Mideast awaits Powell visit
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Israel has said it would consider any formal request to pull troops away from West Bank cities to facilitate a Palestinian presidential election, ahead of a visit by US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrives in Israel Sunday for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on how to revive the long-stalled road map peace plan.
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Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said he will talk to Colin Powell about the need to end Israel's policy of "targeted killings" of Palestinian leaders when the U.S. secretary of state visits this month.
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Tel Aviv - US secretary of state Colin Powell arrived in Israel late on Sunday for top-level talks in a bid to revive the flagging Middle East peace process, said an AFP correspondent travelling with him.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell is  expected to visit the West Bank for talks next week, a  Palestinian official said, in what could signal a revival of  Middle East peace efforts prompted by Yasser Arafat's death.
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The US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, will co-chair a conference on the Middle East and North Africa in Morocco today. Ministers from some 30 Arab, Muslim and Western nations are to attend the meeting to
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Secretary of State Colin Powell on  Monday will invest U.S. prestige in a new Middle East peace  drive, pressing Israeli and Palestinian leaders alike for steps  to help Palestinians elect a new president.
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During meetings Monday with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, US Secretary of State Colin Powell is expected to ask Israel not to disrupt the January 9 elections in the Palestinian Authority.
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COLIN Powell arrived in Israel last night for his first visit in 18 months, signalling a new push for Middle East peace following the death of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell said he will ask Israeli and Palestinian leaders to help the election process for the Jan. 9 Palestinian poll to choose a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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The US secretary of state is in the Middle East for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, in a new diplomatic push.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday will invest U.S. prestige in a new Middle East peace drive, pressing Israeli and Palestinian leaders alike for steps to help Palestinians elect a new president.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell prescribed a cautious approach to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Friday, saying substantial steps toward creation of a Palestinian state could not be considered ...
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As the President gets ready for his Mideast trip, the Israelis want the primary focus to be Iran
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell was to focus on the Middle East in his farewell talks with the presidency of the European Union on Friday.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said  on Friday Middle East peace cannot be rushed, as Palestinians  must first elect a president and both sides must begin to carry  out the U.S.-backed "road map" peace plan.
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JERUSALEM  - US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Israel, with Washington determined to push forward the Middle East peace process ahead of January&#39;s election to find a successor to Yasser Arafat.