Seymour Hersh on “Syria Calling: The Obama Administration’s Chance to Engage in a Middle East Peace”- Democracy Now

The 2nd Arab and South American Summit Kicks off in Doha- SANA

President al-Assad underlines Syria's support to Sudan's territorial integrity- SANA

The 21st Arab Summit Concludes Activities by Issuing Doha Declaration- SANA

Arab summit rejects charges against Bashir The Daily Star

Arab summit in Qatar overshadowed by economic crisis Los Angeles Times

General view of the opening session of the Arab Summit is seen in ... VOA

Arab leaders snub al-Bashir warrant Al Jazeera

Backgrounder: Arab League and Arab League summit Xinhua

Arab leaders back 'wanted' Bashir BBC News

The Arab family divided (Sami Moubayed- Asia Times Online)

Arabs Find Little Unity, But Back Sudan Leader Wall Street Journal

Shifting sands in the Arab world Al Jazeera

Lübnan'da 'Beden' cesareti- Radikal

Outrage over Arab sex magazine The Turkish Weekly

The Daily Star - Arts & Culture - Jasad magazine casts an ... The Daily Star

Jasad Magazine http://www.jasadmag.com/

Obama considering meeting with Assad in June- Haaretz

US relations with Syria thawing Gulf Daily News

Syria allows US language center to reopen PRESS TV

Suleiman: Relations with Syria are Excellent Naharnet

With Isolation Over, Syria Is Happy to Talk The New York Times

Iranian, Syrian Presidents Discuss Regional Issues on Phone Fars News Agency

Poor Policy, Not Sanctions, Weaken Iran's Economy Council on Foreign Relations

A cure for foreign policy dyslexia... Foreign Policy

Lebanon bomb kills PLO official- BBC News

Lebanon blast 'kills PLO leader' Al Jazeera

Abbas condemns "terrorist" killing in Lebanon Reuters

Lebanon bomb kills senior Fatah official Telegraph.co.uk

Senior Fateh leader assassinated in Lebanon International Middle East Media Center

Profile: Kamal Naji Al Jazeera

Syria and Jordan stress Arab unity- Al-Jazeera

Syria leader visits Jordan in effort to patch ties International Herald Tribune

Syria's Assad to visit Jordan ahead of Arab summit AFP

Stumbling towards Doha Foreign Policy

Jordan ‘will attend’ Doha summit - Judeh Jordan Times

Assad: Olmert agreed to withdraw from Golan Heights- Yedioth Ahronot

The Hezbollah State Asharq Alawsat

U.S. - Syria Relations- VOA

US-Syria relations still mired in mistrust BBC News

Beirutis view embassy opening in Syria with skepticism The Daily Star

First Lebanese Embassy Opens In Syria CBS News

Lebanese Ambassador to Syria Assumes Duties by End of March Naharnet

Opinion : Nurturing Lebanon's fragile freedom Ya Libnan

Batılı Devletler Hizbullah’tan Ne İstiyor?- Yasin Atlıoğlu

Barack Obama’nın ABD başkanı olmasıyla birlikte Orta Doğu’da siyasi rüzgârlar farklı esmeye başladı. Yeni ABD yönetiminin İran ve Suriye ile diplomatik temaslarda bulunma çabası, Avrupalı devletlerin de bölgede radikal bir örgüt olarak görülen Hizbullah’a karşı yaklaşımlarının yumuşamasına yol açmış gibi görünüyor. Geçen haftadan beri uluslararası kamuoyunu en çok meşgul eden konulardan biri, 2005’te Hizbullah’la ilişkilerini kesen İngiltere’nin Lübnan Meclisi’nde temsil edilen bir siyasi güç olduğu gerekçesiyle örgütle diplomatik temasa geçme konusunda niyetini açıklaması oldu. İngiltere’nin bu girişiminin ardından Fransa’da Hizbullah’ın Haziran’da yapılacak parlamento seçimlerinden zaferle çıkması durumunda yeni hükümete boykot uygulanmayacağını dile getirdi. ABD yönetiminin bölge barışına katkı yapmak için Hizbullah’ın İsrail’in varlığını tanımaya yönelik taleplerine ise Hizbullah lideri Hasan Nasrallah tarafından sert bir dille reddedildi.

Lübnan Parlamento (Majlis an-Nuwwab) seçimleri yaklaşırken küresel ve bölgesel güçlerin Lübnan iç politikasına müdahil olma çabaları artacak gibi görünüyor. Bu seçimler, hem Lübnan’ın geleceği hem de bölgenin istikrarı açısından bu seçimler oldukça önem taşıyor ve Refik Hariri Suikastı (14 Şubat 2005) ve Mayıs 2005 parlamento seçimlerinin ardından hızlı bir siyasi çatışma ortamına sürüklenen Lübnan siyaseti için önemli bir dönüm noktası olabilir.

