MIDDLE EAST HORIZON BRIGHTENS WITH HELP FROM EGYPT
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Just when the Iraq (news - web sites) war looks to be at its worst, just after Yasser Arafat (news - web sites) has died and the Israelis are still attacking Gaza, just
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Tony Blair on Tuesday evoked a &quot;sense of possibility&quot; in the Middle East as he held exploratory talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders at the start of his mandate as special envoy.
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Tony Blair gives an optimistic assessment that a peace agreement in the Middle East is within reach.
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Egypt,US and Israel sign today the Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) protocol. Egypt&#39;s Foreign Trade and Industry Minister Rasheed Mohammed Rasheed will sign for Egypt, US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick
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CAIRO  - Egypt raised the prospect of a framework for a Middle East peace deal and said it could soon return an ambassador to Israel, a move that would revive full diplomatic ties after a four-year break.
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Palestinian militants and Egypt restored order on border Sunday, and Hamas gains leverage in negotiations.
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NABLUS, West Bank -- Talk about the Middle East is upbeat these days in Washington, Europe, and Jerusalem, as presidents, prime ministers, and diplomats express enthusiasm about new opportunities for peace created by the death of longtime Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed AbulGheit said on Tuesday that Egypt will try to help resolve somepressing issues in the Arab world in the coming new year, Egypt&#39;sofficial MENA news agency reported.
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Egypt's official news agency said Tuesday significant progress had been made in international efforts to end Israeli-Palestinian violence, but both sides to the conflict termed talk of a deal premature.
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A rare optimism is taking hold among Palestinians amid signs of a possible breakthrough in the long-deadlocked Mideast peace process.
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A credit-strapped world turns to the funds of the Middle East and Asia.
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Is there hope in the Middle East in the aftermath of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, or will the optimistic noises now being made fizzle out into the usual confrontation?
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British firm Burren Energy is handed two oil exploration contracts in the Gulf of Suez, boosting its presence in the Egyptian market.
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Advanced discussions with Egypt on improving security arrangements on the Sinai border, plus Egyptian efforts to train Palestinian security personnel and broker an understanding between the various Palestinian factions, significantly bolster Prime
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In the latest sign of improving ties, Egypt and Israel moved closer to resolving a simmering dispute Friday, a day after President Hosni Mubarak called Israel's prime minister the best chance for Mideast peace.
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Description: Despite recent violence, there have been increasingly positive signs in the Middle East over the last few weeks. The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and the withdrawal of Israeli settlers may be thawing the hardened conflict.
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Egypt has brokered an understanding to halt Israeli-Palestinian violence and move toward a peace accord, the official Egyptian news agency said Tuesday.