Report: Britain Wins U.S. Support for Mideast Talks
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Britain has won U.S. agreement to hold an international peace conference on the Middle East in London early next year, the Daily Telegraph reported on Monday.
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Gordon Brown's talks with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia were very positive, British officials say.
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Germany has won support from the United  States and Britain for an initiative to tighten controls on  hedge funds, a newspaper reported on Monday.
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Mahmoud Abbas's victory Sunday gives new impetus to negotiation with Israel.
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The quartet of Middle East mediators is expected to back U.S. plans to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace moves and hear from new special envoy Tony Blair when it meets in Portugal on Thursday.
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The Bush administration, moving to lend support to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, has approved growth in some Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
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Britain backed Israel Tuesday in its push for tougher sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear programme, as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sought to increase international pressure on Tehran.
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Key U.N. Security Council   members have agreed on a resolution to end Israel's month-old   war with Hizbollah and a vote was possible later on Friday,   British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said.
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The United States and Europe Monday restored direct aid to the Palestinians in a show of support after president Mahmud Abbas fired a Hamas-led government following internecine clashes.
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The United States yesterday lifted its embargo on direct aid to the Palestinian government, joining the European Union and other countries in a swift demonstration of support for embattled President Mahmoud Abbas in his struggle against the anti-Israeli militant group Hamas.
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British Foreign Minister Jack Straw met with his Israeli counterpart, Silvan Shalom, in Jerusalem today and was pleased with Israel&#39;s stance on the upcoming Palestinian elections, scheduled for January 9th.
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The British government said Tuesday that it was delighted that the United States has lifted the remaining sanctions on Libya. &quot;We are delighted that, in delivering on the historic commitment made on Dec.
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Britain and Israel on Monday held out  the prospect of a Middle East peace conference in London after  the Palestinians elect a successor to Yasser Arafat on Jan. 9.
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WASHINGTON, Jun 20 (IPS) - Reports that U.S. President George W. Bush has  asked outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair to act as the  Quartet's special envoy for Middle East peace are adding to  speculation that Washington plans to intensify peace efforts  between Israel and the Palestinians, despite last week's  takeover of Gaza by Hamas.
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Tony Blair yesterday put himself at the centre of international efforts to revive the Middle East peace process after winning Israeli and Palestinian support for a conference in London next year.
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U.S. politics, a desire to support  Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan and  Palestinian political disarray play into hints U.S. officials  may accept growth within Israeli settlements.
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Tony Blair says he came to push Mideast peace efforts ahead. But Britain's beleaguered prime minister may be hoping his success eases anger back home over his close ties with the U.S., animosity that led to a rebellion in his own Labour Party.