Syria, Lebanon Reject Foreign Criticism of Ties
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Syria and Lebanon rejected any outside  role in shaping their relations Sunday, a day after a top State  Department official said Damascus should pull its troops from  its small neighbor.
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BEIRUT: With international condemnation of Syria&#39;s control of Lebanon multiplying in recent days, the Arab Foreign Ministers&#39; meeting in Cairo gave in to Lebanon&#39;s
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Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora accused Syria on Wednesday of sending arms to Palestinian camps in his country and said he would raise the issue with the Arab League.
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Attacks that have targeted prominent Lebanese, most of them opponents of Syria:
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Lebanon said on Sunday that a U.N.  report saying Syria had failed to meet a Security Council  demand to withdraw its troops from its tiny neighbor was  exaggerated.
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Critics tie the Hariri assassination to Syria's efforts to keep control over Lebanon
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Syria has dismissed an offer by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to meet with President Bashar al-Assad under &quot;certain conditions&quot; as falling short of a proposal from Damascus.
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Damascus has accused the United States of interfering in the affairs of Lebanon and Syria, accusing Washington of bringing undue pressure to force a UN resolution last week on foreign influence in Lebanon.
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BEIRUT: The UN announcement urging Syria to comply with Resolution 1559 is a further blow to Franco-Syrian relations, which have been rapidly deteriorating since the controversial extension of Lebanese President Emile Lahoud&#39;s term.
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BEIRUT : Beirut rejected a UN Security Council resolution calling for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Lebanon, as lawmakers prepared to vote to change the constitution to allow pro-Damascus president Emile Lahoud to serve another term.
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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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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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Syria&#39;s decision to pull back some of its forces from hills near Beirut, an apparent attempt to deflect international pressure to get its army out of Lebanon altogether, was met with caution, skepticism and concern that the move may not end Damascus
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Syria convenes a conference of rejectionists demanding an end to peace talks with Israel
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Lebanon protested to the United States  on Saturday over a proposal to freeze the assets of senior  officials to put pressure on Syria to withdraw its troops from  Lebanon and crack down on terrorism.
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Lebanon Wednesday rejected US criticism Syria dictated the make-up of the the new 30-member government of Premier Omar Karami. Information Minister Elie Ferzili said after
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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.