Hamas' Rocket Threat After Operation Cast Lead (Michael Sharnoff- Palestinian Rocket Report)

Hezbollah chief defiant on Israel- BBC News

Why Syria and Saudi Arabia are talking again (Nicholas Blanford- The Christian Science Monitor)

inFOCUS publishes important series of articles on Syria

Source: RPS

The inFOCUS Magazine, The Jewish Policy Center quarterly journal, has published a series of articles on Syria that included an interview with former Speaker of the House Hon. Newt Gingrich and articles by some of the best intellectuals and analysts who follow Syrian politics closely.

The articles cover a wide array of subject matters, from Assad's relationship with Iran, to the Shebaa Farms, to Syrian ambitions in Lebanon and its support of terrorism, and to its historic relationships with the old Soviet Union. Included also is analysis on why the Syrian-Israeli peace initiatives will fail.

When Jonathan Shanzer, editor of inFOCUS, asked Gingrich about the new administration's efforts to reach out to Syria, his response was "We'll have to wait and see until about six months from now".

List of the articles follow:

Matthew RJ Brodsky - Why Syrian-Israeli Peace Deals Fail

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/824/why-syrian-israeli-peace-deals-fail

Tony Badran - The Syria-Iran Alliance

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/825/the-syria-iran-alliance

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Joshua D. Goodman - The Attack on Syria's al-Kibar Nuclear Facility

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/826/the-attack-on-syrias-al-kibar-nuclear-facility

Raymond Tanter and Stephen Kersting - Syria's Role in the Iraq Insurgency

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/827/syrias-role-in-the-iraq-insurgency

Newt Gingrich - Interview: Syria Then and Now

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/828/syria-then-and-now

Walid Phares - Syria's Strategy in Lebanon

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/829/syrias-strategy-in-lebanon

Daniel Mandel - Syria and the Shebaa Farms Dispute

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/831/syria-and-the-shebaa-farms-dispute

David Meir-Levi - Syria and the Palestinian Refugee Problem

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/832/syria-and-the-palestinian-refugee-problem

Michael Sharnoff - The Syria-Soviet Alliance

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/833/the-syria-soviet-alliance

David Kenner - Damascus and Lebanon's 'Party of God'

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/834/damascus-and-lebanons-party-of-god

Eyal Zisser - Bashar's Syria and Prospects for Change

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/835/bashars-syria-and-prospects-for-change

Farid Ghadry - From Hama to Hamas: Syria's Islamist Policies

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/830/from-hama-to-hamas-syrias-islamist-policies

Stop the alarm bells! It's not the return of the Ottomans (Fatma Demirelli- Today's Zaman)

Talking to Syria: An Important Test for Damascus- Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Two senior US officials to travel to Syria Jerusalem Post

Hillary Clinton sends US envoys to Syria Telegraph.co.uk

Iran Options Deutsche Welle

US Secretary of State in Israel Arab Monitor

United States Opens Up Syrian Track Arutz Sheva

What's Behind Iran's Warning to Syria? Asharq Alawsat

Talking to Syria- The New York Times

Kerry sees opening in Syria Boston Globe

US courts Syria as linchpin to altered relations with Iran Christian Science Monitor

Syrian president meets Saudi FM Xinhua

Analysis: The significance of going to Damascus Jerusalem Post

Assad invited to Saudi Arabia Al-Bawaba

Clinton: US to begin talks with Syria San Jose Mercury News

Obama sets timetable for withdrawal of troops from Iraq Chicago Tribune

Hariri Suikastı Soruşturması ve Uluslararası Mahkeme- Yasin Atlıoğlu

14 Şubat 2005’te Lübnan’ı sarsan ve uluslararası tesirleriyle Orta Doğu tarihinin en önemli suikastlarında biri haline gelen Refik Hariri suikastı, geçen 4 yıllık süre içerisinde giderek dünya kamu oyununda ilgi odağı olmayı kaybetti ve bölgedeki diğer gelişmelerin ve güç çatışmalarının gölgesinde kaldı. Buna rağmen Refik Hariri suikastı soruşturması sessiz de olsa devam etti ve öncelikle Birleşmiş Milletlerin çatısı altında başlayan soruşturma, daha sonra bir uluslararası mahkemeye taşındı. Hollanda’nın Lahey kentinde kurulan uluslararası mahkeme Savcı Daniel Bellemare başkanlığında 1 Mart’ta çalışmalarına başladı.