WASHINGTON- The United States on Wednesday welcomed a Palestinian counter-offer to Israel as a good step, but said such exchanges should be done in face-to-face negotiations rather than in public....
WASHINGTON- The United States welcomed Wednesday's talks in Damascus between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, saying they can help bring Baghdad back to the...
JERUSALEM, Hazel Ward- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer of a freeze on settlement building in exchange for Palestinian recognition of Israel's Jewish identity was widely seen on Tuesday as a...
RIYADH- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Saudi King Abdullah discussed regional affairs by telephone on Tuesday amid tensions over Iraqi and Lebanese politics and a Gulf arms buildup, the...
JERUSALEM, Steve Weizman- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday proposed a new settlement freeze in exchange for Palestinian recognition of Israel as the Jewish homeland, a move swiftly...
CAIRO- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri visited Cairo on Monday for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak amid tensions back home, the official MENA news agency reported.
Lebanon's Shiite...
DAMASCUS- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday slammed an Israeli citizenship law that he said was proof the Jewish state does not want to make peace with the Palestinians.
Israel's mainly...
RAMALLAH, Nasser Abu Bakr- After nearly two decades of sputtering peace talks that have failed to bring about their promised state, the Palestinians are exploring other options.
President Mahmud...
VATICAN CITY- Christianity, Islam and Judaism should work for Middle East peace, Pope Benedict XVI said on Sunday, opening a Vatican conference set to include senior Muslim and Jewish leaders for the...
DAMASCUS- Iraq's ambassador to Syria resumed his duties on Sunday after a year-long spat between the neighbours sparked by massive car bombs Baghdad said were plotted in Damascus, an Iraqi diplomat...
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