peace

Have the Mideast Peace Talks Become a Game Show? (Time.com)

November 17th, 2010

Time.com - The substantial carrot being waved at Netanyahu and his coalition may promise security but even Israeli intelligence believes real security comes from elsewhere

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Sudan: Can Obama’s Peace Proposal Help Prevent Civil War? (Time.com)

November 15th, 2010

Time.com - As the referendum on the separation of Sudan threatens to spark violence, the U.S. hopes that an offer of a more amicable relationship will help keep the peace.…

South Sudan: Can Obama’s Peace Proposal Prevent Civil War? (Time.com)

November 15th, 2010

Time.com - As the referendum on the separation of Sudan threatens to spark violence, the U.S. hopes that an offer of a more amicable relationship will help keep the peace.…

Clinton offers Netanyahu security pledge on peace talks (Reuters)

November 11th, 2010

Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that Israel’s security requirements would be fully taken into account in any peace deal with…

Netanyahu tells Clinton he is serious about peace (Reuters)

November 11th, 2010

Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he was “quite serious” about talks with the Palestinians as he met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton amid…

Palestinians to give U.S. peace effort more time (Reuters)

November 4th, 2010

Reuters - The Palestinians will give the United States several more weeks to try to relaunch direct peace talks with Israel, but will not buckle on their key demand for…

Taliban in peace talks with Pakistani tribe (Reuters)

October 28th, 2010

Reuters - The Taliban are negotiating a peace deal with a Pakistani tribe in the northwest, tribal elders said on Thursday, that could give militants access to remote strategic areas…

Pope: Mideast peace is possible, urgently needed (AP)

October 24th, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI walks with his pastoral staff as he celebrates a Mass on the occasion of the conclusion of the synod of bishops from the Middle East in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 24,  2010. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Pope Benedict XVI says peace in the Middle East is possible, urgently needed and the best way to stop the emigration of people from the region.


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Afghan-Taliban peace process may be overstated (AP)

October 20th, 2010

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, centre, meets with elders after a conference on rural development, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan.  Karzai rejected pleas Wednesday from the binternational/b community to reverse his order to disband all private security companies, saying money spent on those firms should be invested in the national police force instead.  (AP Photo/Ahmad Massoud, Pool)AP - Over the past week, U.S. and Afghan officials have been revealing tantalizing tidbits about talks with Taliban leaders, raising hopes for a peaceful resolution to a war in…

Palestinians weighing alternatives to peace talks (AP)

October 16th, 2010

Palestinians walk in front of a wall painting showing Israeli army soldier Sgt. Gilad Schalit, in the Jebaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010.  The German mediator trying to broker the release the Israeli soldier held captive for four years by Palestinian militants made a secret visit to the Gaza Strip, a senior Hamas official said Saturday, suggesting a renewed attempt to push forward negotiations deadlocked for months. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)AP - The Palestinians will study alternatives to peace talks with Israel in the coming days, a top PLO official said Saturday, after Israel gave the green light to build…