New era to begin in Mideast: Israeli ambassador
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Israeli Ambassador to Turkey Pinhas Avivi said on Friday that a new era would begin in the Middle East. Avivi&#39;s remarks, made during his visit to Mayor Aziz Kocaoglu of western
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Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived on Sunday for his first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories in 18 months, signaling a new push for Middle East peace following the death of Yasser Arafat.
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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 22-country Arab League will send envoys on a historic first mission to Israel this week to discuss a sweeping Arab peace initiative and how it might prop up embattled Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli and Arab diplomats said Sunday.
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The former Middle East envoy talks to TIME about his new book "Statecraft" and how to bring peace to the troubled Middle East
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The top U.N. envoy in the Middle East said Monday there is a new opportunity for peace, citing recent statements from the Israeli and Palestinian leadership as well as President Bush.
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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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Israeli PM Ariel Sharon reportedly decides to resume diplomatic contacts with the Palestinians.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday said the formation of a new Palestinian government creates an "opportunity" for renewed peace moves.
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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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Sponsors of an internationally backed Mideast peace plan will send their foreign ministers to the region next week in hopes of restarting Israeli-Palestinian talks in the wake of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
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The US secretary of state is to visit the Middle East to try to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace moves.
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The foreign ministers of Egypt and Jordan will make their first visit to Israel on behalf of the Arab League on July 25, reviving long-delayed talks on an Arab peace initiative, Israeli officials said on Tuesday.
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In his new job as Mideast envoy, Tony Blair will take on a task that has bedeviled many before him &#151; a role complicated by Hamas' takeover of Gaza, the weakness of Palestinian and Israeli leaders, and animosity deepened on both sides by six years of conflict.
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Foreign policy chiefs from around the globe have been lining up to visit Israeli and Palestinian officials, proclaiming a new era of opportunity has arrived.
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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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A senior U.N. envoy said Monday he will present Israel with &quot;concrete ideas&quot; to end the latest round of fighting after meeting with Lebanon&#039;s prime minister.