French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (R) and Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai give a joint press conference at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris, November 18, 2008. Tsvangirai warned President Robert Mugabe today not to form a government without him, vowing to use his majority in parliament to render such a regime unworkable. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement)
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Assad Forges New Ties With Lebanon
AMMAN -- Syrian President Bashar Assad has made his declared intention to establish full diplomatic ties with Lebanon official. He issued a decree that would see embassies in Beirut and Damascus for the first time in their history.
Olmert's Damascus Epiphany Too Little Too Late
JERUSALEM -- Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, has suddenly had an epiphany on his personal road to Damascus as he tries to portray himself as a prophet of peace weeks before he will be forced to step down.
Sarkozy to Make Landmark Syria Visit
AMMAN -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy has confirmed he will make a landmark visit to Syria on Sept. 3-4 in another step toward normalizing their ties and bringing Damascus back into the international fold by reversing a policy of exclusion that has in recent years alienated the country from the West.
Darwish -The Palestinian Icon
The last time Arab masses (and Mideast watchers) were mesmerized was when they heard that Gamal Abdel Nasser, the popular Egyptian president, passed away prematurely in 1969 – an event that changed the political climate in the Middle East and presaged the rise of Islamic fundamentalism. At present, these same audiences were shocked by the untimely death last Saturday of Mahmoud Darwish, the Palestinian icon whose poetry and prose has captivated the entire region in the last 40 years. He was only 67 years old.
