http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 07 Oct 2008 6:35:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35386/tit-for-tat-russia-could-station-missiles-in-syria.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSyria could host batteries of Russian missiles in return for Russian military technology and the reopening of a Soviet-era naval base on its Mediterranean coast, the Times of London reports. President Bashar al-Assad flew to Moscow today to discuss a deal, which may be Russia’s response to the US-Poland missile defense agreement also signed today.http://www.newser.com/story/35386/tit-for-tat-russia-could-station-missiles-in-syria.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 20 Aug 2008 16:51:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29228/syria-boasts-worlds-largest-restaurant.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIf you're in the mood for an intimate dinner with 6,013 of your closest friends, the folks at Guinness World Records have just the place. They've crowned the Damascus Gate in Syria the world's biggest restaurant, the BBC reports. It helps to have 1,800 waiters and a kitchen that runs more like a small factory, capable of dishing out a bowl of hummus every 2 seconds.http://www.newser.com/story/29228/syria-boasts-worlds-largest-restaurant.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 04 Jun 2008 14:44:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27421/iran-outsmarting-us-in-new-cold-war-in-mideast.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe new cold war is being waged between America and Iran, and Iran is winning hands down, Thomas L Friedman writes in the New York Times . Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's nation has built up influence from Iraq to Lebanon, with power over Iraq's prime minister, Hezbollah, Hamas, and other militias—and a complicated set of safeguards against attack.http://www.newser.com/story/27421/iran-outsmarting-us-in-new-cold-war-in-mideast.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 14 May 2008 8:31:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25589/syria-must-come-clean-on-nukes-us-says.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA covert nuclear reactor in Syria was only months away from producing uranium for weapons when Israel destroyed it in a bombing raid, US intelligence officials say. The officials briefed members of Congress on the Israeli raid in September, asserting that North Korea helped Syria build the site. The White House said Syria "must come clean" about its nuclear activities.http://www.newser.com/story/25589/syria-must-come-clean-on-nukes-us-says.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 24 Apr 2008 19:41:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25459/video-links-north-korea-to-syrian-reactor.html?refid=rss_all_defaultVideo showing a nuclear reactor under construction in Syria is expected to be released today by the White House, the New York Times reports. The video, shot before the reactor was obliterated by Israeli air strikes, confirms that Syrians had North Korean technological help. The design is similar to one used by North Korea to create weapons-grade plutonium.http://www.newser.com/story/25459/video-links-north-korea-to-syrian-reactor.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 24 Apr 2008 15:44:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25445/israel-would-leave-golan-syria.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIsrael is willing to return the Golan Heights to Syria in return for peace, Reuters reports. A Syrian minister said in a TV interview that the Israeli message was relayed through Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan, set to visit Syria this weekend. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said last week he was working on a "significant move" toward peace.http://www.newser.com/story/25445/israel-would-leave-golan-syria.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 24 Apr 2008 15:44:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25341/cia-to-brief-congress-on-syria-north-korea-nuke-pact.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDetails of a suspected secret pact between North Korea and Syria to supply Damascus with nuclear weapons technology will be revealed in closed-door CIA briefings of lawmakers, Reuters reports. The pact is apparently linked to an Israeli air raid on a suspected nuclear site in Syria last year. The briefing comes as Washington moves closer to an agreement by North Korea to finally declare details of its nuclear program.http://www.newser.com/story/25341/cia-to-brief-congress-on-syria-north-korea-nuke-pact.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 24 Apr 2008 15:44:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25045/us-to-press-n-korea-on-nukes-bush.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPresident Bush challenged rumors today that Washington will go easy on North Korea's nuclear program, the AP reports. Pyongyang must "provide a full declaration of its nuclear programs" and disable its reactor, Bush said at US talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. "Some people are precluding, you know, jumping ahead of the game," Bush said.http://www.newser.com/story/25045/us-to-press-n-korea-on-nukes-bush.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 29 Apr 2008 13:45:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24071/carter-to-meet-hamas-leader-despite-white-house-policy.html?refid=rss_all_defaultJimmy Carter plans to visit leaders of Palestinian extremist group Hamas in Syria next week despite warnings by the State Department that the rendezvous violates the Bush administration’s policy of isolating terrorist organizations, Reuters reports. Carter has scheduled talks with Khaled Meshaal, who heads Hamas’ Syrian branch and claims responsibility for suicide bombings targeting Israel.http://www.newser.com/story/24071/carter-to-meet-hamas-leader-despite-white-house-policy.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 24 Apr 2008 15:44:50 CDT