AFP - Fri Dec 4, 2:14 pm ETLebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Friday he will be visiting long-time foe Syria after parliament grants his government a vote of confidence, but gave no date for the trip.
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Iraq buys border security system for Iran, Syria frontiers
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 12:47 pm ETIraq has bought a 49-million-dollar border surveillance system to better secure its porous frontiers with neighbouring Iran and Syria, the US military said on Friday.
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Syria says bus blast not terrorism, but circumstances unclear
The Christian Science Monitor - Fri Dec 4, 8:28 am ETSyria says a large bus explosion Thursday near a shrine frequented by Iranian Shiites was caused by excessive tire pressure, not terrorism.
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Syria says explosion near bus was accident, 3 dead
Boston Herald - Fri Dec 4, 7:18 am ETDAMASCUS, Syria - Syria's interior minister said an explosion near a bus parked at a gas station in a Damascus suburb was an accident and three people were killed. The...
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Syria bus blast kills 3, terrorism ruled out
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 11:46 am ETA powerful blast wrecked an Iranian pilgrim bus near a Shiite shrine in Damascus on Thursday, killing three people in an incident Syria said was caused by a tyre blow-out and not a terrorist attack.
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Lebanese prime minister plans to visit Syria after confidence vote
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Dec 4, 2:46 pm ETBeirut - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Friday he is planning visits to a series of Western and Arab countries, including Syria, assuming he wins a vote of confidence before the Lebanese parliament next week. We look positively at the step...
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Iraq beefs up security along Iran, Syria borders
WashingtonTV - Fri Dec 4, 12:22 pm ETWashington, 4 December (WashingtonTV)—Iraq has purchased a 49 million dollar border surveillance system to better secure its borders with Iran and Syria, the US military said on Friday.
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Syria says blast an accident, 3 dead
MSNBC - Thu Dec 3, 3:53 am ETA blast ripped through a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims in Damascus, killing at least three people in an incident Syria said was an accident and not a terrorist attack.
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Russia helping Syria develop oil field near site of destroyed nuclear facility
World Tribune - Thu Dec 3, 8:53 pm ETRussia's Tatneft said it would invest $25 million to develop an oil field in eastern Syria. Tatneft identified its target as South Kishma in Dir Al Zour near the Iraqi border and with estimated reserves of 4.89 million tons of oil.
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Syria defends Iran’s nuclear program
WashingtonTV - Thu Dec 3, 2:52 pm ETWashington, 3 December (WashingtonTV)—Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem on Thursday defended Iran’s controversial nuclear program.
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Syria angry over inaction on Israel
UPI - Wed Dec 2, 8:50 pm ETDAMASCUS, Syria, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem criticized the U.N. Security Council for not doing enough to end Israeli settlement activity.
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Syria says explosion near bus was an accident, 3 killed by exploding tire
Sun-Sentinel - Thu Dec 3, 4:19 am ETDAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A blast at a gas station in a Damascus suburb killed three people Thursday, gutting the back of an empty bus and blowing out nearby windows, officials said.
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At Least 3 Die in Syria Blast; Officials Call It an Accident
New York Times - Thu Dec 3, 8:49 pm ETGovernment officials and witnesses gave conflicting reports about the cause of the explosion and the death toll.
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Syria says Iran bus blast was an accident
WashingtonTV - Thu Dec 3, 10:52 am ETWashington, 3 December (WashingtonTV)—Syria says an explosion that ripped through a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims in Damascus on Thursday was an accident and not a terrorist attack.
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Damascus Bus Bomb: 'Up To 12' Killed In Syria Explosion
The Huffington Post - Thu Dec 3, 4:14 am ETWhat's Your Reaction? DAMASCUS, Syria — Arab satellite television stations say a blast has targeted a busload of Iranian pilgrims in a Damascus suburb and are reporting casualties.
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SYRIA: Tough new law against killer tobacco
IRIN - Thu Dec 3, 5:45 am ETDAMASCUS, 3 December 2009 (IRIN) - A much tougher anti-smoking law in Syria, signed by President Bashar al-Assad and due to come into force in early 2010, will outlaw smoking in public places, including restaurants and bars, hospitals, sports halls and cinemas.
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Syria's Assad: Israel not 'ready' for peace
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