Bush calls Mideast peace conference
2007-07-17 08:32:12
Bush said he would call Israel, the Palestinians and others in the region to a peace conference aimed at restarting talks and moving faster toward a Palestinian state.
UN seeks $450M in aid for Palestinians
2006-12-07 09:12:36
UN aid groups are asking for a record $450 million to staunch a deepening Palestinian humanitarian crisis.
Spain calls on Israel, Palestinians to negotiate
2006-11-15 09:29:30
Spain's Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos on Tuesday urged Israel and the Palestinians to return to the negotiating table.
Bush urges probe into Israel's raid on civilians
2006-11-09 10:54:03
Bush said Wednesday that he is "deeply saddened" by the killing of 18 Palestinian civilians during an Israeli raid in Gaza and called for a quick investigation.
UN needs troops to monitor ceasefire
2006-08-20 14:08:58
Israeli commandos raided a Hezbollah stronghold deep in Lebanon on Saturday, engaging in a fierce gunbattle.
China welcomes, supports UN resolution
2006-08-12 14:17:19
China on Saturday said it "welcomes" and "supports" the Resolution 1701 unanimously adopted by the United Nations Security Council on the Lebanon-Israel conflict.
Israeli PM endorses UN cease-fire deal
2006-08-12 07:20:40
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert endorsed an emerging Mideast cease-fire deal late Friday, after a day of dramatic day brinksmanship.
Bolton: No deal on Mideast truce but talks go on
2006-08-11 09:14:52
Ambassador John Bolton said on Thursday there was no agreement yet on a resolution calling for an end to the fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah but that he hoped for one on Friday.
SE Asian nations ready to send troops to Lebanon
2006-08-10 17:19:43
Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei are ready to send troops to Lebanon if called upon to take part in a U.N. peacekeeping mission, the military chiefs of the three countries said on Thursday.
Iran: West dragging feet on Mideast truce
2006-08-10 14:43:13
Western nations are dragging their feet over halting hostilities between Israel and Lebanon because war helps their goals in the region, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.
US directs criticism at Israel
2006-08-10 08:23:24
The White House said Wednesday neither Israel nor Hezbollah should escalate their month-old war, as Israel decided to widen its ground invasion in southern Lebanon.
Qatar warns against U.N. Mideast draft
2006-08-09 09:17:04
Qatar's foreign minister told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that a draft resolution seeking a halt to hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah would only make the crisis worse because it does not demand the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon.