For the first time since the 2005 assassination of Lebanese statesman Rafik al-Hariri, in which three Syrian secret agents have been implicated, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia will meet President Bashar al-Assad in Syria this week.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has formally asked the UN to set up an independent inquiry into last month’s deadly attacks in Baghdad. While Maliki’s letter did not specifically name Syria, the Iraqi PM has blamed Damascus in the past.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said most foreign terrorists operating in Iraq infiltrate through the Syrian border, a charge Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denies as tensions between Baghdad and Damascus showed no signs of easing.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met his counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran on Wednesday, congratulating him for his contested re-election and condemning Western reactions to Iran's post-election unrest.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for security talks in Damascus. The top US commander in Iraq expressed concern Monday that foreign fighters were coming into Iraq from Syria.
In an interview with France 3, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad urged his US counterpart Barack Obama to reach out to Islamist groups Hamas and Hezbollah, saying he is willing to broker contacts to help unlock the Mideast peace process.
For three months, Hoseng, a Kurdish journalist, has been hiding somewhere between Syria and Lebanon. Living conditions are far from ideal for writing articles on the condition of the Kurds and Syria's political situation.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived on Friday in Amman, Jordan, to meet with King Abdullah II. They discussed "bilateral ties, regional development and efforts to create a unified Arab position," according to a palace statement.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he welcomes US President Barack Obama's moves towards dialogue and said he would like to see full diplomatic ties resumed, including having a US ambassador based in Damascus once more.
