Mideast process takes spotlight at U.N.
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The Mideast peace process was taking the spotlight at the United Nations on Wednesday, with ministers from the Quartet that drafted the stalled "road map" peace plan &#151; the United States, the U.N., the European Union and Russia &#151; planning to meet.
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The spotlight returns to Iraq and other problem areas of the Middle East as President Bush heads to the United Nations to address a host of global issues facing his administration.
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The new United Nations human rights watchdog earned mixed reviews Tuesday after its treatment of Cuba and Israel caused friction among major powers.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Monday he wants the upcoming meeting of key Mideast players to agree on a package to stop the Israeli-Hezbollah fighting and ensure lasting peace between Israel and Lebanon.
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The United States will conduct confidential assessments of whether Israel and the Palestinians are meeting their peacemaking commitments and share the results privately with the parties, U.S. and Western officials said.
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An annual international security conference opened with the emphasis on building peace in the Middle East and the role of the United Nations.
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BERLIN, Feb. 21 -- European and U.S. officials on Wednesday sought to play down emerging differences over the new Palestinian unity government during a meeting of high-level group that monitors efforts to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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JERUSALEM - In a drive to jump-start the moribund peace process, Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived here Sunday for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders about steps to help carry out the Palestinian political transition after the death of
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World leaders gathered in Egypt for an international conference on Iraq focused on another Mideast issue early Tuesday the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians.
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Handicapping the race to lead the U.N.
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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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The US secretary of state is in the Middle East for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, in a new diplomatic push.
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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 new U.N. Human Rights Council will hold a special session this week in a move initiated by Muslim countries to condemn Israel for its military offensive in Lebanon, officials said Tuesday.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell will meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders next week to discuss prospects for reviving the Middle East peace process.
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Arriving in Israel to try to win support for Mideast summit, the Secretary of State encounters new tensions over Israel's decision to declare the Palestinian enclave a "hostile entity"
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World leaders meeting in Egypt focused on Israel, the Palestinians and what is seen as a chance to jump start the stalled peace process today, with plans to shift the focus to another Mideast hotspot - Iraq â-ater in the day.