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Obama calls Abbas to discuss Middle East peace

US President Barack Obama spoke to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for the first time in six mon...

`Quartet trying to dissuade Palestinians UN bid`

In a televised address on Friday, Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas vowed to lodge a bid for UN member...

Israel seeking formula for Palestinian talks

Diplomats from `Quartet` earlier failed to find a basis for moving the peace process forward.

Netanyahu statement proves `absurdity` of talks: Hamas

The Israeli PM has rejected a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders.

Netanyahu lectures Obama in Oval Office

Israeli leader warned US President not to chase "illusions" of Mideast peace.

In memoirs, ex-Israeli PM regrets failure of talks

Ehud Olmert made a peace offer to Palestinians during 2008 negotiations.

US not to allow derailment of Middle East peace process

Hillary Clinton has announced resumption of talks between Israel, Palestine.

Obama hopes for direct Mideast peace talks by September

US Prez Barack Obama said Tuesday he hoped for direct Middle East peace talks.

Netanyahu, Mitchell meet over fresh peace moves

Israeli PM and the US Middle East envoy met for several hours on Wednesday to discuss planned indire...

Indirect Israeli-Palestinian talks to begin: US

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Friday that the Middle East peace process will ...

Mideast negotiations difficult, not impossible: US envoy

US envoy for the Middle East, Senator George Mitchell, on Friday said Palestinian-Israeli negotiatio...

Israel PM must show sincerity on peace: Hillary

The United States called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to prove his commitment to a P...

Spain asks Israel to foster peace talks

Spain has asked Israel to take "necessary steps" to begin a dialogue with the Palestinians as soon a...

`No snub` of Netanyahu during US’ visit: Axelrod

The White House insisted on Sunday there was "no snub" of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

Forge closer ties with Iran, pressurise Israel: Moussa

The head of the Arab League urged the 22-nation bloc on Saturday to engage Iran directly over concer...

‘Golden way’ found to restart Mideast talks: Israeli PM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ended a troubled US visit on Thursday, saying progress had...

World will stop Iran getting nuclear arms: Tony Blair

Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair warned Iran the world will do "whatever it takes" to stop it ac...

Obama invites defiant Israeli PM for talks

US President Barack Obama has invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet him at the White Hou...

UN chief visits Gaza, says blockade causing suffering

UN chief Ban Ki-moon slammed Israel`s blockade of the Gaza Strip saying it caused "unacceptable suf...

Israeli aircraft hit disused Gaza airport, 11 injured: Medics

Israeli aircraft hit a disused airport in southern Gaza, injuring 11 people, two of them seriously, ...

Israelis view Obama favourably despite row: Poll

A poll shows an overwhelming majority of Israelis think President Barack Obama is fair and friendly ...

Police presence high in volatile east Jerusalem

The Israeli police presence in east Jerusalem is high and Palestinian access to the city`s holiest s...

No talks until Israel meets its obligations: Abbas

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Wednesday that the best way to achieve peace was ...

US wants Israel to cancel building plan: Reports

Israeli media say the US is pressing Israel to scrap a contentious east Jerusalem building project.

Israeli PM’s position is "perilous": US official

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu`s political standing is "perilous" because of divisions wi...

Middle East peace talks off: Arab League chief

Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Wednesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had told him...

Indirect talks last chance for peace: Palestine

US-mediated indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinians will be a last chance to keep the Mid...

Palestinian Authority could abandon two-state solution

With the West Asia peace process in limbo, the Palestinian Authority has threatened to withdraw from...

Palestinian President in Paris to enhance peace process

President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Mahmoud Abbas is on a visit here in order to s...

Palestinians question US on reviving peace talks

The Palestinians have asked the Obama administration to clarify a US envoy`s proposal to restart lon...

Israel envisages indirect talks with Palestinians

Israel and the Palestinians may resume indirect peace deliberations soon, with a US mediator shuttli...

Palestinian official doubts Israel talks to resume

A Palestinian negotiator is casting doubt on Israeli Prime Minister`s claim that Middle East peace t...

Middle East peace talks will resume in `coming weeks`: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday he expects peace talks with the Palestin...

Medvedev, Abbas to discuss Middle East peace process

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to ...

US envoy presses on with Middle East peace effort

The US envoy to the Middle East on Friday held talks with the Western-backed Palestinian leader as h...

Abbas signals readiness to resume talks with Israel

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has signalled a readiness to resume peace talks with Israel if t...

`Negotiations only after Israel stops settlement activity`

Negotiations to resolve the West Asia crisis cannot resume until Israel stops its Jewish settlements...

Palestinians to blame for impasse in talks: Israel

Israel is displeased with a US suggestion of sanctions against Israel over peace talks with the Pale...

Palestinians list preconditions for peace talks

The resumption of Middle East peace talks requires a full Israeli settlement freeze in the West Bank...

Palestinian Prez discusses peace process with US, Russia

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday separately discussed the fate of the stalled Middle ...

Netanyahu vows to renew construction activities in West Bank

Israeli PM Netanyahu on Sunday said that the ten-months moratorium on construction activities in th...

Negotiations should begin without wasting time: Israeli PM

Warning Palestinians that Israel would respond with its own one-sided steps if they resort to any un...

Sarkozy offers to host Middle East peace talks: Report

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has offered to host a Middle East peace conference in Paris in talk...

Israelis seen backing possible talks with Hamas

More than half of Israelis would support peace talks with the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas if it...

Israel hints at Syria opening after Sarkozy meet

Israel`s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met French President Nicolas Sarkozy for talks on the cri...

Israel urges Brazil to join Middle East peace efforts

Visiting Israeli President Shimon Peres has urged his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silv...

Seeking peace with Palestinians `soon`, Israeli PM meets Obama

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he is committed to peace negotiations with ...

Hillary to meet Arab ministers on peace prospects

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton prepared on Monday to consult with Arab Foreign Ministe...

Hillary arrives in Morocco in Middle East peace push

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived on Sunday in the Moroccan city of Marrakech on the nex...

Hillary meets Abbas in new Middle East peace push

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday, launching...

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