In the document, there are prayers offered for peace in the Holy Land, Sudan, Iraq, and all other countries in need of peace, security and work opportunities, to put the brakes on emigration, especially of youth, who are the future of the region and the Church in the Middle East and the rest of the world.
The Foreign Affairs Minister said an exchange of ambassadors would be "premature" while the US Ambassador drew attention to the desire of the Syrian government to intimidate Lebanon.
The pope's speeches during his 2001 trip were reread in Christian ceremonies. The Grand Mufti recalled the visit to the Grand Mosque, and even Assad touched upon inter-faith dialogue.
The Imams will be allowed to hold classes in the barracks of the Military Academy. The regime wants to avert the fundamentalist threat posed by the Muslim Brothers. Bishop Batikha has called for the "application of reciprocity for Christians".
Representatives from various Christian Churches and denominations meet in Cairo with Muslim scholars and clerics. They agree to a nine-point programme that includes a demand to the United Nations for a declaration on respecting religions and their symbols.
"Talks" between the head of the UN Commission of Inquiry and the Lebanese president are eagerly awaited. Members of the "Damascus Declaration" want "gradual" solutions to replace Assad.
National salvation Front is in favour of a democratic state based on the rule of law and pluralism. Muslim Brotherhood chief says Sharia won't be applied.
The Syrian press has expressed certainty that Brammertz will exonerate the country from accusations linked to Hariri's murder, and will say instead that "Islamic fundamentalists" were behind the murder.
Damascus is talking about an "international plot", accusing France and the USA, defending Hezbollah and further strengthening ties with Iran.
Syria's Baathist regime wants to show that it is still in charge and that no one can take advantage of international pressures to overthrow it. Its goal is to muzzle Syrian citizens.
An appeal from a group of Orthodox and Catholic priests in Damascus
A secret pact between the Usa and France which foresees an end to Syria's support of Iraq's insurgency. A Syrian General implicated in the assassination of Hariri.
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