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News
Posted Friday, October 10, 2008
11:46 PM EDT

The Coming Train-Wreck in Lebanon
By Caroline Glick


News
Posted Friday, October 10, 2008
11:04 AM EDT

Syria Forces in Refugee Camp Battle
Al Jazeera


News
Posted Friday, October 10, 2008
1:05 AM EDT

Annual Report on the Assets in the U.S. of State Sponsors of Terror and the Other International Terrorism Program Designees


News
Posted Thursday, October 9, 2008
6:51 PM EDT

The Curious Incident in Northern Syria and Its Potential Proliferation Implications
Arms Control Association


LFP Editorial
Posted Wednesday, October 8, 2008
6:53 PM EDT

In Response to Abraham Rabinovich
Article in the Jerusalem Post:
Looking for Humanity

By Nagi N. Najjar
Director, The Lebanese Foundation for Peace


News
Posted Wednesday, October 8, 2008
11:58 AM EDT

From Syrian Fishing Port to Naval Power Base: Russia Moves into the Mediterranean
The Guardian

Ehud Olmert Resigns via Moscow
Kommersant


News
Posted Tuesday, October 7, 2008
7:12 PM EDT

National Defense University
Speech Delivered by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Washington , D.C.


Syria Plays Hardball with the Saudis
By Sami Moubayed

House Cleaning in Damascus?
By Olivier Guitta
Middle East Times


News
Posted Monday, October 6, 2008
11:44 AM EDT

A New Strategy for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Moshe Yaalon
Former Chief of Staff, Israel Defense Forces


SYRIA: Al Qaeda Mastermind Said to be Captured
Los Angeles Times\

Iran Votes for Obama
Tariq Alhomayed
Asharq Alawsat


Russia Today


News
Posted Sunday, October 5, 2008
10:19 AM EDT

The Challenges of the New World Order
By Wolfgang Nowak
Spiegle International


Setting a Constructive Russia Agenda
Interview with Steven Pifer, Brookings Institution

Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor, CFR

The Future of U.S. Military Aid to Lebanon
By David Schenker
The Washington Institute


ANALYSIS
Will Israel's Next War be a Repeat of Lebanon 2006?

By Amos Harel
Haaretz


News
Posted Saturday, October 4, 2008
7:15 AM EDT

Syria Rejects Opening Military Sites to Atom Probe
Tehran Time


News
Posted Friday, October 3, 2008
10:45 AM EDT

Stability in Lebanon Threatened, Again
By David Schenker
The Washington Institute


Iran's Revolutionary Guards A Rogue Outfit?
Michael Rubin
Middle East Quarterly


25 Years Later: We Came in Peace
By Colonel Timothy J. Geraghty, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)


News
Posted Thursday, October 2, 2008
11:40 AM EDT

Damascus Renews Nuclear Activity
Israel News

UN Appeals for USD 20 mln to Help Syrian Drought Victims - United Nations
KUNA

Russia Must Protect its Arctic Interests - Russia Security Council
RIA Novosti


News
Posted Wednesday, October 1, 2008
10:34 AM EDT

Quite a Few Nations Interested in Russia's Iskander-E Missiles
Kommersant

The ISI and Terrorism: Behind the Accusations
CFR

By Eben Kaplan, Associate Editor
Jayshree Bajoria, Staff Writer


Who Is Reshaping the World
The Brooking Institution


News
Posted Wednesday, October 1, 2008
9:05 AM EDT

Lebanon Approves New Election Law
BBC

Tension Grows Between Syria and Lebanon After Bombings
The Guardian

Brief Talks With Syria Spur Speculation
by Jim Lobe


News
Posted Tuesday, September 30, 2008
12:09 PM EDT

US Customs & Border Chief:
No Evidence of Iranian Sleeper Cells in U.S.

By Jeff Stein

American Diplomats Meet Syrians in Sign of Thaw
The Wall Street Journal
By Jay Solomon


News
Posted Monday, September 29, 2008
11:14 AM EDT

Media Source Says 200kg of Explosives Used in Syria Car Blast
Text of report by state-run Syrian news agency SANA news agency website, Damascus in Arabic 27 Sep 08


News
Posted Sunday, September 28, 2008
9:10 AM EDT

Reading the Signs of the Syrian Bombing
By Andrew Lee Butters
Time


Report: Top Syrian Officer Killed in Damascus Explosion
Roee Nahmias
Israel News


News
Posted Saturday, September 27, 2008
9:57 PM EDT

EuCom Deploys Radar, Troops to Israel
By Gayle S. Putrich - Staff writer
Army Times


