Powell leaving, Mideast struggle staying
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Rabat, Morocco -- Colin Powell ended what may be his last overseas trip as US secretary of state here Saturday, struggling with the same issues that consumed so much of his four years in office -- the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and peace and reform in
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has arrived in Israel determined to press both Israeli and Palestinian leaders for a process to enable Palestinians to elect a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said  on Friday Middle East peace cannot be rushed, as Palestinians  must first elect a president and both sides must begin to carry  out the U.S.-backed "road map" peace plan.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell, known as the odd man out in the Bush cabinet, has resigned, US TV networks have reported. The former general, who headed the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the first Gulf
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Colin Powell, the outgoing American secretary of state, voiced hopes yesterday for a revival in the Middle East peace process following his first meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in more than 18 months.
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Israel and the Palestinians were  unmoved by the resignation on Monday of Secretary of State  Colin Powell, widely seen as having taken a back seat to the  White House in steering Washington's Middle East policy.
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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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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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Colin Powell&#39;s recent resignation as Secretary of State was bad enough. It was one thing to lose one of the greatest public servants this country has seen in years, but to make things worse
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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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Washington, Nov 17 (PTI) US Secretary of State Colin Powell, facing his last weeks on the job, will travel to the Middle East as scheduled to accelerate prospects for peacemaking, the State Department has said.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who has announced his resignation, will go to Israel and the Palestinian territories next week, a senior State Department official said.
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Outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Saturday at the first Forum for the Future that reform in the Middle East can only be from within.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell, widely viewed as the moderate in an administration dominated by hawks, announced Monday he will step down as America's chief diplomat once a successor is in place.
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MEXICO CITY - Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday said he was âimpressedâ with the way Palestinian leaders are discussing their peopleâs future while Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is hospitalized in Paris.
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Dubai, Nov. 23 (NNN) : US Secretary of State Colin Powell has urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to make the most of new chances for peace in the Middle East.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell, facing his last weeks on the job, will travel to Israel and the West Bank to try to accelerate prospects for peacemaking, the State Department announced Tuesday.