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2009-07-04: Headlines

Antiwar.com: IAEA Board Goes Bonkers 2009-07-04

NAM emphasizes the fundamental distinction between the legal obligations of states to their respective safeguards agreements and any confidence building ...

 

OregonLive.com: To the end, friends say, Bonnie Tinker pursued peace, equality 2009-07-04

Sometimes her methods did agitate people, Shepherd said. "She may have ticked people off, but along the way she picked up a lot of lost souls and gave them ...

 

Journal of Turkish Weekly: Azerbaijani Mp Presents Proposals On Nagorno-karabakh Conflict ... 2009-07-04

"Considering that the peace talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict continues too long, I want the role of the Parliament to increase in this regard,"  ...

 

The Southern: Still Playing 2009-07-04

The Autobots believing that peace was possible finds out that Megatron's dead body has been stolen from the US Military by Skorpinox and revives him using ...

 

Guelph Mercury: • Peace hinges on settlements question 2009-07-04

Under the US-backed 2003 "road map'' for peace, Israel is required to evacuate outposts built since 2001. So far, only a few tiny ones have been dismantled ...

 

Manila Standard Today: Govt, Moros try to break impasse over peace deal 2009-07-04

THE government is optimistic peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front will resume soon, with Malaysia as broker ...

 

IPS: AGRICULTURE-AFRICA: Calls for Sustainable Green Revolution 2009-07-04

Dr Rhoda Birech a researcher and lecturer at Kenya's Egaton University said conventional methods of agriculture are wasteful and environmentally unsound.

 

ITAR-TASS: Armenian, Azerbaijani,Russian public figures visit Nagorno-Karabakh 2009-07-04

“We believe that such meetings are worth holding as confidence-building events that foster trust and mutual understanding between people,” Polad Bul-bul ...

 

Philippine Star: Govt says talks with MILF to resume soon 2009-07-03

COTABATO, Philippines (Xinhua) -- The stalled peace talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will resume anytime this month ...

 

AllAfrica.com: Uganda: Mao Must Answer for Role in Rebellion 2009-07-03

Minister Okello Oryem, who hails from the region, said he was aware of other rebel groups which were mentioned during the Juba peace talks but only got ...

 

Michigan Citizen: Doublespeak of peace 2009-07-03

These strikes by unmanned planes, portrayed and defended by the military as a way to save US lives, have become one of the most deadly and hated methods ...

 

Swissinfo: US sets new Israel meeting, presses Arabs to help 2009-07-03

Obama himself last month spoke in favour of a regional peace settlement, that would include not just a deal on a Palestinian state but end decades ...

 

Al-Jazeerah.info: Somalia clashes kill 15 civilians, US increases weapon shipment ... 2009-07-03

In May, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development — a group of seven countries in the Horn of Africa region that has led past peace talks on Somali ...

 

Scotsman: Obama assured of a chilly Russian welcome despite first signs of thaw 2009-07-03

... rely on unity among the big powers to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, combat the Taleban and prod Israel and the Palestinians into peace talks.

 

GulfNews: Illegality of colonies beyond doubt 2009-07-03

... leaving respect for Palestinians' rights a second-tier consideration that must await the conclusion of peace talks that have already gone on for decade ...

 

Reuters Blogs: Unlikely visitor 2009-07-03

Palestinians insist all settlement building must stop before they would agree to resume stalled peace talks with Israel. But Lieberman thought Israel' ...

 

This is Nottingham: Peace to leave Experian for Standard Chartered 2009-07-03

Notts-born John Peace is leaving Experian after nearly 30 years. He has led a team which has created a $4bn business. Here, Mr Peace talks to busine ...

 

Toute la Poésie: Buy Cialis Online 2009-07-03

And sensible people know that there must be justice for all of us or there will be peace for none. Or, to express that sentiment without all of ...

 

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation: President Mills addresses 13th AU Summit in Libya 2009-07-03

Addressing this Assembly, which represents the embodiment of the aspirations of our people for continental unity, peace, progress, development shared ...

 

www.worldbulletin.net: Palestine backs Dead Sea contest after Israel retreats 2009-07-03

Under the US-backed 2003 "road map" peace plan, Israel has to end all settlement activity, including natural growth. Israel's ministry of tourism took over ...

 

Daily Monitor: Museveni is not a US puppet - Browning 2009-07-03

The UN is closing Joachim Chissano's office in Kampala which has been doing LRA peace talks liaison. What do you make of this? It is unfortunate that th ...

 

Coastweek: RUSSIA RESUMES EFFORTS FOR INFLUENCE ON AFRICA 2009-07-03

“Russia is exerting its best efforts to resume the peace talks in the Middle East according to the two-state solution and freezing settlements,” Medvedev ...

 

The People's Voice: Ethnic Cleansing as a State Policy 2009-07-03

In his speech at Bar Ilan University on June 14, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed a new Israeli “peace plan,”  ...

 

ISRIA: Azerbaijan - GOV - Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev Receive ... 2009-07-03

Later on, the meeting was continued in an extended format to discuss prospects of the Azerbaijan-OSCE cooperation and current state of peace talks ...

