Powell attempts to revive Mideast peace process
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JERUSALEM - US Secretary of State Colin Powell embarked Sunday on a mission to revive the Middle East peace process after Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
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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 death of Yasser Arafat has brought a flurry of diplomatic initiatives in the Middle East by Arab, Palestinian and Israeli leaders aiming to revive long-stalled peace negotiations on several fronts.
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Tony Blair is holding talks with his Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon in an attempt to get the Mid East peace process back on track.
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The U.N.'s top Middle East envoy said there are "signs of hope" that Israel and the Palestinians can agree to revive the stalled peace process in time for a related U.S.-sponsored international conference in November.
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The United States launched a new push to revive Middle East peace moves on Wednesday, with Washington under pressure from Arab allies to make it a priority.
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders are set to meet to try to ease peace problems ahead of the US president's key tour.
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Colin Powell, the outgoing US secretary of state, was due to arrive in Jerusalem last night at the start of a concerted international effort to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks after the death of Yasser Arafat.
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Determined to revive the stalled   Israeli-Palestinian peace process, U.S. Secretary of State   Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday she planned to travel to the   Middle East soon.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, arriving in Israel for his first visit in a year and a half, said he would work with Palestinian leaders to come up with an American
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A U.S. envoy said before a  visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday that Israel  should take steps to smooth the way for a Palestinian  presidential election scheduled for January.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A U.S. envoy said before a  visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday that Israel  should take steps to smooth the way for a Palestinian  presidential election set for Jan. 9.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell  called on Monday for an end to violence and urged Israel and  the Palestinians to facilitate Palestinian elections as he  sought to revive a long-dormant U.S. peacemaking role.
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US secretary of state Colin Powell is holding talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders today, in a bid to revive Middle East diplomacy after the death of Yasser Arafat.
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JERUSALEM - In a drive to jump-start the moribund peace process, Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived here Sunday for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders about steps to help carry out the Palestinian political transition after the death of
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Colin Powell, the departing US Secretary of State, flies into Israel tonight to open a week of diplomacy aimed at helping to revive the Middle East peace process after Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
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JERUSALEM  - Outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrives here Sunday for a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on a new US push for peace after the death of veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.