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Key Palestinian meeting postponed Planned talks between Mahmoud Abbas and the political head of Hamas have been postponed
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| Jan.21 |
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No agreement in Palestinian talks Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas' chief have failed to agree on forming a national unity government during talks in Syria
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| Feb.8 |
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Rice talks Iraqi refugees in Syria U.S. Secretary of State said she authorized the U.S. embassy to talk to Damascus about Iraqi refugees
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| Mar.9 |
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Iraq hosts key security meeting 
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| Apr.3 |
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US House speaker Pelosi set for talks Nancy Pelosi has arrived in Damascus for a visit which the White House has criticised as undermining US policy
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| Apr.4 |
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Pelosi pushes Syria on militant links| U.S. House Speaker held talks with president al-Assad despite White House objections | |
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| Jun.15 |
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Hamas pledges to work with Abbas The exiled political leader of Hamas has said his movement will work with Palestinian leader, after it took control of Gaza
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| Sep.6 |
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Israeli airstrike targeted nuclear reactor New York Times: An airstrike targeted a partially built nuclear reactor that was years away from completion
| Syria has said its air defenses opened fire on warplanes after they violated its airspace in the north of the country
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| Sep.11 |
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Syria complains about Israeli airstrike Syria accused Israel of a 'flagrant violation' of its obligations when it carried out an airstrike inside Syria last week
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| Sep.18 |
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U.S. tracking N. Korea cargo The U.S. military and intelligence have been tracking several shipments of material have left North Korea and are destined for Syria
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| Sep.23 |
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Rice: Syria may attend peace conference U.S. Secretary of State: Syria could attend an upcoming Middle East conference as part of an Arab League committee
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| Oct.1 |
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Assad sets conference conditions Syrian President has said his government will not attend a Middle East peace conference unless Syria's concerns are addressed
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| Oct.2 |
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Israel confirms airstrike in Syria Israel is allowing the first publication of reports it struck an unspecified 'military target' deep inside Syrian territory
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| Oct.14 |
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Israel targeted 'Syrian reactor' New York Times: An airstrike last month targeted a partially built nuclear reactor that was years away from completion
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| Oct.25 |
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'Air strike site removed' Newly-released satellite images of the presumed site of an Israeli air raid show that a large building has been completely removed
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| Nov.21 |
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Iraqis return home 'in thousands' An estimated 1,000 people a day are returning across Iraq's borders having previously moving abroad to escape the violence
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| Nov.25 |
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Syria to attend Mideast summit| The Bush administration was able to declare a clean sweep when Syria said it would attend this week's high-stakes peace conference | | |
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| Nov.28 |
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Iraqi refugees head home from Syria| Convoys of buses are marking the first time that some of the 1.5 million Iraqis who fled to Syria are returning home as part of an organized plan | |
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| Dec.30 |
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France to halt links with Syria Sarkozy: Links will be restored only when France has proof that Syria is not blocking progress towards installing a president in Lebanon
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