Syria astonished over Bush’s statements on Palestinian right of return
Xinhua – China
15 (Xinhua) — Syria expressed on Tuesday its astonishment over US President George W. Bush’s recent statements that was said to “cancel” the Palestinian …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/16/content_7428286.htm

2008, rough start, 2007 bad year
By Liliane(Liliane)
It isn’t completely surprising that another year in Lebanon starts out very defectively. Needless to try to go back in time and state history, it is utterly perplexing to decide whether the civil war days, the syrian presence days or …
www.independence05.com/blog/2008/01/
2008-rough-start-2007-bad-year.html

Formal sitting EU – Syria: address by Ahmad Badr El Din EL HASSOUN …
Formal sitting EU – Syria: address by Ahmad Badr El Din EL HASSOUN, Grand Mufti of Syria (EPRef-55113)
ec.europa.eu/avservices/download/audio
_download_en.cfm?id=118802&src=6

US says bombing aims to undermine Lebanon’s stability
AFP –
BEIRUT (AFP) — The United States on Tuesday condemned a car bombing that targeted a US embassy vehicle in Lebanon, saying the attack was aimed at…
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iaaz
4QuuUWWWM7RVilh_IF8acy9Q

Explosion Rocks Lebanon’s Capital
Wall Street Journal – USA
Lebanon’s state media reported at least two people were killed in the blast. The attack, coming amid President Bush’s region-wide sweep of the Middle East, …
online.wsj.com/article/SB1200410318
56791397.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Rice expresses US ‘outrage’ over Lebanon bombing
Africasia – London,UK
“I want to state the outrage of the United States against the terrorist attack that took place in Lebanon today,” Rice said at a joint press conference here …
www.africasia.com/services/news/newsitem.php
?area=mideast&item=080115184314.npauusht.php

Germany condemns Lebanon attack on US embassy vehicle
Earthtimes – London,UK
Berlin – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier condemned Tuesday’s bomb attack on a US embassy vehicle in Lebanon that left at least three dead. …
www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/173922,germany-
condemns-lebanon-attack-on-us-embassy-vehicle.html

Rice expresses US outrage over Lebanon bombing
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has expressed “outrage” at what she called a terrorist attack against a US embassy vehicle in Beirut that left three people dead.
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/16/2139265.htm

Beirut attack on US embassy car kills four
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
There was no claim of responsibility for the attack although it bore all the hallmarks of an operation by Lebanese supporters of Syria. …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?
xml=/news/2008/01/15/wleb315.xml

This Is Not the Time for Provocation: Saud
Arab News – Jeddah,Saudi Arabia
Prince Saud said during the meetings in Cairo, countries which had the most influence on Lebanon, especially Syria, had been asked to seize the opportunity …
www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=105675&d=
15&m=1&y=2008&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom

Syria’s Grand Mufti Says Outcry over Cartoons of Prophet Muhammad …
Syria’s grand mufti, the country’s top Sunni Muslim religious authority, accused the media Tuesday of unleashing a conflict over Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad two years ago, saying the drawings received undue attention.
pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=14766

Syria rebuilding at site bombed by Israel: report
WASHINGTON – Syria has raised a new building on a remote site bombed by Israel in September that some analysts suspect was a potential nuclear reactor, an independent security monitoring group reported on Monday.
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/
middleeast/2008/January/middleeast_January232.xml&
section=middleeast&col=

OBG: “Despite US Sanctions, Syria’s Economy had a ‘Good Year”
By GPC(GPC)
In OBG, here.
friday-lunch-club.blogspot.com/2008/01/
obg-despite-us-sanctions-syrias-economy.html

Germany expects Syria to play ‘constructive role’ in Lebanon: Merkel
Islamic Republic News Agency – Tehran,Iran
Germany expects Syria to play a ‘constructive role in Lebanon’s presidential election’, German Chancellor Angela said here Tuesday during a press briefing. …
www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0801155659191951.htm

