Palestinian PM in Tehran nods to Iranian support
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told Iranians on Friday that Palestinians would never bow to pressure to recognize Israel and would keep fighting thanks in part to support from Iran.
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Fatah, the dominant Palestinian political faction, approved the former prime minister Thursday as its candidate to succeed Yasser Arafat in a presidential election set for Jan. 9.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair accepts a job as Middle East envoy, says Irish PM Bertie Ahern.
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Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has warned that peace cannot come to the Middle East without the help of Iran. Mr Khatami was responding to questions from reporters about American policies in the region.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad   on Friday welcomed a world power overture to defuse a standoff   over Tehran's nuclear activity as a positive step but gave no   sign when an answer would come.
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Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salehis is in the Iranian capital of Tehran to patch up relations between the two neighbors. Saleh said upon his arrival on Saturday that
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that he is ready to honor the security commitments in an internationally backed peace plan, adding that he hopes to resume negotiations with Israel soon.
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Iran's president praised Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez for his firm opposition to the United States on Sunday, promising to deepen an alliance that is helping Tehran fight U.S. moves to rein in its nuclear program.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas extended his hand in peace Monday, his first gesture toward Israel since his landslide victory in presidential elections.
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Iranian Majlis deputy and member of foreign policy and national security commission Elham Aminzadeh said Monday the forthcoming trip of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi to Iran ushers in a new chapter in bilateral relations.
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Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath described on Monday his meeting with outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell as &quot;vital and positive.
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Iran's president said yesterday his country was ready to transfer nuclear technology to neighboring countries, Kuwaiti television reported, a week after Arab states on the Persian Gulf announced plans to consider a joint nuclear program. The station said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran told a top Kuwaiti envoy he welcomed the decision by the Islamic republic's Arab ...
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Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern offers his strong support to his British counterpart Tony Blair.
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But the source said Thursday evening&#39;s meeting between Iranian negotiators and the ambassadors of Britain, France and Germany &quot;took place in a very positive atmosphere.
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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia pledged continued support to the Palestinians during talks yesterday with PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas, who is on the second leg of a Gulf tour that has also taken him to Kuwait.
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Leading candidate Mahmoud Abbas received a loud and warm welcome in the isolated West Bank town of Jericho in a campaign visit ahead of a Jan. 9 election to replace Yasser Arafat, telling his backers that he will follow Arafat's policies.
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Israel backs the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners in a show of support for Palestinian president Abbas.