'The hands of Syria are all over the place'
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World leaders reacted swiftly this afternoon to condemn the assassination of the Lebanese Industry Minister, Pierre Gemayel, a critic of Syria who was shot in his car on the outskirts of Beirut: Saad Hariri , ...Comment
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For decades, she was a voice of peace and unity in a troubled region, but a Syria tour has proved that even Fayrouz cannot remain above the fray
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Syria has withdrawn some of its troops from three key positions in Lebanon, according to Lebanese officials. They say Syrian soldiers have left the northern town of Batrun, as well as Beirut&#39;s southern suburbs and airport.
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This week saw further escalation in the violent confrontation between Damascus and Jerusalem.
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A leading voice in the opposition was killed with at least nine others. The U.S. reacted with unusually strong language that seemed to be aimed at Syria.
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The US says it has "an increasing list of problems" with Damascus, after Syria forms a new "front" with Iran.
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The stage is Beirut and the actors are Lebanese; but the audience knows the drama surrounding selection of the countryâs president is being produced in Lebanonâs powerful neighbour Syria.
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On the face of it, the worst appears to be behind Bashar Assad. There's much less talk of regime change in Damascus, or of prosecuting the Syrian president over the murder of a Lebanese politician.
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In an exclusive interview, Fouad Siniora says his government has evidence of Damascus' hand in Lebanon's recent spate of violence
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Syria may once again be the instigator behind the turmoil, but al-Qaeda and its allies are likely to reap the benefits
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Mystery still shrouds Syria's complaint that Israel bombed its territory but the incident has set nerves jangling across the Middle East, with commentators urging both sides on Friday against an escalation into war.
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President Bashar Assad shuffled his Cabinet on Monday, just weeks after the United States and the United Nations challenged Syria over its military presence in Lebanon and the security situation along its border with Iraq.
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WASHINGTON - Independent specialists have pinpointed what they believe to be the Euphrates River site in Syria that was bombed by Israel last month, and satellite imagery of the area shows buildings under construction roughly similar in design to a North Korean reactor capable of producing nuclear material for one bomb a year, the specialists say.
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DAMASCUS, Syria-- The dire security conditions in Iraq have overshadowed many of the Bush administration's diplomatic priorities in Syria, prompting US officials to focus their efforts here on enlisting the government's help in stabilizing the country's eastern border with Iraq.
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The UN Security Council says it is deeply concerned at evidence that arms are crossing the Syria-Lebanon border.
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He has defied most expectations since taking over for his father seven years ago. But now Bashar Assad, about to begin a second term, faces his real test
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Syria has made a lot of progress in  controlling its border with Iraq but still needs to do more to  stop fighters moving across the frontiers, U.S. Deputy  Secretary of State Richard Armitage said on Sunday.