Blair close to clinching Middle East envoy post
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Major Western powers agreed on Wednesday on the mandate for a new Middle East envoy and were expected to name Tony Blair to the position after he stepped down as British prime minister.
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Tony Blair said Tuesday he is ready to help bring about a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian issue, amid claims he is to become an envoy to the region after stepping down as British prime minister.
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Leaders of the Middle East Quartet meet former prime minister Tony Blair here Thursday, with the focus on his role as their new special envoy against a backdrop of a renewed US push for peace.
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday kicked off his first visit to the Middle East as the international community's new envoy to the region, hoping to add new momentum to fledgling peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians.
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The White House Thursday added duties to its job description for a new Middle East envoy, amid growing speculation Prime Minister Tony Blair could be up for the job.
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The Quartet of Mideast peacemakers meets Tuesday to assess the Israeli-Palestinian situation for the first time since Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip, and U.S. officials said the group was expected to make Tony Blair its chief envoy.
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The Bush administration is laying the groundwork for an announcement of Tony Blair's appointment as a special Middle East envoy for Palestinian governance and economic issues after he steps down as Britain's prime minister, following two months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, according to U.S....
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Tony Blair is pushing for a broader  mandate in the Middle East that would give him a more direct  role in peacemaking, expanding the limited envoy job that world  powers gave him last month, diplomats said on Tuesday.
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Major Western powers agreed on Wednesday on the mandate for a new Middle East envoy and are expected to name Tony Blair to the position after he steps down as British prime minister.
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Tony Blair said on Tuesday he saw a "sense of possibility" in his first visit to the Middle East as an envoy of the international Quartet of peace brokers.
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Middle East mediators held talks that could clear the way for the appointment of Tony Blair on Tuesday as their envoy to try to revive peace prospects after Hamas Islamists seized control of the Gaza Strip.
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There is a brewing dispute in Israel over British Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s proposal for an international peace conference on the Middle East in January or February after the Palestinian elections, to grant the new Palestinian Authority leadership
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Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s office remained tight-lipped Monday over growing speculation that he will be named as an international envoy to the Middle East after he leaves office this week.
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The Quartet of Mideast peacemakers meets Tuesday to assess the Israeli-Palestinian situation for the first time since Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip, and there were indications the envoys also would discuss making Tony Blair the group's chief envoy.
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President Bush has spoken to UK PM Tony Blair about him becoming a Mid-East envoy, a White House official says.
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The four sponsors of the stagnant Middle East peace process met Tuesday for the first time since Hamas seized Gaza, amid mounting speculation that outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair could be anointed their new envoy.
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JERICHO, West Bank  - Middle East envoy Tony Blair, seeking to bolster Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking efforts, said on Wednesday it was critical to expand the capabilities of Palestinian security forces.