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Abbas clarifies terms for direct Mideast talks
World
July 17, 2010
Abbas clarifies terms for direct Mideast talks
Ramallah, West Bank--Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel must agree to the idea of a third party guarding the borders…
Biden: US seeks ‘new ways’ to handle Gaza after boat deaths
World
June 7, 2010
Biden: US seeks ‘new ways’ to handle Gaza after boat deaths
Sharm El-Sheikh--The United States is seeking "new ways" to deal with Israeli-blockaded Gaza in the wake of Israel's deadly raid…
Report: Obama, Netanyahu to meet next week
World
May 26, 2010
Report: Obama, Netanyahu to meet next week
Jerusalem--President Barack Obama has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House next week, Israeli government sources said…
Israel sees peace talks restart after Mubarak-Netanyahu meeting
World
April 28, 2010
Israel sees peace talks restart after Mubarak-Netanyahu meeting
Jerusalem--Israel expects US mediated peace talks with the Palestinians to resume sometime next month, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said…
Signs of progress as Obama envoy wraps up mission
World
April 25, 2010
Signs of progress as Obama envoy wraps up mission
Ramallah--President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy wrapped up his latest diplomatic mission Sunday without getting the Palestinians to agree to…
PA: Israeli West Bank ID policy is ‘ethnic cleansing’
World
April 13, 2010
PA: Israeli West Bank ID policy is ‘ethnic cleansing’
The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday protested against Israeli military orders that could see tens of thousands of Palestinians deported from…
Palestinians see US Mideast push at ‘dead end’
World
April 6, 2010
Palestinians see US Mideast push at ‘dead end’
Ramallah, West Bank--The United States has reached a dead end in its attempts to revive Middle East peace talks, a…
Thursday’s papers: Palestinians celebrate Mubarak, Zaki Badr backlash?
Egypt
April 1, 2010
Thursday’s papers: Palestinians celebrate Mubarak, Zaki Badr backlash?
Al-Ahram leads with news on government subsidies for medical procedures. Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros-Ghali announced yesterday that an additional…
Palestinians, Israeli police clash in Jerusalem
World
March 16, 2010
Palestinians, Israeli police clash in Jerusalem
Jerusalem--Palestinians mounted violent protests in a "day of rage" in Jerusalem on Tuesday and a US-Israeli crisis over a Jewish…
Israel apologizes for embarrassing Biden on ‘timing’ of new constructions
World
March 10, 2010
Israel apologizes for embarrassing Biden on ‘timing’ of new constructions
Ramallah, West Bank--Israel apologized Wednesday for disrupting the visit of Vice President Joe Biden with its announcement of 1,600 new…