 

LehighValleyLive.com: Kenya may turn over election violence probe to ICC - The Express Times 2009-07-03

Critics say the indictment hampers peace talks and could lead to a power vacuum in the volatile country. African Union leaders on Friday were debating ...

 

RT: “Any American president is a hostage of his own political system” 2009-07-03

RT: Russia and the US have recently increased co-operation and consultations on the question of the Middle Eastern peace settlement.

 

Pakistan Observer: Unabated cruelty on Kashmiris 2009-07-03

So did the peace process with Pakistan, launched in 2003, that had inspired it. Indian obduracy and lack of insincerity scuttled the peace talks on ...

 

???: Darfur rebels sign deal with Sudan opposition party 2009-07-03

Discussions between JEM and Khartoum in Qatar, designed to pave the way to peace talks, were suspended last month. Under the JEM and Umma accord ...

 

Reuters India: US sounds out Arabs on Israel gestures - diplomats 2009-07-03

As Washington presses Israel's new government on settlements in order to unblock peace talks with the Palestinians, Israeli officials are looking ...

 

Daily News & Analysis: Family of first Kargil martyr still await govt promises 2009-07-03

His body was handed over on the eve of the visit of the then Pakistan foreign secretary Sartaj Aziz for peace talks.

 

MorungExpress: If Nagas Be For Us, Who Can Be Against Us 2009-07-03

Our National workers have declared Integration of Naga homeland as one of the key issues in the Peace Talks. However, it is regretful to mention that they ...

 

New Vision: Govt names diaspora rebel collaborators 2009-07-03

He was one the people whom Kony dismissed from the Juba peace talks. Alex Okot Langwen, son of the late Lt. Gen. Bazilio Okello, a former army commander ...

 

KanglaOnline: Opposition finds shortcomings in Governor̢۪s address 2009-07-03

The MLA also said that the need for proper reflection on peace talks should be highlighted and added that there has been no report of approval from N ...

 

Khaleej Times: UN chief arrives in Myanmar for talks with junta 2009-07-03

Analysts say the normally reclusive regime will portray the visit as a seal of international approval for its much-criticised “road map” to democracy.

 

New York Times: Israel and US to Hold Second Meeting 2009-07-03

... States has been asking for a total freeze in building Israeli West Bank settlements, partly as a means of confidence-building with the Arab world.

 

The News International: US assistance needs an alternative paradigm 2009-07-03

Thus far, there is little evidence to suggest that the US assistance has been pipelined through meaningful and constructive engagement with the elected ...

2009-07-03: Headlines

Pakistan Observer: Unabated cruelty on Kashmiris 2009-07-03

So did the peace process with Pakistan, launched in 2003, that had inspired it. Indian obduracy and lack of insincerity scuttled the peace talks on ...

 

Reuters India: Israel's Lieberman says won't "choke" settlements 2009-07-03

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas also insists on a settlement freeze before peace talks can resume. Continued...

 

Spero News: Jewish/Catholic dialogue on prosyletism 2009-07-03

Previous meetings have addressed anti-religious bias in the media and peace initiatives to resolve the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

 

ISRIA: Azerbaijan - GOV - Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev Receive ... 2009-07-03

Later on, the meeting was continued in an extended format to discuss prospects of the Azerbaijan-OSCE cooperation and current state of peace talks ...

 

Al-Ahram Weekly: Forbidden fruit 2009-07-03

We will not agree to renew peace talks with Israel unless Israel brings all settlement activities, including the so- called natural growth, to a complete ...

 

Rabble.ca: Afghans want peace not more war 2009-07-03

The only thing that will give a good result will be peace talks, talks with the Taliban," Wahdat Khan, a 23-year-old from Helmand, told Reuters television.

 

DAWN.com: Pakistan wants resumption of dialogue with India: FO 2009-07-03

ISLAMABAD: The revival of stalled India-Pakistan peace talks hinges on the outcome of foreign secretaries' meeting in Sharm El Sheikh on July 14 which ...

 

Al-Ahram Weekly: Chasing reconciliation 2009-07-03

"We don't want to lose the momentum, and we don't want the Israelis to convince Obama that it is difficult to resume peace talks with the Palestinians due ...

 

Catholic News Agency: Catholics responds to Orthodox Jews' grave concern over ... 2009-07-03

Previous meetings have addressed anti-religious bias in the media and peace initiatives in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

 

Khaleej Times: UN chief arrives in Myanmar for talks with junta 2009-07-03

Analysts say the normally reclusive regime will portray the visit as a seal of international approval for its much-criticised “road map” to democracy.

 

Turk.Net: (dip) Turkey To Assume Cica Chairmanship 2009-07-02

Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) is a multi-national forum for enhancing cooperation towards promoting peace ...

 

Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Clinton, Fayyad meet 2009-07-02

WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton met with the Palestinian Authority prime minister in an effort to advance peace talks with Israel.

 

www.worldbulletin.net: Turkish, Greek Cyprus complete first review on territory issue 2009-07-02

Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders have completed their first review on the "territory" issue within the framework of the ongoing peace talks in Cyprus.

