WASHINGTON, April 17 (UPI) -- Syrian officials are pushing back against reports that the country's intelligence chief has been removed from his post, using both direct and indirect means.

MUSCAT, Oman, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Russia will be the site of a 2008 Middle East peace summit to follow this year's summit in the United States, it was reported Saturday.

WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- Syria's ambassador to the United States says his country has severed intelligence links with the United States in a spat over policy in Iraq.

WASHINGTON, March 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department Friday lauded Syria's efforts to stem the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq, but said more was needed.

WASHINGTON, March 25 (UPI) -- With his country staring down the barrel of U.S. sanctions, Syrian Ambassador-designate Imad Moustapha said Thursday the two nations would continue to cooperate

WASHINGTON, March 11 (UPI) -- Washington officials say intelligence reports indicate Saddam Hussein's two sons repeatedly used Syria as a refuge during the war, USA Today said Thursday.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Syria's top diplomat in Washington spoke of misunderstandings between his country and the United States at the National Press Club Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Syria is refusing to hand over an estimated $250 million deposited by Saddam Hussein's regime to the United States despite a U.N. mandate.