News
Posted Saturday, September 27, 2008
5:06 PM EDT

Car Bomb Kills 30 in Damascus


News
Posted Saturday, September 27, 2008
9:44 AM EDT

ANALYSIS - Damascus Car Bomb Another Blow to Syrian Security
Turkey News


News
Posted Saturday, September 27, 2008
9:24 AM EDT

The New Face of Israel?
By Daniel Levy

We Must Not Let History Repeat Itself
By Major Gen. Paul Vallely
Alireza Jafarzadeh


The Secret War on the Dollar
By Oliver North

Bailout or Surrender?
By Michael Reagan


News
Posted Friday, September 26, 2008
9:03 AM EDT

Assad Aide Killing Hurts U.N. Probe in Syria: Diplomats
By Mark Heinrich and Sylvia Westall
The Boston Globe


Contact Man's Murder Delays Syria Nuclear Probe: IAEA


News
Posted Thursday, September 25, 2008
5:55 PM EDT

Appease Iran?
by Daniel Pipes
The Jerusalem Post


News
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2008
5:46 PM EDT

Fear of New Mid East 'Cold War' as Syria Strengthens Military Alliance With Russia
The London Times

Fears Grow in Lebanon as 10,000 Syrian Troops Arrive on the Border
Nicholas Blanford in Hekr Janin


News
Posted Wednesday, September 24, 2008
12:02 PM EDT

The Trouble with Russia
Barry Rubin

Livni's Outlook: Political and Policy Options in Israel
By David Makovsky

How Syria's Assad Is Steering His Country out of Isolation
Part I

Deir Spiegel, By Erich Follath

How Syria's Assad Is Steering His Country out of Isolation
Part II: Torture Is on the Decline, but Harrassment of Dissidents Persists

Deir Spiegel, By Erich Follath

How Syria's Assad Is Steering His Country out of Isolation
Part III: Can Syria Be Democratized?

Deir Spiegel, By Erich Follath


News
Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2008
11:33 AM EDT

U.S., Israel Face Key Decisions
by Lt Gen.Thomas G. McInerney

"No Plan to Disarm Lebanon's Hezbollah"


News
Posted Sunday, September 21, 2008
9:50 PM EDT

Ex-IDF chief: Israel Can't Avoid a Military Confrontation With Iran
Reuters


News
Posted Saturday, September 20, 2008
8:48 PM EDT

Go Silent, Go Deep”
by Major Gen. Paul E. Vallely
US Army (ret)


How Does AP Cover Israeli Politics?
Barry Rubin


News
Posted Friday, September 19, 2008
5:12 PM EDT

An End to the "Anglosphere?"
Matthias S Klein
The Guardian UK


Al Qaida Intensifies Support From Syria
Middle East Newsline

Israeli Official Warns of Chemical Warfare Against Syria
Mohammed Mar'i
Arab News


News
Posted Friday, September 19, 2008
3:57 PM EDT

Syria Awaits Airbus Team in Move to Buy Jets
By Andrew England in Abu Dhabi and Peggy Hollinger in Paris
Financial Times


News
Posted Friday, September 19, 2008
11:21 AM EDT

Column One: It is Time to Act
By Caroline Glick
The Jerusalem Post


News
Posted Wednesday, September 17, 2008
1:14 PM EDT

IAEA Report on Iran - September 15th 2008

The Petraeus Doctrine
by Andrew J. Bacevich

Lebanon Holds National Reconciliation Talks
By Edward Yeranian
Voice of America


Treasury Designates Individuals and Entities Fueling Violence in Iraq
US Department of the Treasury
Press Room


Ukraine's Pro-Western Ruling Coalition Collapses
Tehran Times

Russia eyes Mediterranean as alternative to Sevastopol naval base
RIA Novosti


News
Posted Tuesday, September 16, 2008
10:21 AM EDT

Method in Their Madness
Barry Rubin

Airbus-Syria Deal To Skirt U.S. Sanctions Official Tells CBS News European Manufacturer To Supply State Carrier With 50 Jets
CBS News

Hamas Official Assassinated in Syria, Opposition Group Claims


News
Posted Monday, September 15, 2008
8:28 AM EDT

Exit Olmert
by Fania Oz-Salzberger
Forbes


Babacan Says Fifth Round Of Israel - Syria Talks Will Be Held In Next Week
Turkish Press

Iran, Ecuador Sign Deal on Energy


News
Posted Sunday, September 14, 2008
11:57 AM EDT

Report: Saudi Official Met Al-Zawahiri

Madam Secretary - A Secure Israel is a Condition for Peace
By Eli E. Hertz

Iron Lady’ Tzipi Livni Set to be Israel’s New Leader
The London Times
by Uzi Mahnaimi, Tel Aviv


Tzipi Livni is Preparing to End Talks with Syria if She Becomes Israel's New Prime Minister
By Carolynne Wheeler in Tel Aviv
The Sunday Telegraph


Seeing Iranian Gains in the Caucasus
by Greg Bruno

Damascus in No Rush For Peace
Institute for War & Peace - London

Assassination Raises Tension as Lebanon Seeks to Bridge Divide
By Anna Fifield in Beirut
Financial Times


News
Posted Saturday, September 13, 2008
1:26 PM EDT

Seven Years After 9/11
How Dangerous Is Al-Qaida?

