Syria agrees to expand Arab states send peacekeeping troops to Lebanon
In a major concession, Syria agreed Wednesday to let other Arab states send peacekeeping troops to Lebanon to balance out the all-Syrian force that has
In a major concession, Syria agreed Wednesday to let other Arab states send peacekeeping troops to Lebanon to balance out the all-Syrian force that has
In a major concession, Syria agreed Wednesday to let other Arab states send peacekeeping troops to Lebanon to balance out the all-Syrian force that has
An Arab League committee opened talks in Saudi Arabia today in an attempt to end seven years of fighting between Lebanon’s warring factions and restore
Syria refused today to give into what it termed blackmail in Israeli demands to remove its Soviet-made missiles from Lebanon and an Israeli newspaper reported
Syria accused the United States and Israel today of escalating tension in the Middle East and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin said if diplomatic efforts
Syria’s Foreign Minister today dismissed as ”ridiculous” Israel’s demands that the Syrians remove their SAM-6 antiaircraft missiles from Lebanon. ”Israel wants to have a free
Syria reportedly resisted diplomatic pressure to pull its antiaircraft missiles out of Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley today, seeming to dare a showdown with Israel. In Jerusalem,
Syrian troops appeared on Friday (1 May) to have stopped their thrust aimed at flushing out Falangist Christian militiamen from central Lebanon’s strategic heights. The
As fierce fighting continued in Lebanon between Syrian troops of the All-Arab Deterrent Force (ADF) and the Falangist Christian militias, Lebanese Foreign Minister Fuad Butros
Fighting between Syrian peacekeeping troops and Christian Phalangist militiamen spread from Beirut and Zahle to other Lebanese towns today and the pro-Soviet Syrian regime rebuffed
GENERAL Assembly Thirty-sixth session Item 33 of the preliminary list* THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST Note verbal dated 24 February 1981 from the
SECURITY COUNCIL OFFICIAL RECORDS, 34TH YEAR. SUPPLEMENT FOR JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 1979. Publication Date:01 Jan, 1981 VISIT TO THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC Meetings with
In last July and early August 1980, Mr. Thorn toured the Middle east,The Middle East tour included talks here in Damascus, with Syria’s leaders. Once
Arab leaders will gather in Jordan to map a long-term political and economic strategy, but the possibility looms of a rival summit of hardliners, sources
Syria underscored the extent of Arab disunity today by organizing a rump session of foreign ministers in Damascus to try to sink longstanding plans for
Syria sought support from its hard-line Arab partners Sunday for postponement of this week’s Arab League summit until bitter disputes among member states are resolved.
A committee of seven Arab foreign ministers Tuesday tried to draft an agenda for the upcoming Arab summit amid hints that Syria might relent in
Declaring Arab ranks are ‘now divided more than ever before,’ Syria Wednesday requested an indefinite postponement of this month’s Arab summit conference. Earlier, Saudi Arabia
Syria said today it has asked for a postponement of the Arab summit conference scheduled for November 25 and accused Jordan’s King Hussein of preparing
GENERAL ASSEMBLY Thirty-fifth session Items 26 THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST Note verbal dated 27 October 1980 from the permanent mission of the
Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Syrian Arab Republic The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the
Foreign Minister Abdul Halim Khaddam of Syria urged the General Assembly today to impose sanctions against Israel and to suspend it from membership in the
Mr. KHADDAM (Syrian Arab Republic) (interpretation from Arabic): Mr. President, it gives me pleasure to extend to you my felicitations on your election as President
Syria’s Foreign Minister and Vice Premier, Mr. Abdel-Halim Khaddam, arrived in Algeria on Tuesday (16 September) for a one-day visit. Mr. Khaddam left Damascus on
As part of a tour of Middle East countries, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Colonel Dr. Feleke Gedle Giorgis visited Damascus at the weekend (Saturday, 23 August)
As part of the escalation of tension and confrontation between Egypt and Libya, which began with Egypt declaring a state of emergency on the borders,
Mr. President, esteemed members, The Arab and international arena, particularly the Arab-Israeli conflict, witnesses profound developments whose effects are not limited to current events but
Minutes of Conversation between Todor Zhivkov and Hafez Al-Assad Damascus, 22 April 1980 OFFICIAL TALKS Between the First secretary of the Central Committee of the
Letter dated 21 February 1980 from the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the President of the Security Council Upon instructions from my
Two powerful bombs ripped through the Syrian Embassy here today killing a Syrian diplomat and seriously wounding eight people, seven of them women. The explosion
Final statement of the emergency conference of the Foreign Ministers of the National Front for Resistance and Confrontation, regarding the request to postpone the Islamic
King Khalid bin Abdulaziz received Mr. Abdel Halim Khaddam, the Syrian Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, at His Majesty’s office at the Al-Ma’ather Palace.
Mr. KHADDAM (Syrian Arab Republic) (interpretation from Arabic): It gives me great pleasure to extend to you, Sir, and to the friendly people of the