Syria
Cinema is the best way to know the other, Catherine Deneuve says
Submitted by William Kaelin on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 17:48.Veteran French actress Catherine Deneuve said in Damascus on Tuesday that she believes that cinema can help in spreading love and peace among people all over the world.
Syria asks foreign staff of US institutions to leave country
Submitted by William Kaelin on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 22:57.Syrian authorities have asked the staff of the American school and cultural centre in Damascus to leave Syria within 48 hours, Lebanese radio reported Monday.
Likud submits bill to block Olmert talks with Syria, Abbas
Submitted by Ljubomira Kalcheva on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 22:41.The hardline opposition Likud party submitted a bill to parliament Monday, which if passed would make it illegal for any Israeli transitional government to conduct peace talks and give up territory.
Abbas: peace talks likely only after Israeli elections
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 13:43.Peace negotiations with Israel will likely only resume after completion of Israeli elections in February, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday in Romania.
He also repeated his assertion that any peace agreement will not be
completed by the end of 2008, as envisaged at the Annapolis conference
in November 2007.
Ban calls for resolving Syria border issue after US attack
Submitted by William Kaelin on Wed, 10/29/2008 - 22:14.UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Wednesday on Middle Eastern countries to cooperate to resolve issues such as border security following the reported US air raid inside Syria.
Syria calls US diplomat in controversy over US raid
Submitted by William Kaelin on Wed, 10/29/2008 - 21:51.Damascus - The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned on Wednesday the US charge d'affaires in protest at a military raid on Syria, Syrian news agency SANA reported.
Ban calls for resolving Syria border issue after US attack
Submitted by William Kaelin on Wed, 10/29/2008 - 20:06.UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Wednesday on Middle Eastern countries to cooperate to resolve issues such as border security following the reported US air raid inside Syria.
White House quiet over raid in Syria
Submitted by William Kaelin on Mon, 10/27/2008 - 21:23.The White House refused to comment Monday on reports of a deadly US military strike in Syria near the border with Iraq that has outraged Damascus and other Arab countries.
"I'm not going to comment on it at all," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.
London - Aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce said Thursday it would cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide as a result of the current economic "uncertainties."
Washington - Buying a new computer usually involves comparing models. Comparisons are more difficult than they used to be, as the number of choices has grown and manufacturers have started marketing computers with specific uses in mind.
Indian authorities have issued a birth certificate to a Japanese baby born to an Indian surrogate mother, easing the way for her Japanese father to take her home, news reports said Saturday.
