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US urges UN to impose sanctions on Syria for obstructing Lebanon vote
INTERNATIONAL. The United States urged the UN Security Council to study the imposition of sanctions on Syria for obstructing the presidential elections in Lebanon. Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Permanent Representative to the United Nations told the Council

Bilateral foreign trade volume between Egypt & Syria during 2007 reached a record of $ 1 billion
l Alam Al Yom Country Wide Bilateral foreign trade volume between Egypt & Syria during 2007 hit a record by getting close to $ 1 billion. This was revealed in a report prepared by the Egyptian Commercial Representation Office in Damascus, indicating

World Briefing | Middle East: Sarkozy Reaches Out to Syria
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has announced plans to go to Syria next Wednesday to pursue restoring diplomatic ties.

Syrian president receives credentials of Brazilian ambassador
Al-Assad met Casciano São Paulo ? The new ambassador of Brazil to Damascus, Edgar A. Casciano, presented his credentials to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad yesterday (26). The president of Syria also accepted the credentials of the ambassadors of

Syria participates in Intercultural dialogue meeting in Italy
Moallem, Kyprianou for Boosting up Syrian-Cypriot Cooperation The Freed Syrian Captive Documents his Life in the Israeli Jails President al-Assad Stresses to Arslan Syria\'s Standing by Lebanon Ottri, Karim Aga Khan Discuss Joint Cooperation

Russia plans to raise navy presence in Syria: diplomat (Reuters)
Reuters - The Russian navy will make more use of Syrian ports as part of increased military presence in the Mediterranean, a Russian diplomat said on Wednesday.

Lebanese prosecutor charges Libya's Gadhafi (AP)

AP - A Lebanese prosecutor has charged Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and six other Libyan officials in the disappearance of a top Lebanese Shiite cleric 30 years ago, judicial officials in Beirut said Wednesday.

Sarkozy confirms Syria visit date
French President Sarkozy says he will visit Damascus on 3-4 September as part of efforts to improve Franco-Syrian ties.

Russia Flexes Its Muscles in Mideast (Time.com)
Time.com - The reemerging Cold War tensions are spreading, as Russia agrees to strengthen military ties with Syria

Sarkozy to visit Syria on September 3 (AFP)

AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday he would go to Syria on September 3, the latest step in the two states' bid to normalise ties severed after the 2005 murder of Lebanon's former premier Rafiq Hariri.

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Following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Syria was administered by the French until independence in 1946. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. Since 1976, Syrian troops have been stationed in Lebanon, ostensibly in a peacekeeping capacity. In recent years, Syria and Israel have held occasional peace talks over the return of the Golan Heights.

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