U.S. Calls for Reform Clash with Arab Demands
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U.S. calls for reform in the Middle East  clashed with Arab demands to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict on  Saturday as Washington insisted that economic and political  modernisation is needed to fight terrorism.
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RABAT: Arab leaders on Saturday resisted US calls for speedy democratic reforms in their country, saying the steps that the US deems essential to stem terrorism must be preceded by a just and durable peace in the Middle East.
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Palestinian officials on Sunday accused the United States of harming prospects for Mideast peace after the latest indications that Washington is ready to accept some Israeli expansion of West Bank settlements.
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WASHINGTON -- King Abdullah of Jordan urged the United States yesterday to exert new leadership in the Middle East and said the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is still the core problem.
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President George W. Bush must push for a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace as part of a U.S. effort to defuse broader regional tensions, an elite panel on the Iraq war urged on Wednesday.
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Egypt was meant to be a test case for President Bush's push for greater democracy in the Middle East. But stalled reforms and bitterness over the jailing of hundreds of dissidents are haunting his visit here Wednesday.
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United States ambassador to Egypt Francis J. Ricciardone urged Egypt to pursue &amp;quot;bold&amp;quot; reforms, but insisted that Washington has no interest in drastic changes that could spark chaos.
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Arab officials reacted with alarm to the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, with some countries condemning Israel&#039;s offensive in Gaza and others pressing Palestinian militants to free a kidnapped Israeli soldier.
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Saudi Arabia called Monday for Arab Gulf states to speak with one voice, implied criticism against countries making trade agreements with the United States, but Bahrain said
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Arab nations want the U.N.  Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding Israel stop a  major offensive in the Gaza Strip, but the United States raised  objections at an emergency meeting on Monday.
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The Iraqi government and Arab countries have broken into bitter squabbling ahead of a Baghdad conference on Saturday that the United States had hoped would finally unite them in efforts to stabilize the war-torn nation.
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Representatives of an Arab-American group and an antiwar group say they are urgently conferring with their attorneys on what steps to take after a federal judge turned down their request to gather in New York&#39;s Central Park and stage a
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WASHINGTON -- In a telecast to the Arab world, Secretary of State Colin Powell called yesterday for an end to the intifadah, the four-year violent Palestinian uprising against Israel.
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The Arab League on Tuesday urged Condoleezza Rice to adopt what it called a more evenhanded U.S. policy in the Middle East as the new secretary of state, while France, China and even Sudan expressed hope for ...
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Palestinians, backed by the Arab League, accused the United States on Sunday of destroying the Middle East peace process after Washington signaled it could accept some growth of Israeli settlements.
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RABAT, Morocco _ A high-profile effort by the Bush administration to spark reform across the Middle East was greeted with skepticism here Saturday as Arab leaders, including close US allies, questioned
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The United States urged sceptical Arab and Muslim nations to embrace vigorous and speedy reforms without using the Middle East conflict as an excuse to delay political and economic liberalisation.