Crosco receives extraordinary safety performance recognition in Libya.
ZAGREB, Croatia, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Crosco Integrated Drilling & Well Services Co., Ltd. is pleased to acknowledge the receipt of an outstanding safety performance award from Woodside Energy North Africa. The award was received in recognition of Crosco Drilling Rig 603 achieving 1000 days of operations with Woodside...

Plight of seniors displayed on trees; `Angel' fund needs donors.
Byline: Karen Nugent LANCASTER - The tags say things such as: "Family K - 5 of 5. Boy, 12 years old. Games, sports stuff, gift certificate to mall." Or, more likely: "Senior citizen gift card to Shaw's or Hannaford's." This year, the organizers...

'The Judgment Against Imperialism, Fascism and Racism Against Caliphate and Islam': New Book Explores History and Ethics of World Politics Towards Muslim People.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Devoted author Khondakar Golam Mowla seeks to clear up misunderstandings about Islam while indicting nations that have oppressed their Muslim populations in his new book, "The Judgment Against Imperialism, Fascism and Racism Against Caliphate and Islam: Volume I" (published by AuthorHouse -- http://www.authorhouse.com/)....

Lebanon & Syria Establish Diplomatic Ties.
Lebanon and Syria on Oct. 15 announced the establishment of formal diplomatic relations, for the first time since their independence in the 1940s, in a joint statement signed by both countries' foreign ministers in Damascus. The announcement in Damascus came a day after President Assad issued a presidential decree...

ARAB US RELATIONS - Oct 27 - US Says Iraqi Militant Killed In Syria Raid.
A raid into Syria was carried out by American Special Operations forces who killed an Iraqi militant responsible for running weapons, money and foreign fighters across the border into Iraq. The helicopter-borne attack into Syria was by far the boldest by American commandos in the five years since the...

SYRIA - Oct 14 - Syria And Lebanon Set Up Formal Ties.
Syria formally establishes diplomatic relations with Lebanon, for the first time since both nations gained independence from France in the 1940s. The initiative by President Bashar al-Assad of Syria ends six decades of non recognition and meets a demand by the US that Syria act to help achieve stability...

Students of the Bible in 4th and 5th century Syria; seats of learning, sidelights and Syriacisms.
9788779343900 Students of the Bible in 4th and 5th century Syria; seats of learning, sidelights and Syriacisms. Lehmann, Henning. Aarhus University Press 2008 256 pages $55.00 Hardcover BR65 Lehmann (emeritus, church...

Israel and Syria; the military balance and prospects of war.
9780313355202 Israel and Syria; the military balance and prospects of war. Cordesman, Anthony H. et al. Praeger Security International 2008 284 pages $70.00 Hardcover UA853 Cordesman (Center for Strategic and International...

UK Urges Syria To Resume Israel Peace Talks.
Visiting Damascus and after talks with President Assad, UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Nov. 18 said Syria had an "essential role" to play in the stability of the Middle East and urged it to press ahead with peace talks with Israel. His comments under-scored the steady improvement in...

ARAB AFFAIRS - Oct 15 - Damascus Says Lebanon And Syria Face Same Militant Threat.
Syria urges Lebanon to cooperate in fighting what it described as a terrorist threat facing the two countries following bomb attack s against their security forces. "The security cooperation must deepen in the face of this common threat", Syrian FM Walid Al Mua'allem told a news conference after meeting...