 

Journal of Turkish Weekly: Leadership Of Nagorno-karabakh's Azerbaijani Community Meets ... 2009-07-02

Bahmanov represented Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh as head of executive power of Shusha in peace talks conducted within OSCE Minsk Group.

 

New America Foundation: A Road Map to Nowhere 2009-07-02

This week, Barack Obama's Middle East peace envoy George Mitchell met in New York with Israeli Defense Minister ...

 

ISRIA: Tunisia - INFO - Foreign Affairs - Head of State chairs opening ... 2009-07-02

... promoting dialogue among civilisations and religions, enhancing cultural diversity and disseminating the values of tolerance, coexistence and peace;

 

ISRIA: Sudan Embassy in the US - Non-Signatories of Abuja Agreement ... 2009-07-02

Chairman of Sudan's delegation for Doha Negotiations, Dr. Amin Hassan Omer, pointed out that the Darfur non-signatory movements of Darfur peace agreement ...

 

U.TV: Obama's hardline stance on settlements could be a game changer ... 2009-07-02

Israel has endorsed the 2003 US "road map" to peace with its requirement for a total freeze on settlement expansion. But successive governments in Jerusalem ...

 

The National: Israeli settlements: an end to nods and winks? 2009-07-02

(June 1990) Following the war, Mr Bush invested significant political capital in organising the Madrid Peace Conference. As part of the confidence-building ...

 

GulfNews: Abbas aide: Obama is our last chance for two-state solution 2009-07-02

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said US-backed peace talks with Israel cannot resume until all colony activity has ceased on occupied land ...

 

RT: Will Obama have Georgia on his mind in Moscow? 2009-07-02

... negotiators from Georgia, Russia, United States, Abkhazia and South Ossetia are meeting in Geneva for the sixth round of peace talks.

 

Jordan Times: UN expert says Israeli seizure of aid ship a crime 2009-07-02

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said US-backed peace talks with Israel cannot resume until all settlement activity has ceased on occupied land ...

 

Minda News: GRP, MILF peace panel chairs say they're ready for talks, but when? 2009-07-02

"I cannot tell you when the peace talks will start but this is the only way to stop the IDP (internally displaced persons) problem," Seguis said.

 

Ceylon Daily News: Impact of media on masses 2009-07-02

This is the third part of the serialized excerpts from a forthcoming publication titled 'Sri Lanka - the War fuelled by International Peace' by Palith ...

 

Indian Express: The Reincarnation of Anil Kapoor 2009-07-02

I've been in the US for over a month now, shooting for 24 where I play a leader from the Middle East who is visiting the country for peace talks.

 

Malaysia Today: First unity, then debate ... now the bashing starts again 2009-07-02

Neither side is interested anymore in coming out with a road map to peace and a unity government is definitely not on their political agenda at this moment ...

 

The People's Voice: Ethnic Cleansing as a State Policy 2009-07-02

In his speech at Bar Ilan University on June 14, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed a new Israeli “peace plan,” with preconditions that ...

 

GulfNews: End of the road for the Taliban menace? 2009-07-02

So is greater maturity by India, which must revive stalled peace talks with Pakistan on the disputed territory of Kashmir. Reducing the threat along ...

 

New Vision: Mao must answer for role in rebellion 2009-07-02

Minister Okello Oryem, who hails from the region, said he was aware of other rebel groups which were mentioned during the Juba peace talks but only got ...

 

Washington Post: Marines told to make history in south Afghanistan 2009-07-02

The only thing that will give a good result will be peace talks, talks with the Taliban," Wahdat Khan, a 23-year-old from Helmand, told Reuters television.

 

Daily Nation: LRA to beef up peace team 2009-07-02

He explained that the decision was informed by Kony's desire to bolster peace talks, expected to culminate in the signing of the final peace agreement ...

 

American Conservative Magazine: What Cheney learned from Stalin 2009-07-02

Alistair Horne describes the methods and consequences wonderfully well in his history A Savage War of Peace. They don't encourage imitation.

 

Armenialiberty.org: Thousands Cheer Freed Oppositionists 2009-07-02

“One gets the impression that he is ready, even at the expense of humiliation and sacrifice of national interests, to make peace with the Turks and ...

 

Macleans.ca: Why speaking softly won't work with Iran 2009-07-02

Obama may be trying to fulfill his campaign promise for a “fresh start” on Middle East peace talks. But this week, stung by Republican criticism that he w ...

 

Ethiopian Review: Gadhafi's support to South Sudan independence seen as interference ... 2009-07-02

During Naivasha peace talks, the referendum on self determination was seen as a tool to reaffirm the adhesion of southern Sudan to the country.

 

RT: Abbas: “We want to push peace process on an international basis” 2009-07-02

We have the road map plans, the Arab peace initiative and the agreements we reached with the Israeli government. The Moscow peace conference organiser ...

2009-07-02: Headlines

Malaysia Today: First unity, then debate ... now the bashing starts again 2009-07-02

Neither side is interested anymore in coming out with a road map to peace and a unity government is definitely not on their political agenda at this moment ...

 

Sudan Tribune: Darfur rebel groups meet mediator, say ready for talks with Sudan 2009-07-02

He also stressed the need for a ceasefire agreement with the government as part of confidence building process between the warring parties to facilitate ...

 

RT: Abbas: “We want to push peace process on an international basis” 2009-07-02

We have the road map plans, the Arab peace initiative and the agreements we reached with the Israeli government. The Moscow peace conference organiser ...

 

Arutz Sheva: Abbas: We Fulfilled 90% of Our Road Map Obligations 2009-07-02

(israelnn.com) Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas granted an interview with Russia Today in which he discussed the current peace process ...

 

CounterCurrents.org: Settlement Freeze Flap Reveals Israel As Difficult Peace Partner 2009-07-01

In 2003, Mitchell's call for a freeze was incorporated into the Road Map, the Bush administration's peace plan, which included the establishment of ...

 

Globe and Mail: Obama speech kick starts Mideast peace talks 2009-07-01

It hopes to persuade these states to adopt confidence-building measures to encourage reciprocal action from Israel, and vice versa.

 

BBC News: Israel downplays settlement rift 2009-07-01

A joint statement from Mr Mitchell and Mr Barak said they had discussed "the full range of issues related to Middle East peace". These included "measures ...

 

Bernama: Negotiator: Do Not Squander Peace Opportunities 2009-07-01

He said the Israeli Government needed to take advantage of this opportunity, rather than squander it by "trying to trade one Road Map obligation for another ...

 

Washington Post: The Settlements Debate 2009-07-01

Third, the Palestinians have been taking steps to fulfill their commitments under the "road map" for a peace agreement. A settlement freeze would entice ...

 

Jerusalem Post: An outpost carved in bedrock 2009-07-01

This official approach persisted until 2001, when George Mitchell authored the "Mitchell Report," which recommended that, as a part of confidence-building ...

 

Democracy Now: Zelaya Vows Return as UN, OAS Condemn Coup 2009-07-01

Israel has continued to expand settlements despite agreeing to halt construction under the six-year-old Road Map. Democrat Al Franken has been declared ...

 

Organisation de la Presse Africaine (Communiqué de presse): Darfur / UNAMID Daily Media Brief 2009-07-01

UNAMID military conducted thirty three 106 patrols including confidence-building, escort patrols and night patrols covering fifty nine (59) villages/IDP ...

 

The Jewish Week: Back To The Wall, Bibi Mulls Options 2009-07-01

According to reports, the Netanyahu government is proposing a three-to six-month halt in settlement building, coupled with confidence-building gestures ...

 

Baltimore Jewish Times: Permit Allows Building of 50 Settlement Homes 2009-07-01

... freeze of three to six months as part of a broader deal including a Palestinian agreement to negotiate and confidence-building steps by Arab countries.

 

China.org.cn: Sino-US military ties warming up, but still cool 2009-07-01

This would further promote regional peace and stability. Before military ties between the two nations can reach a level of mutual trust, several difference ...

 

Al-Arabiya: Israeli-US settlement freeze talks hit a dead end 2009-07-01

Israel is officially part of a series of agreements that require halting settlements, including the Quartet's US-sponsored "road map" to peace which call ...

2009-07-01: Headlines

China.org.cn: Sino-US military ties warming up, but still cool 2009-07-01

This would further promote regional peace and stability. Before military ties between the two nations can reach a level of mutual trust, several difference ...

 

Sioux City Journal: Neb. judge rejects flag-desecration case appeal 2009-07-01

He has argued that the five methods named in the law are open to interpretation and can leave people confused about how they can legally protest.

 

Mumbai Newsline: Vertex good enough to win again in Varahi Cup 2009-07-01

Peace Talks (Poet's Dream (IRE) / Sahara River (USA)) 53.5 S Rajesh 9 (Vishal Yadav), 12. San Gimminano (Warrshan (USA) / Number One Lady (IRE)) 50.5 Gautam ...

 

The Associated Press: Israel considering options to promote peace 2009-07-01

The US wants settlement construction to stop completely to help revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Israel's insistence that "natural growth" be allowed ...

 

Bernama: Negotiator: Do Not Squander Peace Opportunities 2009-07-01

He said the Israeli Government needed to take advantage of this opportunity, rather than squander it by "trying to trade one Road Map obligation for another ...

 

Journal of Turkish Weekly: Veto Right Is Key Problem Of National Government In Lebanon Expert 2009-07-01

"The fact that the two coalitions [March 14 and March8] were able to come to peace talks and participated in democratic elections shows achievements in ...

 

Reuters: INTERVIEW-Philippine Muslim rebels urge truce, peace talks 2009-07-01

[ID:nSP475283] Iqbal said the government should show some flexibility and more political maturity in the peace talks, as London and Dublin had demonstrated ...

 

Reuters: Barak: gap with US closing on settlements -radio 2009-07-01

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said US-backed peace talks with Israel could not resume until it froze settlement. Barak told reporters that ...

 

Washington Post: The Settlements Debate 2009-07-01

Third, the Palestinians have been taking steps to fulfill their commitments under the "road map" for a peace agreement. A settlement freeze would entice ...

