Syria: Time for Pragmatism and Statesmanship
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Those who think there should be no compromise and concessions in politics will end up paying a heavy price. That is the lesson of history and, hence, a basic principle accepted by all nations.
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He was against it before he was for it. The same president who mocked the idea of talking with Iran and Syria as recently as two weeks ago is now sending emissaries to a regional conference to talk with Iran and Syria.
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Syrian broadcasting is to undergo radical modernization designed to bring to an end to its "current state of stagnation", Majid Halimah, director-general of the Radio and Television Corporation, told the Tishrin newspaper in an interview published on 11 December.
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The imminent passing of Yasser Arafat will mark the beginning of a new era in the Arab-Israeli conflict. For a century, Palestinian national politics has been dominated by two men: Hajj Amin al-Husseini led
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A few years ago, Turkey's Kurdish guerrillas seemed adrift, their leader jailed and numbers diminished. Prone to factionalism, they were unsure of whether to pursue war or peace.
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Syria is responding with a mixture of bravado and denial to mounting accusations by the United States and Iraq that it&#39;s a staging ground for the Iraqi insurgency with key
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I was looking at what my friend Stephen Lewis wrote in HakPakSak a few days ago &#151; specifically newspapersâ roles as public trusts and cornerstones of our informational infrastructure &#151; i.e. sources of solid information and independent commentary essential to informed citizenry, democratic government, effective public policy, and well-functioning economies. What this brought up for me is the notion that human beings are themselves infrastructural;  especially when they are constuctive contributors to the structure we call civilization.
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Israel ratcheted up its rhetoric against Syria today, hinting of possible military action following this weekâs suicide bombing of two buses in southern Israel.
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A Palestinian delegation headed by the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization PLO Mahmoud Abbas is to start a visit to Syria today.
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Syriana may have been hard to follow, but it was hard to   follow in its own way.
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BEIRUT -- Lawmakers yesterday narrowly endorsed changes drafted by the pro-Syrian prime minister, Omar Karami, calling for fairer election laws and preserving close ties with neighboring Syria. After a three-day debate, during which the Cabinet came under heavy fire from opposition groups, Karami's plan won the backing of 59 of the 108 legislators. Twenty-four members of the 128-seat parliament voted ...
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Comment is free: Sami Abdel-Shafi: Any progress in the Middle East must begin with building a peace among Palestinians.
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PLO chief, Syrian leaders discuss stalled Mideast peace process, ways to coordinate efforts to make peace with Israel. By Nagib Khazzaka - DAMASCUS.
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WASHINGTON -- Even as pressure mounts for the United States to work with the Syrian government, the White House and the State Department have been quietly building ties with Syrian dissidents, holding meetings in Washington and Damascus that some describe as a search for credible alternatives to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Syria is indicating a willingness to resume peace negotiations after more than four years of deadlock.
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Premier annuncia si' di Assad a osservatori Ue a frontiera
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US resolution is set to call on Syria to stop meddling in Lebanon&#39;s internal affairs, respect its constitution. By Selim Yassine - BEIRUT.