Syria has reportedly deployed more troops along its border with Lebanon, allegedly to combat smuggling. Meanwhile a Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman is denying reports that Syria has withdrawn troops from its border with Iraq in retaliation for a w...
A car bomb has exploded in the Syrian capital, Damascus, killing at least 17 people and wounding 14 others. From Beirut, Edward Yeranian reports the target of the blast was not immediately clear. Damaged buildings with shattered glass are seen after...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has given final approval to the establishment of diplomatic relations with Lebanon, after intense pressure from both France and the United States. Damascus had never formally recognized its smaller neighbor since bot...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will fly to Damascus for meetings Wednesday with Syrian President Bashar Assad in an effort to restore diplomatic ties that were cut three years ago. The meeting also signals France's push for a greater role in the M...
By David Gollust State Department 02 June 2008 The United States Monday urged Syria to fully cooperate with an International Atomic Energy Agency investigation of charges it was secretly trying to build a nuclear reactor. U.S. officials believe Nort...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 30 October 2007 The leader of Lebanon's anti-Syrian ruling coalition says he has information about a plot to kill him. He and other anti-Syrian politicians have been living under tight security for several years amid a str...
By Challiss McDonough Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt 03 May 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has met with her Syrian counterpart, Walid Moallem, on the sidelines of the Iraq stabilization conference in Egypt. It would be the first high-level dip...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 22 April 2007 A Syrian woman puts her vote in the ballot box at a polling station in Damascus, Syria, 22 Apr 2007 Syrian voters are going to the polls Sunday and Monday to elect a new parliament. But widespread apathy appe...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 13 December 2006 watch Iraq Syrian report The Syrian ambassador to Washington says his country is interested in talks about stabilizing Iraq, but not if the United States dictates the terms. The Syrian envoy spoke at...
By David Gollust State Department 01 November 2006 The United States Wednesday expressed concern Syria and Iran are working with Lebanese allies to try to topple the Beirut government. The White House said U.S. officials are warning all those concer...