Lebanon's Hariri keen on improving ties with Syria
AFP - Tue Dec 8, 9:58 am ETLebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Tuesday his government was keen on improving its ties with Syria, strained since the killing of his father Rafiq Hariri in 2005.
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Netanyahu: Israel ready to negotiate with Syria
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Mon Dec 7, 10:43 am ETIsrael is ready for direct negotiations with Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
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Syria and Iran expand energy, economic cooperation
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Dec 7, 3:46 am ETDamascus - Syria and Iran agreed to expand their cooperation in the fields of energy, technology and utilization of water resources, state media in Damascus reported Monday. Iranian Minister of Energy Majid Namjou met in the Syrian capital with Syria...
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Iran defence chief: Iranian-Syrian ties 'deterrent' against Israel
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 9, 11:33 am ETDamascus - Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi, speaking in Damascus, on Wednesday hailed Syrian-Iranian defence ties as a deterrent against Israeli threats, Iranian media reported. Promotion of defence ties (between) Iran and Syria is a deter...
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Referendum bill on territory return passes hurdle in Knesset
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 9, 10:47 am ETJerusalem - Israeli's parliament voted Wednesday to continue discussions on a proposed bill which calls for a referendum before any withdrawal from the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem, or any territory under Israeli sovereignty. Syria has demanded the ...
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In Iraq, Another Threat to Security: Politics
New York Times - 34 minutes agoWith Iraq reeling from a third wave of bombings, the investigations as much as the attacks themselves have undermined public faith in the government.
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TSA puts 5 employees on leave over online posting
AP via Yahoo! News - 3 minutes agoFive Transportation Security Administration employees have been placed on administrative leave since it was discovered that sensitive guidelines about airport passenger screening were posted on the Internet.
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Iraqi PM asks for patience after Baghdad bombings
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 33 minutes agoThe prime minister appealed Wednesday to Iraqis to stand by their security forces, even as angry lawmakers demanded answers and called on top officials to resign following the third massive attack against government sites since summer.
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Iraq orders security shakeup after Baghdad blasts
AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 2 minutes agoIraqi state TV says Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has ordered a shake-up at the top of Baghdad security as the government faces mounting pressure after the latest wave of bombings in Baghdad.
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Iraq's Maliki blasts foreign support for bombings
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 36 minutes agoBombings that killed 112 people were carried out with foreign backing, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Wednesday, before changing the head of Baghdad security in a move aimed at thwarting pre-election violence.
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U.S. to investigate leak of airport security manual
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 38 minutes agoHomeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has sought disciplinary action against people responsible for posting online a manual of security measures at U.S. airports, and has called for a probe into the leak.
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Settlers protest in Jerusalem against freeze
AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 45 minutes agoAbout 10,000 Jewish settlers and backers staged a protest in downtown Jerusalem on Wednesday night in what they said would be the largest show of resistance to the government's freeze on new housing construction in the West Bank.
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TSA places employees on leave over online posting
USA Today - Wed Dec 9, 12:17 pm ETAn Obama administration official says some Transportation Security Administration employees have been placed on administrative leave after it was discovered that sensitive guidelines about airport passenger screening were posted on the Internet.
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Israeli PM prefers French for Syrian mediation
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 2:09 pm ETIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he would prefer French rather than Turkish mediation in the event that indirect talks with Syria are revived.
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Israeli MPs vote on land-for-peace law
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 10:17 am ETThe Israeli parliament on Wednesday passed the first reading of a bill requiring a referendum to approve a pull-out from annexed east Jerusalem and the Golan Heights as part of any peace deal.
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Iran to hit Israeli nuke sites if attacked: minister
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 9:34 am ETIran would strike back at Israeli weapons manufacturing sites and nuclear installations if the Jewish state attacked the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities, Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi was quoted as saying Wednesday.
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Syria's Assad: Israel not 'ready' for peace
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