In rare move, Gulf ministers urge Syria to withdraw troops from ...
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Gulf Arab ministers urged Syria on Monday to respect a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding it withdraw its troops from Lebanon, a rare public intervention in the affairs of a fellow Arab country.
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Syria on Tuesday ruled out a quick withdrawal of its troops from Lebanon, saying a United Nations resolution calling on it to do so was illegal.
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The UN Security Council is again urging Syria to withdraw its remaining troops from neighboring Lebanon. The panel of 15 Tuesday also asked UN Secretary-General
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France and Germany have turned up the pressure on Syria, telling Damascus to stop destabilising Lebanon as mass protests against Prime Minister Fuad Siniora entered a fifth day.
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Syrian military units withdrew from Lebanon in the early hours of today (Thursday) morning in the framework of a large- scale redeployment operation by the Syrian forces.
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Syria has ruled out a quick withdrawal of its troops from Lebanon, saying a United Nations resolution calling on it to do so was illegal.
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The current Syrian withdrawal of some of its troops from Lebanon has sparked a lively debate about the real causes and possible consequences of the move.
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It is time for Syria to quit Lebanon,  a senior State Department official said after talks with Syrian  President Bashar al-Assad Saturday.
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The U.N. Security Council urged Syria on Tuesday to withdraw its remaining 14,000 troops from Lebanon and called for reports from U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan every six months on its compliance.
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Syria has begun pulling some of its troops out of Lebanon in the face of heavy international pressure for Damascus to end its political and military domination of its neighbour.
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UNITED NATIONS : The UN Security Council called unanimously for Syria to pull its troops out of neighbouring Lebanon, a demand that the Syrians quickly rejected.
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Syria began dismantling a number of small army posts and pulling back hundreds of troops from positions near Beirut on Tuesday amid international pressure to end its long-standing military presence in Lebanon.
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Syrian troops are about to redeployed in Lebanon, three weeks after a UN motion urged their withdrawal.
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The Egyptian and Syrian presidents on Wednesday linked calls by the United Nations and fellow Arab leaders for Syrian troops to leave Lebanon to past U.N. resolutions demanding that Israeli pull out of the West Bank and Golan Heights.
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Syria, under intense pressure to quit  Lebanon, pulled out its security forces from three key  positions in Beirut and north Lebanon on Saturday and  redeployed them in eastern Lebanon.
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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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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.