Damascus rebuffs UN on Lebanon ties
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Syria said yesterday it would deepen ties with Lebanon, despite a UN Security Council resolution warning against outside interference there. The resolution aimed -- in vain -- to head off a vote in Lebanon's parliament to extend the term of the Syrian-backed president, Emile Lahoud, for three years after his current six-year term expires. Many council members regarded the extension ...
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Syria and North Korea denied Tuesday they are cooperating on a Syrian nuclear program, and they accused U.S. officials of spreading the allegations for political reasons &#151; either to back Israel or to block progress on a deal between Washington and Pyongyang.
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BEIRUT: Lebanon and Syria have failed to comply with the demands of last month&#39;s UN Security Council Resolution 1559, which calls for respecting Lebanon&#39;s sovereignty and political freedom, UN
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France and Germany on Tuesday urged Syria to stop supporting forces that "want to destabilize Lebanon," and said Damascus could enjoy warmer relations with Europe if it helps revive stalled Middle East peace efforts.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday he opposed peace talks with Syria while it continued to host Palestinian militant groups in Damascus.
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Syria did not interfere in Lebanon&#39;s recent presidential elections and has no interest in controlling its smaller neighbor, Syria&#39;s foreign minister said Sunday.
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The UN chief says Syria has not complied with a Security Council resolution by withdrawing troops from its neighbour, Lebanon.
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Â· Damascus says UN move will destabilise Lebanon  Â· Last chance for parliament in Beirut to end impasse
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Syria has failed to meet a UN Security Council demand that it pull its troops out of Lebanon and has given no timetable for when it would do so, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Friday.
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Syria condemned on Friday an attempt of assassination against a former Lebanese minister in Beirut, the state-run SANA news agency reported.
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Damascus has accused the United States of interfering in the affairs of Lebanon and Syria, saying Washington had brought undue pressure to force a U.N. resolution last week on foreign influence in Lebanon.
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The isolation of Syria appears to be breaking as Damascus seeks deals with the Saudis and the Lebanese.
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Syria said on Wednesday it was suspending diplomatic cooperation with France on ending the political crisis in Lebanon, after similar action by Paris.
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan pressed Syria on Friday to withdraw its forces from Lebanon and criticized Lebanon&#39;s Syrian-backed president, Emile Lahoud, for seeking
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UNITED NATIONS  -- Syria has told the United Nations it cannot provide &quot;numbers or timetables&quot; for any future withdrawal of its troops from Lebanon, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a new report on Friday.
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Syria has not withdrawn troops from neighbouring Lebanon, as demanded by a Security Council resolution, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says.
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President Bashar Assad rejected claims that Syria's alliance with Iran had been weakened by Damascus' participation in last month's U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference, insisting Thursday that ties between the two countries will never be shaken.