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Hamas denies exiled leader has moved to Sudan
DAMASCUS AFP — The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Tuesday denied that its political supremo Khaled Meshaal had moved from his self-imposed exile in Syria to Sudan. "The movement totally denies media reports saying that Khaled Meshaal has left Syria for Sudan," a Hamas official said in a statement...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Israel, leader, Leadership, MARKETING, Syria
Research articles 2008-09-02
Aircraft News - Africa / Middle East
Sep 1, 2008 Airbus European aerospace group EADS denied on Friday that its Airbus jet making subsidiary is in negotiations to sell passenger jets to Syria. Speculation of a deal has risen prior to a visit by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Damascus next week, but such a...
Tags: Airbus S.A.S., aircraft, Government, Libya, Manufacturing, SOFTWARE, Syria
Research articles 2008-09-01
Company Watch - Airbus
Aug 31, 2008 Aegean took delivery of eight Airbus A320s/A321s in the first half and returned four 737-300s to lessors, bringing the fleet at the end of June to 27 aircraft compared to 24 a year earlier. Aug 28, 2008 An Airbus deal to Syria would involve the...
Tags: Airbus S.A.S., aircraft, Coast, Manufacturing, Syria
Research articles 2008-09-01
Sarkozy to visit Syria on September 3
PARIS 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. Sarkozy's predecessor Jacques Chirac cut ties with Syria in response...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Government, Syria
Research articles 2008-08-27
Jailed officer sues ex-UN investigator in Hariri murder probe
BEIRUT AFP — A former Lebanese security chief detained over the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri is suing a former UN investigator in the case, his lawyer said on Wednesday. General Jamil Sayyed, the former head of the general security department, filed the lawsuit in France against Detlev Mehlis,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, France, lawsuit, lawyer, Lebanon, officer, security, Syria
Research articles 2008-08-27
Arab League hails Syria-Lebanon accord
CAIRO AFP — The 22-member Arab League on Friday hailed the decision by Syria and Lebanon to establish diplomatic relations as an important historical step. "This agreement, which puts Syrian-Lebanese relations back on track... is an important historical step," league chief Amr Mussa said in a statement. Demarcating...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Lebanon, Syria
Research articles 2008-08-15
Jordan in secret talks with Hamas: Islamist
AMMAN AFP — Jordan's intelligence chief Mohammed Dahabi and Hamas politburo member Mohammed Nazzal held secret talks in Amman last month, a leading Islamist said on Wednesday. "Dahabi and (Syria-based) Nazzal met for talks in Amman two weeks ago," Zaki Bani Rsheid, secretary general of the key opposition Islamic...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Islamist, SECURITY, Syria
Research articles 2008-08-06
Lebanon-Syria summit to be held next week
BEIRUT, AFP — Lebanon's President Michel Sleiman will visit Damascus next week for talks with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad, as the two neighbours move to establish diplomatic ties, an official said on Tuesday. "The summit will be held on August 13," an official from the presidential palace told AFP....
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Government, Leadership, Lebanon, SOFTWARE, Syria
Research articles 2008-08-05
Lebanon-Syria summit set for Aug 13
BEIRUT AFP — Lebanese President Michel Sleiman will visit Damascus next week for talks with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad, as the two neighbours move to establish diplomatic ties, an official said on Tuesday. "The summit will be held on August 13," an official from the presidential palace told AFP....
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Government, Leadership, Lebanon, Syria
Research articles 2008-08-05
Israeli-Syrian peace talks to resume in Turkey
JERUSALEM AFP — Israel and Syria will begin another round of indirect Turkish-mediated peace talks on Tuesday amid hints of progress but also complaints that Damascus is still arming Israeli arch-enemy Hezbollah. Two advisers to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert -- Shalom Turjeman and Yoram Turbowitz -- will travel to...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Investment, Israel, Syria
Research articles 2008-07-29
Israel-Syria peace talks to resume under Turkish mediation
JERUSALEM AFP — Israel and Syria will begin on Tuesday a fourth round of indirect peace talks under Turkish mediation, an Israeli official said. Two advisers to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert -- Shalom Turjeman and Yoram Turbowitz -- will travel to Turkey during the day to resume the talks,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Investment, Israel, mediation, Syria
Research articles 2008-07-28
Abbas meets Syria-based Palestinian chiefs except Hamas
DAMASCUS AFP — Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has met Palestinian leaders based in Damascus, excluding the political chief of the rival Hamas movement, a member of his delegation said on Monday. The meetings aim "to restore order in the Palestinian house. But Mr Abbas will certainly not meet (Hamas...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, faction, leader, Leadership, president, Syria
Research articles 2008-07-07
Assad calls for Palestinian reconciliation in Abbas talks
DAMASCUS AFP — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday called for reconciliation between Palestinian factions in a meeting with visiting Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas, the state news agency SANA reported. He stressed "the need to exert every effort to achieve unity among Palestinian ranks as the sole means to...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Israel, Leadership, Syria, unity
Research articles 2008-07-06
Abbas spokesman rules out Hamas talks in Syria
AMMAN AFP — Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas does not plan to meet with rival leaders of Hamas or other Palestinian factions based in Damascus when he visits Syria on Sunday, his spokesman said. "There are no arrangements for such any meeting with Hamas leaders or others," Nabil Abu Rudeina...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, leader, Leadership, president, reconciliation, Syria
Research articles 2008-07-05
Israel parliament adopts law on 'enemy' travel
JERUSALEM AFP — The Israeli parliament passed a law on Monday banning any citizen who has visited an "enemy" country in the previous seven years from standing for election to the legislature, triggering the anger of Israeli Arab MPs. Fifty-two members of the 120-seat parliament approved the law at...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Israel, Lebanon, MARKETING, Syria
Research articles 2008-06-30
Israel MPs mull bill to make Golan pullout harder
JERUSALEM AFP — The Israeli parliament on Monday adopted at a preliminary reading a bill that would require any withdrawal from the occupied Golan Heights as part of a peace deal with Syria to be put to a referendum. The draft law stipulates that a referendum may only be...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Israel, Syria
Research articles 2008-06-30
UN nuclear team to inspect bombed Syria desert site
DAMASCUS AFP — Top-level UN atomic experts on Sunday begin a three-day visit to Syria to inspect a mysterious site bombed by Israel last year amid US allegations it was a nuclear facility. International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA deputy chief Olli Heinonen will head the team due to visit...
Tags: International Atomic Energy Agency, Syria, team
Research articles 2008-06-21
No direct talks with Israeli PM: Syrian president
NEW DELHI AFP — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Thursday ruled out direct talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on the sidelines of an international summit in Paris next month. Assad and Olmert will be in Paris as guests of French President Nicolas Sarkozy who is to announce the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Israel, Paris, president, Syria, Turkey
Research articles 2008-06-19
Israel, Syria "extremely satisfied" with talks
LUXEMBOURG AFP — Israel and Syria left indirect peace talks "extremely satisfied" on Monday and will hold two more rounds in July under Turkey's mediation, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said on Tuesday. The second round of talks in Turkey were "completed with success", Babacan told reporters after talks...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Israel, Luxembourg, Syria, Turkey
Research articles 2008-06-17
Israel, Syria to continue talks
JERUSALEM AFP — Israel and Syria concluded a second round of indirect peace talks under Turkish mediation on Monday and agreed to continue meeting on a regular basis, a senior Israeli official said. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's top advisors, Shalom Turjeman and Yoram Turbowitz, ended two days of...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Investment, Israel, president, Syria
Research articles 2008-06-16
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