US not enthused about Blair meeting Hamas
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The United States showed little inclination Friday to see British ex-prime minister Tony Blair hold talks with the radical Palestinian movement Hamas as part of his mission as a peace envoy.
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Comment is free: Mark Douglas-Home: Tony Blair's tardiness in talking to Alex Salmond looks like a snub to Scotland.
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Palestinian political groups and intellectuals have declared British Prime Minister Tony Blair persona non grata ahead of his expected visit to the West Bank city of Ramallah.
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UNITED NATIONS AP) &#151; The key international Mideast mediators will confer with former British prime minister Tony Blair for the first time next week in his new role promoting peace between Israel and the Palestinians, the U.N. said Friday.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Tony Blair said on Tuesday there was a new "moment of opportunity" in the Middle East but cautioned in his first visit as an international envoy against expecting any peace breakthrough soon.
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The United States and European Union held firm Thursday to their refusal to deal with the militant Palestinian Hamas movement as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair prepared to start his new job as Middle East peace envoy.
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The four powers sponsoring the stagnant Middle East peace process met on Tuesday for the first time since Hamas seized Gaza, amid mounting speculation they could anoint outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as their envoy.
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Middle East mediators held talks on  Tuesday that could clear the way for the appointment of Tony  Blair as their envoy to try to revive peace prospects after  Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip.
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Palestinian factions hit out at British Prime Minister Tony Blair ( news - web sites )'s plans to host a Middle East conference, saying the London meeting would serve Israeli interests.
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The Palestinian group Hamas denied on Sunday that it would ever carry out attacks in the United States. It also condemned the arrest of two members by American authorities, saying they are politically motivated.
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British PM meets Israeli counterpart ahead of his landmark talks with PLO chief in Ramallah. By Peter Walker - JERUSALEM. British Prime Minister Tony Blair met his Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon Wednesday
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The all-out US assault on Fallujah is likely to be delayed until after the US presidential elections, but British Prime Minister Tony Blair may face a decision before then on whether UK troops will provide a support role in the US sector, British
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Hamas warned Tony Blair on Saturday that his credibility as the new international Mideast peace envoy will be damaged if he ignores the Islamic militant group.
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei rejected on Thursday British Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s remarks that a peace conference due in London would be devoted to Palestinian reform.
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LONDON, Sep 11 (IPS) - It was not perhaps the best day for British Prime  Minister Tony Blair to talk peace in Lebanon. The date was a  reminder how closely Britain led by Blair has backed the U.S. led  'war on terror' since those attacks in New York and  Washington five years back.
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair makes his first appearance as Mideast envoy Thursday, with international diplomats gathering to discuss ways to breath life into long-stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
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Middle East mediators held talks on Tuesday that could clear the way for the appointment of Tony Blair as their envoy to try to revive peace prospects after Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip.