”Mideast” News

France summons Israeli envoy over settlements

PARIS (AFP) – France has summoned the Israeli ambassador in Paris to demand a halt to Jewish settlement building in east Jerusalem , 08 19 2009 9:44PM (...more)

Russia's Medvedev praises 'strategic' ties with Egypt

MOSCOW (AFP) – President Dmitry Medvedev praised his country's "strategic" ties with Egypt on Wednesday, ahead of a planned visit by the Russian leader
05 22 2009 11:26PM (...more)

Peres upbeat on new Israeli government

PRAGUE (AFP) – Israeli President Shimon Peres said Monday his country's new right-wing government was up for a "promising" start despite concerns over its stance on 03 31 2009 7:14AM (...more)

Mideast ETFs Saw Dubai Mess Ahead

ETFs tracking the Middle East and Gulf States' stock markets plunged this week on news of Dubai World 's multibillion-dollar credit problem. But the charts for WisdomTree
12 3 2009 12:18AM (...more)

Iran-Israel Relations Key to Mideast Peace, Says Grawemeyer Award Winner

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 30 –
12 2 2009 2:57AM (...more)

Arab League urges Obama to act quickly in Mideast

BRUSSELS, Belgium – Arab League head Amr Moussa has urged President-elect 12 6 2008 4:01PM (...more)

Holy Land excavation digs into Mideast rifts

HERODIUM, West Bank (AFP) – Sprawled across a hemispherical mound where the Judaean Hills meet the desert, ancient Herodium lies deep inside the occupied West Bank but has borne up a treasure trove of finds for Israeli archaeologists. After a three-decade search Professor
12 6 2008 12:26PM (...more)

Obama urged to make Mideast peace top priority: Ban

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The main players in the Middle East peace process hope Barack Obama will make the issue a 12 6 2008 2:41AM (...more)

Blair urges Obama to make Mideast peace a priority

LONDON (AFP) – The international community's envoy on the Middle East peace process Tony Blair on Sunday urged US president-elect 12 6 2008 1:43AM (...more)

Rice vows to leave 'no stone unturned' in quest for Mideast peace

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pledged Tuesday to leave "no stone unturned" in her quest for a Palestinian-Israeli peace deal by January 20 when President George W. Bush steps down.
10 15 2008 11:49AM (...more)