Reuven Paz, Israel: "A Worldwide Model for Both Terrorism and Insurgency"
Spiegel On Line


Cracks Seen in Lebanon's Ruling Coalition
By Borzou Daragahi,
Los Angeles Times


Iran Says Will Stand by Palestine Until Final Victory
Tehran Times

Syria: Khurbet East Oil Field Production Exceeds 11,500 Barrels Per Day
Al Bawaba

Lebanese Islamist Sheikh Omar Bakri: Britain's Problem – 'Its Law Is Not the Law Sent Down by Allah'; Terrorism by Mujahideen is 'Blessed'; 'Within 20 Years, British Society Will Have A Muslim Majority'
MEMRI

Bush to Discuss Lebanon, Iraq with Berlusconi Next Month
KUNA

Syria, Russia Resurrect Naval Fleet


News
Posted Thursday, September 11, 2008
12:39 PM EDT

On the Recall of the Russian-American Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement from the US Congress
Press Release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Information and Press Department


Car Bomb Kills Senior Lebanese Politician
The London Times


News
Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2008
9:27 AM EDT

Syria Accused of Plotting Return to Power in Lebanon



Posted Saturday, September 6, 2008
12:27 PM EDT

Syria in Talks to Buy Airbus Jets as Sarkozy Visits Damascus
By Andrew England in Damascus and Ben Hall and Peggy Hollinger in Paris

Uncertainty Remains Over Israel-Syria Talks After Damascus Four-way Summit
Xinhua

Total Signs 3 Energy Deals with Syria
Tehran Times

Peres Proposes Direct Talks with Syria
By Guy Dinmore in Cernobbio, Italy


News
Posted Friday, September 5, 2008
1:17 PM EDT

Assad Offers Israel Peace While Allying With Hizbullah
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu


News
Posted Friday, September 5, 2008
10:03 AM EDT

Hezbollah 'Not to Lay Down' Arms


News
Posted Thursday, September 4, 2008
12:07 PM EDT

French President Visits Syria
By Lisa Bryant
Voice of America


Syria Warns of Global 'Disaster' if Iran Attacked
Reuters

Sarkozy in Damascus : French President Treads in Bush Absence
By Andrew D. Bishop

Iran's Most Useful Idiot?
The New York Post

French President Warns Iran's Nuclear Arms Will Threaten Whole World
KUNA


News
Posted Wednesday, September 3, 2008
11:38 AM EDT

Assad to Jerusalem: Dream or Reality
Middle East Times
By Yonah Alexander


News
Posted Tuesday, September 2, 2008
11:55 AM EDT

Assad’s Reckless Behavior
Farid Ghadry advises Israel to stay away from negotiations with unreliable President Assad

Farid Ghadry , President - Reform Party of Syria

Russian Experts Check Bushehr Plant


News
Posted Monday, September 1, 2008
6:24 PM EDT

Between McCain and Obama, an Energy Gap
by Robert Maginnis

An Asymmetric Campaign
by Jed Babbin

A Syrian-Israeli Breakthrough?
By David Ignatius
The Washington Post


Russia May Push Forward With S-300 Sales to Iran
RIA Novosti


News
Posted Monday, September 1, 2008
7:22 AM EDT

If Russia Shows Interest in the Conflict
By Zvi Bar'el
Haaretz


News
Posted Sunday, August 31, 2008
12:29 PM EDT

Hezbollah Warlord Was an Enigma
By Borzou Daragahi and Sebastian Rotella
Los Angeles Times Staff Writers


LEBANON: Hezbollah Hands Over Helicopter Shooting Suspect
Los Angeles Times

Sarkozy to Make Landmark Syria Visit
By Sana Abdallah
Middle East Times


News
Posted Sunday, August 31, 2008
11:06 AM EDT

Russia Threatens to Supply Iran with Top New Missile System as 'Cold War' Escalates
By Phillip Sherwell in New York and William Lowther in Washington


News
Posted Saturday, August 30, 2008
9:43 AM EDT

Moscow Eyes Naval Build up in West Asia
The Hindu - India National Newspaper

When History is Not Repeated
By Caroline Glick
The Jerusalem Post


Attar: 4,000 Centrifuges Work at Natanz Enrichment Facilities
IRNA


News
Posted Friday, August 29, 2008
12:09 PM EDT

Russia Links Its Help On Iran To Georgia Dispute
Reuters


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