 

Organisation de la Presse Africaine (Communiqué de presse): Darfur / Rebel groups say they are ready to resume peace talks 2009-07-01

They discussed the Doha peace talks and conditions for the rebels' effective participation in the search for a solution to the crisis.

 

ISRIA: UN: Daily Press Briefing (issued 30 june 2009) 2009-07-01

On Darfur, a number of Darfur rebel groups say they are ready to resume peace talks with the Government of Sudan. That's according to the Office of ...

 

International Middle East Media Center: Barak-Mitchell meeting ends with no agreement on settlements 2009-07-01

Speaking to UK parliamentarians, Miliband stated that settlements are illegal, violate the International Law and obstruct Middle East peace talks on ...

 

Nigeria: Tension in Niger as Tandja 'muscles for third term' - The Guardian 2009-07-01

Then, in early May 2009, when questioned by the press on his visit to Agadez to begin peace talks with Tuareg rebels, Tandja announced: "The people ...

 

American Spectator: The Road From Ground Zero 2009-07-01

Berman: We Americans are experts at winning the war but losing the peace. After the Soviet Union's collapse, the conviction that we were at the "end ...

 

Indymedia UK: This Week in Palestine -Week 26 2009 2009-07-01

As Palestinian-Israeli peace talks are stalled, the Israeli military have continued to close all border crossings to the Gaza Strip.

 

BBC News: Israel downplays settlement rift 2009-07-01

A joint statement from Mr Mitchell and Mr Barak said they had discussed "the full range of issues related to Middle East peace". These included "measures ...

 

Reuters India: Barak: Too early to declare Israel settlement freeze 2009-07-01

In a joint statement issued after their meeting, Barak and Mitchell said they had discussed the full range of issues related to Middle East peace ...

 

AFP: Israel's Barak downplays US settlement dispute 2009-07-01

The presence of more than 280000 Israelis in over 100 settlements scattered across the West Bank has long been seen as a major obstacle to peace talks ...

 

Monthly Review: Agriculture and Food in Crisis 2009-07-01

Numerous studies in the past several years have demonstrated that high yields of crops can be grown by using ecologically sound methods—including ...

 

Frontier India Defence and Strategic News: Indian Fault Lines: Perception and Reality 2009-07-01

NSCN (IM) continues to the main insurgent body having off and on peace talks with the government and maintaining nearly a parallel government and army ...

 

LeadershipNigeria: N2.2trn Deductions: 20 States Make U-turn 2009-07-01

... (SAN) and Chief Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), maintained that they were sure that they would conclude the peace talks on the issue in less than seven days.

 

Mindanao Examiner: Top NPA leader falls in Mindanao 2009-07-01

Peace talks between Manila and the rebel leaders collapsed in 2004 after both sides failed to sign a deal that would end the world's longest running ...

 

Thaindian.com: Pak welcomes India's move to consider reduction of troops in J&K 2009-07-01

When asked to comment on India's refusal to resume peace talks unless the perpetrators of the Mumbai attack are brought to justice, Qureshi said : “One ...

 

Center for Research on Globalization: Color Revolutions, Old and New 2009-07-01

Yet Shirin Abadi, Iran's 2003 Nobel Peace prize laureate, said "no truly nationalist and democratic group will accept" US funding for this purpose.

 

Los Angeles Times: Pakistan focuses on Islamic extremism 2009-07-01

So is greater maturity by India, which must revive stalled peace talks with Pakistan on the disputed territory of Kashmir, because reducing the threat along ...

 

UCLA Asia Institute: The International Conference on Peace & Reconciliation 2009-07-01

The aim of this conference is to discuss theoretical perspectives and practical methods suggested by theology and religious studies that can be used ...

 

Sudan Tribune: UN-AU joint mediator meets with Darfur URF leader 2009-06-30

An agreement of goodwill and confidence building was signed but last week the talks collapsed without any tangible progress. Both sides are scheduled ...

 

The National: Hamas shows signs of new pragmatism 2009-06-30

... respond to two demands from the US and the Arab world: halt settlement activity and resume peace talks with the Palestinians, the newspaper said.

 

Lebanon: Three cheers for Turkey's emboldened civilian leadership - Daily Star 2009-06-30

Hint: It's not the events in Iran, or the American troop withdrawal from Iraqi cities, or efforts to re-launch Arab-Israeli peace talks, important as these ...

 

The News International: Rethinking the composite dialogue 2009-06-30

India, on the other hand, gave priority to confidence-building measures and other largely cosmetic steps, while discussions on Kashmir took place ...

 

Sudan Tribune: Darfur rebel figure denies differences over handling of peace talks 2009-06-30

"We expressed our readiness to resume the negotiations whenever the government implements the signed deal on the confidence building, said the rebel veter ...

 

PRESS TV: Abbas tells conditions for peace with Israel 2009-06-30

The acting Palestinian Authority chief says creating an independent Palestinian state and ending Zionist expansionism are key preconditions to peace talk ...

 

Ynetnews: Barak and Mitchell. Important meeting Photo: Ariel Hermoni ... 2009-06-30

State Department Spokesman Ian Kelly clarified Monday night that stopping settlements was defined very clearly in the Road Map for Peace.

