Article: Assad issues decree to establish full diplomatic relations with Lebanon

Article: Syria, Lebanon formalize diplomatic ties
AP Worldstream;  October 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ...The foreign ministers of Syria and Lebanon signed a document Wednesday formalizing ... building strong relations with Lebanon, Syria's official SANA news agency ... exchange of embassies between Lebanon and Syria ... constitutes the first step ...

Article: Syria shift on Lebanon suggests hard-liner softens
AP Online;  August 24, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Besides the new approach to Lebanon, Syria, long regarded as the most ... stronger and more organized. Syria deployed troops in Lebanon as peacekeepers during the ... Syrian figures continued. Lebanon's agony poisoned Syria's already troubled ties ...

Article: Syria's role in Lebanon under fire; A huge turnout ...
The Christian Science Monitor;  February 17, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... demands an immediate withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon. Syria in Lebanon Syrian troops first entered Lebanon in strength ... personally benefited from Syria's involvement with Lebanon. Syria's Lebanese allies, including the militant group ...

Article: Envoy: Syria Vows to Exit Lebanon in April
AP Online;  April 4, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... By its full withdrawal from Lebanon, Syria would have implemented the part ... Al-Sharaa said even with Syria out of Lebanon, the security of the two countries ... stability and unity of both Lebanon and Syria." Roed-Larsen said that ...

Article: Syria's U.N. ambassador calls U.S. accusations of ...
AP Worldstream;  June 11, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... constructive relationship between Syria and Lebanon." The militant Hezbollah group ... intelligence and assets" from Lebanon. Syria said it completed its pullout ... and it is in the interest of Syria that Lebanon lives peacefully, and keeps ...

Transcript: Analysis: Syria's role in Lebanon is questioned
NPR Special;  February 16, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... BRAND NPR Special 02-16-2005 Analysis: Syria's role in Lebanon is questioned Host: MADELEINE BRAND Time ... among the wails of grief, were shouts of, `Syria, get out of Lebanon!' Syria has had a presence in Lebanon for the past ...

Article: Syria exit leaves a messy border; Tighter security has led ...
The Christian Science Monitor;  July 15, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Christian Science Monitor MASNAA, LEBANON-SYRIA BORDER -- When Iraqi teenager ... mountains along the border of Syria and Lebanon, hundreds of trucks are double ... militants. One truck entering Syria from Lebanon was found carrying 500 pounds ...