Three killed in Beirut attack on US embassy car
AFP –
Earlier this month, Bush laid the blame on the continuing feud on Syria. Damascus, in turn, has accused Washington — a strong supporter of the Beirut …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5goS
YCtmlQBA2bBMyhWEetwWCBbyw

syria, united states: Assad receives US congressmen
Monday Morning – Beirut,Lebanon
Specter sounded an upbeat note about the prospects for movement on the peace process between Syria and Israel, which has been frozen since 2000,…
www.mmorning.com/ArticleC.asp?Article=5430&CategoryID=6

Mufti of Syria : Let us build bridges of peace rather than walls
Kuwait News Agency – Kuwait
BRUSSELS, Jan 15 (KUNA) — The Grand Mufti of Syria, Ahmad Badr Al-Din Hassoun, stressed Tuesday the value of culture as a unifying rather than a dividing …
www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.aspx
?Language=en&DSNO=1060486

Lebanon: Nahr al Bared Revisited
By Amira Al Hussaini
From Lebanon, Marcy Newman revisits Nahr Al Bared and brings us to the date with the devastation left in the Palestinian refugee camp after last year’s battle between Fateh Al Islam and the Lebanese Internal Security Forces.
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01
/15/lebanon-nahr-al-bared-revisited/

Explosion in Lebanon
An attack on a US diplomatic vehicle — not the embassy itself.
corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YjUzMDU
4OWRjZjViMzFkZjIxMjYxODBlMGRiZmZkYWU=

Three dead in attack on US embassy vehicle in Lebanon
Guardian Unlimited – UK
At least three people were killed and eight wounded in an attack on a US embassy vehicle in Lebanon today. Senior Lebanese security officials said the …
www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,,2241165,00.html

Lebanon Blast May Have Killed 2; CNN Says US Embassy Car Hit
Bloomberg – USA
15 (Bloomberg) — A car exploded in a northern suburb of Beirut, killing as many as two people, Lebanon’s internal security agency said. …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=
20601087&sid=a9ZYaLTOgnVA&refer=home

Gangs of Lebanon
NowLebanon.com – Beirut,Lebanon
(AFP/MARWAN NAAMANI) An article published by L’Orient Le Jour last week reported on the recent emergence of youth gangs in Lebanon. …
www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=26438

Lebanon: Bombing kills at least three and injures several others
Adnkronos International Italia – Roma,Lazio,Italy
The attack is certain to highlight political tension in Lebanon where rivals have been unable to reach agreement over the presidency in the country’s …
www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1773365456

Syria and Iran are trying to overthrow Abbas
This is an article on the top morning news stories. Of note is the reference to a Jerusalem Post story that talks of Syria and Iran trying to overthrow Palestinian Authority President Abbas.
digg.com/world_news/Syria_and_
Iran_are_trying_to_overthrow_Abbas

PA: ‘Syria and Iran trying to overthrow Abbas’
‘Syria, Iran trying to overthrow Abbas’ Syria and Iran have stepped up their efforts to overthrow Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his ruling Fatah party, PA officials in Ramallah …..
www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=51482

Syria’s grand mufti says outcry over cartoons of Prophet Muhammad …
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) – Wien,Austria
AP STRASBOURG, France (AP) – Syria’s grand mufti, the country’s top Sunni Muslim religious authority, accused the media Tuesday of unleashing a conflict …
www.pr-inside.com/syria-s-grand-m
ufti-says-outcry-over-r387230.htm

Have the IDF, Government Learned Lebanon’s Lessons?
From all appearances of the Maariv report below, as conveyed by Dr. Aaron Lerner and IMRA, the answer seems a resounding and disastrous NO!
digg.com/world_news/Have_the_IDF_
Government_Learned_Lebanon_s_Lessons

Iran, Not Syria, Has The Keys to Lebanon’s Settlement
Naharnet – Beirut,Lebanon
The Arab league, if interested in settling the Lebanese crisis, should engage Iran, not Syria, because the Tehran Regime has the real influence over …
www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/0/8
8967EC2918BB994C22573D1003FE734?OpenDocument

Record lows from Saudi to Syria, Iran and Iraq
Al-Arabiya – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
In Syria, farming activities ground to a halt as temperatures fell to minus 16. As heavy rains and thunder storms hit Damascus, cars were dragged out of the …
www.alarabiya.net/articles/2008/01/15/44227.html