 

The Associated Press: Analysis: US role in Iraq doesn't end just yet 2009-06-30

But if today's relative peace in Iraq unravels within the coming year, Obama will face tough choices, including whether to push back his announced timeline ...

 

Ynetnews: Barak, Mitchell remain disputed on settlements 2009-06-30

The two discussed ways to jumpstart the peace talks between Israel and the Palestinains. Barak made it clear that Israel is willing to pay a price ...

 

Jerusalem Post: A blow to the chances for peace 2009-06-30

How many more times will Israeli and Palestinian leaders agree to risk their political careers and perhaps their lives and reinvent the very same peace ...

 

UN News Centre: Darfur's rebel movements ready to resume peace talks, UN-AU ... 2009-06-30

30 June 2009 – A number of armed rebel movements in Darfur say they are ready to resume peace talks with the Sudanese Government, the African Union-United ...

 

The National: Israel resists pressure to halt settlement growth 2009-06-30

"The government is being pressed to evacuate the outpost because of a High Court petition from 2006 by Palestinians and Israeli peace groups arguing Migr ...

 

The Media Line: mideast Daily News 2009-06-30

The US predicates its stance on the Road Map peace plan, which explicitly calls for an absolute halt in construction. But when then-prime minister Ariel ...

 

Aljazeera.net: Barak vague on settlement freeze 2009-06-30

The Fatah-led Palestinian Authority (PA), the administration which has been involved in the stalled peace talks with Israel, has condemned its settlement ...

 

Pakistan Daily: Written by www.daily.pk 2009-06-30

If Americans and its stooge regime led by Mr Hamid Karzai have started giving indications that they are willing to indulge in peace talks with the Talib ...

 

PR-Inside.com News: Israel says Sarkozy advised government to sack FM 2009-06-30

Lieberman's appointment has been ill-received internationally because of his hard-line positions on peace and positions widely seen as racist.

 

Vanguard: Amnesty C'ttee, stakeholders meet in PH 2009-06-30

He said youths from the region were ready to ensure the success of the amnesty but the government should come up with a confidence building process ...

 

APA: OSCE Chairperson issues statement before her visit to Azerbaijan 2009-06-30

I fully support the mediation efforts of the Minsk Group Co-Chairs, as well as the confidence-building work of my Personal Representative Ambassador Andrzej ...

 

Frontline: Torture by law 2009-06-30

The promised poll forms a critical part of the junta's “democracy road map”. The SPDC's hostility towards the chief leader of the NLD becomes all the more ...

 

Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle: Fayyad expects Palestinian state in two years 2009-06-30

“A Palestinian state will be established in two years” time,” Fayyad said, adding that the peace initiative by the Arab states and the “road map” should ...

 

Republica: Maoists will join govt: Koirala tells Powell 2009-06-30

In his response, Koirala said that the confidence-building measures and differences among the political parties will be sorted out through a high-level ...

 

Ha'aretz: UK deplores Israel decision to build 50 new West Bank homes 2009-06-30

US President Barack Obama has pressed Israel to halt settlement activity as part of a bid to revive peace talks under which the Palestinians would g ...

 

Kuwait Times: India aims talks at boosting Pak govt 2009-06-30

Pakistan has been pushing for the resumption of five-year-long peace talks broken off by India after November's attacks on Mumbai.

 

International Middle East Media Center: Abbas: 'Resuming peace talks depends on Israel's halt ... 2009-06-30

He said that the Palestinian Authority is committed to the Road Map plan, and that Israel should do the same. Referring to unit talks in Cairo, Abbas stated ...

 

The Island (subscription): BPA BizPact symposium ends on 2009-06-30

Jay Perera, is the UK representative of Business for Peace Alliance, (BPA) and his overview was that possibilities for investment projected good environment ...

2009-06-30: Headlines

International News Services: Middle east elections shake up region's peace diplomacy 2009-06-30

Lebanon's big brother, Syria, has come out and said it is against any peace talks, while Iran under a second term of Ahmadinejad is likely to be even more ...

 

Sudan Tribune: Darfur rebel figure denies differences over handling of peace talks 2009-06-30

The head of the Sudanese delegation to the Doha peace talks between JEM and the Sudanese government, Amin Hassan Omer, spoke today in a press conference ...

 

Times of Central Asia (subscription): Afghanistan needs economic methods to address new thre ... 2009-06-30

The two-day conference aimed to promote peace and stability in Afghanistan with the help of its neighbors, including Tajikistan. Issues related to border ...

 

International Middle East Media Center: Abbas: 'resuming peace talks depends on Israel's halt ... 2009-06-30

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that resuming peace talks with Israel depends on freezing all settlement activities in the occupied West Bank ...

 

Sudan Tribune: UN-AU joint mediator meets with Darfur URF leader 2009-06-30

JEM has said in the past that only a couple of groups in Darfur should make it to the peace talks. The other major rebel movement led by Abdel-Wahid Al-Nur ...

 

Republica: Maoists will join govt: Koirala tells Powell 2009-06-30

In his response, Koirala said that the confidence-building measures and differences among the political parties will be sorted out through a high-level ...

