Syria backs Arab League efforts on Lebanon: envoy
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The Arab League won vital Syrian support on Monday for its efforts to end a standoff between Lebanon's government and a Hezbollah-led opposition, but the opposing parties said a deal still looked elusive.
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Israel's defense minister on Wednesday accused Syria of allowing the rearmament of Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon and said Israel has the right to act "forcefully" against the Shiite militia to counter the threat.
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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 ...Comment
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President Emile Lahoud appointed pro-Syrian Omar Karami as Lebanon&#39;s prime minister on Thursday, a move likely to strengthen Syria&#39;s role in Lebanon despite international pressure on Damascus to pull out its troops.
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Mideast diplomats were pressing Syria to stop backing Hezbollah as the guerrillas fired more deadly rockets onto Israel's third-largest city Sunday. Israel faced tougher-than-expected ground battles and bombarded targets in southern Lebanon, hitting a convoy of refugees.
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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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The head of the Arab League met Lebanese leaders on Tuesday in an effort to mediate an end to a standoff between the government and the Hezbollah-led opposition that some fear could pitch the country into violence.
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Lebanon said on Thursday Syria would  redeploy some 3,000 troops from the outskirts of Beirut east  toward the Syrian-Lebanon border, in an apparent bid to ease  U.S.-led pressure over its influence on Lebanon.
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The European Union supports Syria&#39;s  goal of regaining the occupied Golan Heights from Israel, the  EU foreign policy chief said after meeting President Bashar  al-Assad on Wednesday.
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The European Union supports Syria's goal of regaining the occupied Golan Heights from Israel, the EU foreign policy chief said after meeting President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday.
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Arab foreign ministers on Sunday rejected Syria's demand that Hezbollah and its allies have greater representation in Lebanon's Cabinet, according to delegates at an emergency meeting in Cairo.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: Egypt supports Syria&#39;s offer to resume peace talks with Israel and will press the Jewish state to accept, a senior official said Tuesday after a summit
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The head of the Arab League met Lebanese leaders on Tuesday in an effort to mediate an end to a political standoff between the government and the Hezbollah-led opposition.
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Syria and Lebanon stressed Tuesday to continue consultations and coordinations in the framework of fraternity, cooperation and agreements signed between the two countries, the official SANA news agency reported.
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The leader of Lebanon's governing coalition has accused Syria of trying to prolong the political stalemate over the election of a new president.
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The strengthening of Syria's influence in Lebanon's government prompted Secretary of State Colin Powell to renew his criticism of Syria after a brief period of praise.
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The United States will invite members of an Arab League panel that includes Syria and Saudi Arabia to a Middle East peace conference this year, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday.