Mideast Nations Skeptical of Pro-Democracy Summit
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DEAD SEA, Jordan, Dec. 1--The official purpose of the third annual session of the U.S.-backed Forum for the Future was to promote democracy around the world. But there were no plans for a joint statement on universal freedoms, since efforts to compose such a missive at last year's forum meeting dissolved into bickering....
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The president's skepticism is, surprisingly, shared by many Iranians. But that doesn't mean they are anti-Israel. Let me explain
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World leaders meeting in Egypt focused on Israel, the Palestinians and what is seen as a chance to jump start the stalled peace process today, with plans to shift the focus to another Mideast hotspot - Iraq â-ater in the day.
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Israel is prepared to back a Middle East conference convened by Tony Blair early next year despite having expressed fears that the British plans were over-ambitious and designed
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Western powers struggled on Tuesday to finalize a role for outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Middle East envoy in their bid to revive peace prospects after Islamist Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip.
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RABAT, Morocco -- Senior Arab officials attending a US- sponsored conference to promote democracy in the Middle East emphatically rejected yesterday the Bush administration's assertion that greater democracy in the region would help end terrorism. They argued that the administration's strong support of Israel made it difficult to undertake political reform or to stop extremists driven by hatred of US ...
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Arab nations on Friday failed to get a vote on a resolution labeling Israel's nuclear capabilities a threat at the International Atomic Energy Agency's annual meeting.
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Talk of a united front against extremists rings a little hollow while key Middle East allies are engaging with those the U.S. wants to shun
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Senior Arab officials attending a US-sponsored conference in the Middle East rejected the Bush administration&#39;s assertion that greater democracy would help end terrorism
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Palestinians may well be glad to see the back of George W. Bush at next month's presidential elections but are sceptical that John Kerry will execute a major rethink in US policy on the Middle East conflict.
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RABAT, Morocco -- Arab leaders rebuked the United States on Saturday for its policy on Israel, saying US efforts to curb Islamic extremism and promote democracy in the Middle East could not be taken seriously because of its one-sided stand in the Israeli
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There is a brewing dispute in Israel over British Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s proposal for an international peace conference on the Middle East in January or February after the Palestinian elections, to grant the new Palestinian Authority leadership
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Western nations face an agonizing choice over whether to do business with the emerging Palestinian unity government: Endorsing it risks bolstering Islamic radicals, but shunning it might endanger the best chance in years to move forward on peace.
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Countries that have signed up to the world's first permanent war crimes court opened a conference to discuss crucial funding for the tribunal, which has run into strong opposition from the United States.
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Analysis: Why there's little grounds for optimism that Tony Blair, Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas can restart the Israeli-Palestinian peace process
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22  - Gloomy news about Iraq and the Middle East peace process on Wednesday overshadowed the second day of the UN&#39;s annual gathering of world leaders.
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A planned summit between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was put off on Wednesday in a sign of differences over the scope of Israeli steps to bolster the Fatah leader.