France's new President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) during the handover ceremony with former President Jacques Chirac at the Elysee Palace in Paris, May 16, 2007. From left, Nicolas Sarkozy's son Jean, his step-daugthers Judith Martin and Jeanne-Marie Martin, his son Louis Sarkozy, his wife Cecilia Sarkozy and his son Pierre Sarkozy listen. (UPI Photo / William Alix)
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Al-Qaida-Iraq's Message to the New 'Ruler of the White House'
Reactions to the election of a new U.S. president are fusing from across the Arab and Muslim world. Reflecting the fundamental interests of the various regimes and movements, the most radical groups - including al-Qaida - have been sending messages in different directions.
Making Peace With Syria
PARIS -- President Nicolas Sarkozys visit to Damascus this month confirms the failure of his policy of isolating the regime of President Bashar Assad.
Sarkozy in Damascus: French President Treads in Bush Absence
French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives in Damascus Wednesday on a long-awaited visit as Paris tries to fill the diplomatic vacuum created by Washingtons policy of exclusion.
Sarkozy Visits as Syria's International Role is Redefined
AMMAN – French President Nicolas Sarkozys upcoming two-day visit to Syria -- the first Western head of state to go there in five years -- is expected to help redefine the shifting pivotal role that Damascus has in the region, as the "rogue" state seeks to come out of isolation and into the international fold.
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.
The Syrian Riddle
The international community had shunned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad completely since 2005 when he was forced to "officially" remove his troops from occupied Lebanon. But he is not a pariah anymore. He has now become a hot ticket courted from Jerusalem to Ankara and Paris, to name a few. How did Assad realize this tour de force?
