41.  Figuring out who planted the bomb in the Syrian capital of Damascus is like trying to solve a mystery when almost everyone has a motive.

42.  Figuring out who planted the bomb in the Syrian capital of Damascus is like trying to solve a mystery in which almost everyone has a motive.

43.  Giant portraits of Assad blanket the main streets and government buildings in the Syrian capital, Damascus.

44.  German mediator Bernd Schmidbauer, was in Damascus, the Syrian capital, discussing the exchange with leaders of the Hezbollah group.

45.  He arrived in the Syrian capital on Saturday from neighboring Jordan, where he met King Abdullah.

46.  He met last week in Damascus with a group of Israeli Arab legislators who were in the Syrian capital for talks with Syrian President Hafez Assad.

47.  He later left aboard a German government jet for the Syrian capital accompanied by two aides and a six-man German security team.

48.  He was expected to hold talks with President Hafez Assad during his four-hour stay in the Syrian capital.

49.  He was scheduled to leave Saturday for Damascus, the Syrian capital.

50.  He will be based in Damascus, the Syrian capital.