Powell&#39;s Middle East mission
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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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Palestinian leaders will tell Colin Powell, the US secretary of state, who is visiting the occupied territories today, that they want the Bush administration to commit itself to the creation of a Palestinian state by the end of next year.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories on November 21 and 22 before going to attend the Iraq Neighbors Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the State Department said Tuesday.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday will invest US 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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US secretary of state, Colin Powell, and Israeli foreign minister, Silvan Shalom. Photograph: David Guttenfelder/ AP. Israel today assured Colin Powell, the US secretary of state, that it would do &quot;everything
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The US secretary of state sets off for the Middle East to try to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace moves.
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Reviving a long-dormant US peacemaking role, Secretary of State Colin Powell won an Israeli pledge on Monday to allow Palestinians enough freedom of movement to hold an election for Yasser Arafat&#39;s successor.
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JERUSALEM - US assistant secretary of state William Burns is in the Middle East preparing the way for a visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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Anxious to ease America&#39;s international burdens, Secretary of State Colin Powell urged European allies to step up cooperation in support of US efforts concerning terrorism
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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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The US hopes Israel will withdraw its military forces from the northern Gaza Strip quickly and assure its reaction to rocket attacks by ``terrorists&#39;&#39; are measured and proportionate, Secretary of State Colin Powell said.
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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 Powell&#39;s resignation and the reported selection of National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice as his successor is being watched with great interest in the Middle East.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, arriving in Israel for his first visit in a year and a half, said Sunday that he would work with Palestinian leaders to come up
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JERUSALEM : US Secretary of State Colin Powell hailed a &quot;moment of opportunity&quot; for Middle East peace as Israel and the United States pledged to back next year&#39;s Palestinian election to the hilt.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has met Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for talks expected to focus on steps Israel could take to facilitate a Palestinian presidential election scheduled for January.
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Israel is expected to promise Colin Powell, the US Secretary of State, today that it will take steps to facilitate Palestinian elections planned for January, including a cutback of its military presence in the West Bank.