Foreign Secretary David Miliband is due to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the latest stage of a visit to the Middle East. The talks are part of a tour of the region including Israel and the Palestinian territories. The talks represent a testing...
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The Palestinians and Israel promised on Sunday to carry on the peace negotiations that resumed a year ago at a U.S.-hosted Mideast conference, although a deal is not likely to be reached by the end of this year as expected. The promise was made by...
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Bashar Assad says Israel must prove it wants peace by withdrawing from all occupied Arab territory. Assad spoke Sunday at the opening session of a meeting of Arab parliamentarians in the Syrian capital Damascus. Syria and Israel recently held four rounds...
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An attempt by regional mediators to revive the peace process between the government and the rebel Forces nationales de libération (FNL) hit a snag on 6 November after the rebels rejected a name-change proposal. Officials of the Regional Peace Initiative...
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Hermon, 79, married to Ulster Unionist North Down MP Sylvia Hermon, died last night after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Today relatives of Hermon's, who was known to family and friends as Jack, paid tribute to his battle against illness. “It...
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T he tag "extremist" is best to be avoided; being essentially relative, its main function is defamatory. "Extremists" are those who are on the farthest margin; but margins are relative and volatile. Many Israelis would say a person supporting full Israeli...
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A 22-year-old Lawrenceburg, Ind., man is facing misdemeanor charges after police say he was caught trying to pass phony $5 bills he made on his home computer. Harrison police said Spencer Roberts passed two counterfeit bills Monday at a gas station and...
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UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Michael Williams welcomed the âpositive development in the relations between Syria and Lebanon on all levels.â Williams met on Thursday Syrian Vice-President Farouq Sharaa in Damascus. Williams...
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is in Romania for a two-day visit. Abbas will hold talks Monday with Romanian President Traian Basescu about the situation in the Middle East and bilateral relations. He will also meet lawmakers from both chambers...
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's intention to push forward indirect talks with Syria three months before the country goes to the polls is motivated by a desire to keep the heat on Iran, Western diplomatic sources said Sunday. According to the sources, the...
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