 

Ynetnews: Barak and Mitchell. Important meeting Photo: Ariel Hermoni ... 2009-06-30

State Department Spokesman Ian Kelly clarified Monday night that stopping settlements was defined very clearly in the Road Map for Peace.

 

Dallas Morning News: About This Blog 2009-06-29

When times happen that the truth still amounts to less than a just solution, or when it is rejected, then other methods are needed, but only peaceful ...

 

Center For American Progress: Israel's Close Borders and Open Spaces 2009-06-29

It will require a lot of negotiations, confidence building, and support from international powers, but a deal is not outside of the bounds of reason.

 

NEXT: Dead on arrival 2009-06-29

But we have had no government so far willing to do the right thing and bring peace to the southernmost reaches of our country, in the oil-rich but much ...

 

Ghanaian Chronicle: Dagbon conflict EMINENT CHIEFS GIVEN GREEN LIGHT …to continue ... 2009-06-29

He reiterated the government's support for the Committee to ensure that peace prevailed for development. Professor Kofi Agyekum of the Department ...

 

United Press International: UPI NewsTrack TopNews 2009-06-29

... bone of contention between Israel and the United States and one of the issues preventing renewal of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

 

The Associated Press: Somali rebels threaten violent response to US arms 2009-06-29

In May, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development — a group of seven countries in the Horn of Africa region that has led past peace talks on Somali ...

 

Ynetnews: Abbas: Halting settlement expansion prerequisite for peace talks 2009-06-29

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated his refusal to resume negotiations with Israel until it froze settlement. "We won't accept the continuati ...

 

The Canadian Press: Liberals, Conservatives battle for Jewish support in next election 2009-06-29

Both support the road map-to-peace process, with its vision of both a strong state of Israel and state of Palestine. Joseph Ben-Ami, a former adviser ...

 

Monsters and Critics.com: Israel okays building 1450 homes in West Bank settlement (Roundup) 2009-06-29

He told reporters in Ramallah that Israel should implement its obligations under the road map peace plan, which calls for a total halt to settlement ...

 

ISRIA: Greece: Opening remarks of OSCE Chairperson FM Bakoyannis at ... 2009-06-29

And although today we enjoy the fruits of peace, open wounds remain in our Continent and beyond. Our societies, after painful negotiations, managed to set ...

 

Aish: Nothing Short of a Miracle 2009-06-29

Disputes over the current peace talks with the Palestinian Authority are daily fare. Israel continues to take a beating in UN forums.

 

Aish: Shelve the Shelf Agreement 2009-06-29

A performance-based peace process remains the only proven and sustainable model towards a durable final settlement. by David M. Weinberg The new "shelf ...

2009-06-29: Headlines

Jerusalem Post: Analysis: What Barak preaches, he doesn't necessarily practice 2009-06-29

The idea, officials said Sunday, was to use the three months to renew peace talks with the Palestinians, who until now have refused to meet with Prime ...

 

HollandSentinel.com: MY TAKE — Real pain of floods is psychological, not material 2009-06-29

... yet more destroyed memories, and I hope my dear grandmother next door can in the future, find some peace of mind, and again add to her road map of life.

 

The Morning Journal: Where hawks still count: Longer term positive change appear ... 2009-06-28

Syria's decision to highlight a warming of relations with the US and prospects for peace talks with Israel — publicly endorsed last week in Damascus ...

 

Aljazeera.net: Israel: Rise of the Right 2009-06-28

The 1993 Oslo peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians shocked the settler community living in Hebron and elsewhere in the West Bank and Gaza Strip ...

 

Reuters: Darfur rebels say civilians killed in Sudan raid 2009-06-28

He has refused to enter peace talks until after a full ceasefire. Other international sources said they had unconfirmed reports of fighting in the area ...

 

Brisbane Times: Peace is our best defence 2009-06-28

... when the Australian Government has established a special commission chaired by former foreign ministers of Australia and Japan to set out a road map ...

 

CTV.ca: Grits, Tories battle for Jewish support in next election 2009-06-28

Both support the road map-to-peace process, with its vision of both a strong state of Israel and state of Palestine. Joseph Ben-Ami, a former adviser ...

 

BusinessWorld Online: MILF says gov't using peace talks as counter-measure, not a solution 2009-06-28

ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has accused the government of using the suspended peace ...

 

Ynetnews: Syrian ambassador to US 'not optimistic about peace talks' 2009-06-28

Syrian Ambassador to the United States Imad Moustapha expressed his pessimism Saturday night over the chances of resuming peace talks between his country ...

 

Daily Times: Sudan rivals fail to make progress at peace talks 2009-06-28

KHARTOUM: Sudan's former southern rebels on Sunday said there had been no concrete progress in talks over a faltering peace deal with the north ...

 

Los Angeles Times: A guide to Israeli settlements 2009-06-28

Under the US-backed 2003 "road map" for peace, Israel is required to evacuate outposts built since 2001. So far, only a few tiny ones have been dismantled ...

 

ISRIA: Spokesman of UNAMID reveals existence of political movement ... 2009-06-28

... light for the launching of the UNAMID Radio in Darfur in order to serve the issues of peace and confidence building among all the spectra of Darfur.