Lebanon:July War and Beyond
By SF Bay Area Independent Media Center (Indybay)
A photography exhibition and video screening of the July 2006 war between Lebanon and Israel will be followed by a discussion with Rayan El-Amine from Left Turn magazine. During the Israeli bombardment of Lebanon over 1200 people were …
www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/01/15/18472534.php

Damascus, Arab Cultural Capital for 2008: A fitting title
By R(R)
Damascus welcomes 2008 as the cultural capital of the Arab world. While this may be amazing – considering the Syrian regime’s perceived track record, I find that it is a fitting title in an Arab world where the pervasive ruling culture …
voicesonthewind.blogspot.com/2008/01/da
mascus-arab-cultural-capital-for-2008.html

Syria rebuilding at site bombed by Israel—report
Syria has raised a new building on a remote site bombed by Israel in September that some analysts suspect was a potential nuclear reactor, an independent security monitoring group reported on Monday. The new building was visible in …
www.terrorism.com/modules.php?op=mo
dload&name=News&file=article&sid=85603

Bush endorsed Israel attack on Syria
US President George W. Bush has privately endorsed an Israeli Air Force attack on Syrian soil last autumn, an Israeli official says.
digg.com/world_news/Bush_endorsed_Israel_attack_on_Syria

Mubarak: Dangerous Repercussions for Damascus Summit if Lebanon …
Naharnet – Beirut,Lebanon
“I hope that the Lebanon crisis will find its road to success without delay so it won’t have harmful repercussions,” Mubarak said in an interview with a …
www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/0/75
E9E32856CE3C23C22573D100213842?OpenDocument

Ban Frustrated over Lebanon Crisis
Naharnet – Beirut,Lebanon
Ban uncovered that he had contacted Arab League chief Amr Moussa and other leaders in the region to “move forward” to solve the Lebanon impasse.
www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/0/
B04B80EF3A141375C22573D1001E7BF8?OpenDocument

Jews still in Lebanon do not feel safe
By bataween(Joseph)
But of course being a Jew and a Lebanese young woman, living in Lebanon, I had to double-check before writing anything on that blog. YES, information is circulated that is a fraud. I agree that being a Jew cannot be dissociated with …
jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2008/01/
jews-still-in-lebanon-do-not-feel-safe.html

Syria rebuilding at site bombed by Israel: report
WASHINGTON – Syria has raised a new building on a remote site bombed by Israel in September that some analysts suspect was a potential nuclear reactor, an independent security monitoring group reported on Monday.
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/
middleeast/2008/January/middleeast_January232.xml&section
=middleeast

Turkey, Syria sign mutual energy, pipeline accord – Oil & Gas Journal
By Grassroots(Grassroots)
“Turkey, Syria sign mutual energy, pipeline accord Eric Watkins Senior Correspondent LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14 — Turkey and Syria have signed an agreement aimed at enhancing cooperation between their two countries in a number of fields, …
www.turkishdigest.com/2008/01/turkey-syria-sign-mutual-energy.html

Seoul to replace troops in UN peacekeeping operations in Lebanon
Yonhap News – Seoul,South Korea
15 (Yonhap) — A group of about 180 South Korean troops will leave for Lebanon this week to replace half of the country’s forces participating in United …
english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2008/01/15/
47/0301000000AEN20080115001900315F.HTML

Syria rebuilding at site bombed by Israel- report
Reuters – USA
By Randall Mikkelsen WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Syria has raised a new building on a remote site bombed by Israel in September that some analysts…
www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN14438746

PA: Syria, Iran try to bring down Abbas and Fatah
Jerusalem Post – Israel
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH Syria and Iran have stepped up their efforts to overthrow Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his ruling Fatah party, …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1200308
086914&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Regional frustration would expose Lebanon to even more danger
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
By The Daily Star A palpable sense of “Lebanon fatigue” is settling over much of the region, threatening to leave the country adrift in a sea of turmoil. …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?
edition_id=1&article_id=88033&categ_id=17

Olmert attributes rocket attack last week to ‘international terror …
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
Israel believes that militants from outside Lebanon were behind last week’s firing of two rockets from Lebanon into the Jewish state, Prime Minister Ehud …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition
_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=88039