Oct 26 International Pressure Builds on Syria Over Hariri Case, Lebanon Role By PBS News Hour The United States, France and Britain have drafted a resolution that could impose sanctions on Syria unless it more fully cooperates with an ongoing United Nations investigation into the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Continue reading
Oct 21 Top Syrian Officials Implicated in Lebanese Assassination By PBS News Hour A report issued Thursday by the United Nations implicates top Syrian officials in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, and says Lebanese officials helped organize it. Continue reading
Jun 09 Syria's Ruling Party Votes for Political Reform By PBS News Hour Syria's ruling Baath Party, weakened by a struggling economy and the country's military withdrawal from Lebanon, voted for limited legal and political reforms at the end of a national conference Thursday. Continue reading
May 30 Baath Party Conference to Open Amid Calls for Democratic Reform Battered by its withdrawal from Lebanon under international pressure and a continued weak economy at home, Syria may usher in a new period of transition when the Baath Party, which has ruled the country for more than 30 years, meets… Continue reading
May 11 U.S. Forces Push Toward Syria; Car Bombs Shake Iraq By PBS News Hour A series of suicide bombers killed at least 60 people and wounded 100 in several Iraqi cities Wednesday as U.S. forces continued an offensive aimed at uprooting insurgents near the Syrian border. Continue reading
Mar 08 Pro-Syrian Protesters Rally in Beirut By Admin, PBS News Hour About 500,000 pro-Syrian demonstrators gathered in the Lebanese capital of Beirut Tuesday, chanting anti-American slogans in response to a call from the militant Shiite Muslim Hezbollah group to counter anti-Syrian rallies held earlier this week. Continue reading
Mar 07 Syria Announces Partial Lebanon Troop Pullback By PBS News Hour Syria will immediately begin a phased troop pullback in Lebanon, the presidents of both countries announced Monday in a joint statement. Continue reading
Mar 04 Syria to Annouce Partial Withdrawal of Troops From Lebanon By PBS News Hour Former Lebanese government officials announced that Syria will soon begin a partial withdrawal of troops from Lebanon, but President Bush said the United States would not accept anything other than a full withdrawal of Syrian troops and officials. Continue reading
Feb 21 Tens of Thousands Protest Syrian Presence in Lebanon By PBS News Hour One week after former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri was assassinated, tens of thousands of Lebanese took to the streets to call on Syria, whom many blame for the attack. Continue reading
Apr 27 Blasts, Shooting Erupt in Syrian Capital Several blasts and rounds of heavy shooting broke out in Syria's capital, Damascus, late Tuesday, according to witnesses and Arab media reports. Continue reading