Find the latest breaking news from around the world on Reuters.com, including news articles on politics, technology, business, entertainment and more. http://www.reuters.com/ 2009-11-24T09:23:05+01:00 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) 2009-06-29T18:31:12+01:00 2009-06-29T18:31:12+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE55S2A920090629 Khaled Oweis

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri began parliamentary consultations on Monday aiming to form a unity government with rivals including the Iranian-backed Hezbollah.

2009-05-05T22:48:49+01:00 2009-05-05T22:48:49+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE5446HZ20090505 Khaled Oweis

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria's President Bashar al-Assad defended its long-standing alliance with Iran on Tuesday and said a "strategic" relationship between the two countries contributed to Middle East stability.

2008-07-17T22:03:39+01:00 2008-07-17T22:03:39+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSL1771615820080717 Khaled Oweis

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister said on Thursday U.S. participation in nuclear talks was "positive", but France said big powers still wanted Tehran to make specific proposals to resolve a dispute over Iran's nuclear work.

2008-05-21T20:35:07+01:00 2008-05-21T20:35:07+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL2174772120080521 Khaled Oweis

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and Syria said on Wednesday they had begun indirect peace talks mediated by Turkey, the first confirmation of negotiations between the long-time enemies in eight years.

2007-11-28T02:46:10+01:00 2007-11-28T02:46:10+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN27547910 Khaled Oweis

Syria told a U.S. peace conference on Tuesday that Israel should pull out of occupied land before Arab countries would normalize ties with the Jewish state.

2007-11-04T07:21:14+01:00 2007-11-04T07:21:14+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL0212218520071104 Khaled Oweis

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iraq's neighbors are likely to urge Turkey to avoid any invasion to crush Kurdish rebel bases in Iraqi territory when they meet in Istanbul this weekend, even though they share Ankara's abhorrence of Kurdish nationalism.

2007-11-02T09:46:15+01:00 2007-11-02T09:46:15+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL02601943 Khaled Oweis

Iraq's neighbours are likely to urge Turkey to avoid any invasion to crush Kurdish rebel bases in Iraqi territory when they meet in Istanbul this weekend, even though they share Ankara's abhorrence of Kurdish nationalism.

2007-01-16T15:21:19+01:00 2007-01-16T15:21:19+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL1665754420070116 Khaled Oweis

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert brushed aside on Tuesday an unofficial peace plan drafted by Israelis and Syrians, saying the Israeli government had no part in the initiative and did not take it seriously.

2007-01-16T15:11:33+01:00 2007-01-16T15:11:33+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL16471481 Khaled Oweis

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert brushed aside on Tuesday an unofficial peace plan drafted by Israelis and Syrians, saying the Israeli government had no part in the initiative and did not take it seriously.

2006-11-20T20:53:29+01:00 2006-11-20T20:53:29+01:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSCOL06781220061120 Khaled Oweis

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will visit Tehran this weekend for a long-planned bilateral summit with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, his spokesman said on Monday.