Syria Seeks Way Out As Friends Join Foes To Press For Lebanon Pullout
Syria announced that President Bashar al-Assad would address parliament as Damascus sought ways to extricate itself from the deepening crisis over its troops in neighbouring Lebanon.As Syria’s friends joined its foes in putting pressure on Damascus to take its 14,000 soldiers home, the state news agency Sana said Assad would address the assembly on Saturday on “current political developments”.Full Story