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Ya Libnan | Lebanon News Live from (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
However, if Sarkozy were to look at the French diplomacy of his predecessor, he would discover that Jacques Chirac did not severe ties with Damascus on a whim. He was the first one to open the doors of the Elysée Palace to him, during the presidency of his father, the late Hafez Assad. After the son succeeded the father, Chirac invited him to France for a state visit, and his wife accompanied...
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Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
NEW DELHI: The crucial talks between the Left parties and the Government on the Indo-US nuclear deal was suddenly postponed on Wednesday apparently as the two sides saw no meeting ground on their positions. No reason was given for the last minute postponement but Left leaders linked it to the ministers being preoccupied with the visit of Syrian President Hafez Assad. Left sources said...
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Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
Shaaban’s career “has been dedicated to changing the social injustices that befell women in the Arab world,” according to her official bio-data. Once Late Syrian president Hafez Assad’s interpreter, she has won a number of prestigious scholarships from distinguished universities and institutions in the US and elsewhere.