Syria
Gulfsands set to reject takeover approach
Gulfsands Petroleum will on Friday reject a takeover approach that would value the Syria-focused oil explorer at more than GBP400m ($610m). The board met on Thursday to consider an...
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Syria's link to Hezbollah clouds honeymoon with U.S.
...Ayman Abdel Nour said Israel's failure to defeat Hezbollah in 2006 had made Syria more immune to Israeli threats, and that Syria would not sacrifice the guerrilla movement for the sake...
"It's not that difficult to see these shares at 400 pence but that is probably the blue sky case," said Corbett. Collins Stewart raised its target price to 350 pence per share from 300 on Friday after carrying out a risked assessment of the upside to block 26 in northeast Syria. "In our view the perceived value of Gulfsands will depend closely on its latest assessment of its reserves in Syria's block 26," said the broker in a note.
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Ambassadorial Nominee to Syria Pledges Straight Talk
...vacant since 2005, would "mark a change in how we try to persuade, how we try to press Syria, about where Syria's true interests are best found. " The decision to return an ambassador...
Nominee pledges 'straight talk' with Syria
...Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, killed in a Beirut truck bombing that his supporters blamed on Syria. Syria denied involvement. Having served four years as deputy U.S. ambassador to...
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Syria agrees to receive Druze leader: Hezbollah
...Syrian leader, Hezbollah, which had been mediating between the two, said on Monday. Jumblatt, once one of Syria's harshest critics, said in a televised interview with al-Jazeera on...
Jumblatt says his criticism of Syria was improper
...a "tyrant" and called for revenge against him. Many Lebanese blame Syria for the assassination, a charge Syria denies. "These comments were improper, unfamiliar and unsuited to...
Druse leader says his past criticism of Syria was improper, calls for new page
...a "tyrant" and called for revenge against him. Many Lebanese blame Syria for the assassination, a charge Syria denies. "These comments were improper, unfamiliar and unsuited to...
HRW: West should press Syria on human rights
BEIRUT (AP) - Western nations must press Syria on its human rights record as the country emerges from international isolation, a rights group said Thursday. The United States, France and...
Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast
PARIS (AP) - Is the Middle East about to go officially nuclear? Bitter rivals Israel and Syria both announced Tuesday that they want to pursue atomic power plants, potentially...
Israel, Syria announce nuclear energy ambitions
Minutes after Landau spoke at the conference, another of Israel's rivals, Syria, expressed nuclear interest. Syria "calls for the need to consider alternative energy sources, including...
Turkey sees positive signs for Israel: Syria talks
...a prize for services to Islam, Erdogan said his government was assessing whether to resume its role. "Syria wants Turkey's mediation. Israel sometimes gives positive signals on it. The...
Israel, Syria announce intent to develop nuclear power
...of more scrutiny of the two nations' activities by international inspectors. PARIS - Mideast rivals Israel and Syria on Tuesday each announced ambitions to develop nuclear energy, with...
