France24 (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (photo) handed Lebanese President Michel Sleiman an invitation for a state visit to Syria in an effort to open a new chapter in relations between the two countries.
Al Ahram Weekly (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Courting timeSarkozy is trying to heal the rift with Syria but has little to show as yet, Bassel Oudat writes from Damascus The beginning was rather auspicious. When Bashar Al-Assad was still an officer in the Syrian army, former president Jacques Chirac invited him to Paris and gave him a magnificent reception in the Elysee Palace. Observers took that to be a French endorsement of the future president...
Shining Light In Dark Corners (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
GlobalResearch.caSyrian President Bashar al-Assad said U.S. President George W. Bush was not interested in the Middle East peace process and as result he did not expect direct talks with Israel until Bush leaves office next January. Ending years of isolation from the West, Assad on Saturday met French President Nicolas Sarkozy on the eve of a major EU-Mediterranean summit and signalled his willingness...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
It is still too early for the European Union to sign a stalled partnership pact with Syria and more progress is needed in dialogue between Damascus and Israel, the French foreign minister said on Tuesday.
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
It is still too early for the European Union to sign a stalled partnership pact with Syria, and more progress is needed in dialogue between Damascus and Israel, the French foreign minister said today.
Asia Times (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
After waiting for its chance for years, in a matter of minutes at the weekend Syria resumed diplomatic ties with Lebanon and France and made it abundantly clear that Damascus is central to solving most problems in the Middle East. France also emerges from these breakthrough developments with credit, having stuck to a line independent of the United States. - Sami Moubayed (Jul 14, '08)
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
PRESIDENT NICOLAS Sarkozy walked down the steps of the Élysée Palace, grasped the Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert by one hand and the president of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas by the other. Against the backdrop of the Republican Guard, the three men beamed for the cameras. As if they'd just won a Nobel Peace Prize, writes in Paris.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
The inaugural summit, at the Grand Palais in Paris, sealed a new détente between Syria and Europe, with the Syrian and Israeli leaders also sitting at the same table for the first time.But there was no handshake, and Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian ADVERTISEMENTpresident, appeared to go out of his way to avoid Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, hiding his face behind his arm as he walked past where...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
The inaugural summit, at the Grand Palais in Paris, sealed a new détente between Syria and Europe, with the Syrian and Israeli leaders also sitting at the same table for the first time.But there was no handshake, and Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian ADVERTISEMENTpresident, appeared to go out of his way to avoid Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, hiding his face behind his arm as he walked past where...
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Source: Reuters By Samia Nakhoul PARIS, July 13 (Reuters) - It seems only yesterday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was persona non grata in the West. But Assad was the star of the international show this ...
Christian Today (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Syrian President Bashar alAssad will make history and seal detente with Europe on Sunday when he attends the launch of a Frenchinspired 43nation Union for the Mediterranean alongside Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
Top Story »Sarkozy's 'Club Med' summit challenges EU 1/3 Syrian president Bachar al-Assad at the Mediterranean summit in Paris this weekend. The leaders join 41 other heads of state and government at the gathering.FRANCE: The French president's idea for a new 'union' has ruffled diplomatic feathers, writes Lara Marlowe in ParisFRENCH PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy has called tomorrow's Paris Summit for...
Al Ahram Weekly (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
... adopted hostile views towards Syria, and Germany followed suit following the assassination of Rafik Al-Hariri. The US and Europe did everything they could to strangle Hizbullah and Palestinian resistance groups, especially Hamas. And as Iran's nuclear programmes were being trumpeted as a threat to world peace, Israel struck Lebanon in a disastrous offensive and then sent its planes...
Al Ahram Weekly (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
... regional issues.It's a message that the Syrians are taking to heart. Syrian Vice-President Farouk Al-Sharaa recently told Hizbullah- run Al-Manar television that Syrian- European relations were "going into a new phase".In mid-2004, Syrian-French relations took a turn for the worst after the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Al-Hariri. But French attempts to ostracise...
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - Turkey is sure the United States backs the indirect peace talks it is mediating between Israel and Syria, Ankara's foreign minister said on Thursday. Speaking after he ...