 

Ha'aretz: Once more the smell of falafel 2009-06-28

Making peace is not a bitter medicine that needs to be taken in doses. Multilateral peace talks have been held in the past; the impression is that even ...

 

Irish Times: Opening of car park on Sabbath sparks riots 2009-06-28

Washington is keen to see a resumption of peace talks on the Israeli-Palestinian track, and earlier this month Mr Netanyahu declared that Israel would ...

 

Graphic Online: Eminent Chiefs To Meet Over Dagbon Crisis 2009-06-28

The committee suspended its sittings last year because of the electioneering which was likely to interfere with the peace process and it has not reconvened ...

2009-06-28: Headlines

Los Angeles Times: A guide to Israeli settlements 2009-06-28

Under the US-backed 2003 "road map" for peace, Israel is required to evacuate outposts built since 2001. So far, only a few tiny ones have been dismantled ...

 

CTV.ca: Grits, Tories battle for Jewish support in next election 2009-06-28

Both support the road map-to-peace process, with its vision of both a strong state of Israel and state of Palestine. Joseph Ben-Ami, a former adviser ...

 

Africasia: Israel to offer three-month settlement freeze: report 2009-06-28

... that Israel's new right-wing government halt all settlement growth in the occupied West Bank in order to relaunch peace talks with the Palestinians.

 

Ha'aretz: Once more the smell of falafel 2009-06-28

Making peace is not a bitter medicine that needs to be taken in doses. Multilateral peace talks have been held in the past; the impression is that even ...

 

Daijiworld.com: We will Take Underworld Head - on : IGP Gopal Hosur 2009-06-28

In an exclusive interview with Daijiworld Gopal Hosur spoke about the confidence building measures undertaken by the police force in the troubled coastal ...

 

Aljazeera.net: Israel: Rise of the Right 2009-06-28

The 1993 Oslo peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians shocked the settler community living in Hebron and elsewhere in the West Bank and Gaza Strip ...

 

BusinessWorld Online: MILF says gov't using peace talks as counter-measure, not a solution 2009-06-28

ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has accused the government of using the suspended peace ...

 

Graphic Online: Eminent Chiefs To Meet Over Dagbon Crisis 2009-06-28

The committee suspended its sittings last year because of the electioneering which was likely to interfere with the peace process and it has not reconvened ...

 

Reuters: Darfur rebels say civilians killed in Sudan raid 2009-06-28

He has refused to enter peace talks until after a full ceasefire. Other international sources said they had unconfirmed reports of fighting in the area ...

 

Ynetnews: Syrian ambassador to US 'not optimistic about peace talks' 2009-06-28

We will advance towards peace only when we reach the conclusion that Israel wants peace with its neighbors, he added. The envoy reiterated the formul ...

 

Brisbane Times: Peace is our best defence 2009-06-28

Australia's defence white paper promotes methods from the past when we should be working towards a nuclear-free future. THE recent defence white paper is ...

 

Ynetnews: Report: Assad used Abbas to deliver message to Obama 2009-06-28

Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday that he intended to address the issue of the Israeli-Syrian peace talks during his upcoming visit to Washington.

 

ISRIA: Spokesman of UNAMID reveals existence of political movement ... 2009-06-28

... light for the launching of the UNAMID Radio in Darfur in order to serve the issues of peace and confidence building among all the spectra of Darfur.

 

Voice of America: Israel Considers Compromise on Settlement Freeze 2009-06-28

Barak said he will discuss a wide range of issues with American officials, including resuming peace talks with the Palestinians and a comprehensive peace ...

 

MiamiHerald.com: Iran's crackdown complicates Obama's push for direct talks 2009-06-27

... by announcing plans to return a US ambassador to Damascus, and he's forging ahead with plans to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

 

NEXT: Niger Delta leaders offer cautious support to amnesty plan 2009-06-27

"Confidence building measures are needed for the amnesty to be of any meaningful benefit to both parties." Mr. Princewill said the issue of amnesty was ...

 

WA today: Whaling goes on as feud cripples commission 2009-06-27

A resolution to peace talks was pushed out for at least another year. But a long-time commission diplomat, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, of New Zealand said: "We ...

 

ISRIA: Jordan: Quartet role "key" to push peace talks: Judeh 2009-06-27

Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Judeh on Friday said role of Quartet to the Middle East is "key" to revive stalled Mideast peace talks on the basis ...

 

Voice of America: Israel Rejects Fresh International Demands for Settlement Freeze 2009-06-27

Meeting in Italy on Friday, the G-8 ministers said a settlement freeze would help advance stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

 

Gulf Daily News: PEACE HOPE 2009-06-27

Shaikh Salman also met yesterday US Vice-President Joe Biden and praised President Obama's new push for Middle East peace. Talks also focused on ...

 

Ha'aretz: Syria threatens to take back Golan by force 2009-06-27

Last Sunday, Assad rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer to resume peace talks between the two countries from "point zero.

 

AFP: Israel to register land near West Bank settlement 2009-06-27

... including the so-called "natural growth" in existing settlements in the occupied West Bank, in order to relaunch peace talks with the Palestinians.