Obama to visit Turkey in sixth foreign visit
ANKARA, Turkey - President Barack Obama will visit Turkey soon, making the Muslim nation bridging East and West one of the first foreign visits of his presidency, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday.
Nations:Syria Afghanistan Israel Canada Turkey People:Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2009-03-07
Worldwide alarm at Israeli ground offensive
PARIS (AFP) - Israel's tank and troop assault on the Gaza Strip provoked cries of alarm worldwide Sunday, but Israel won heavyweight US backing and moves for an immediate ceasefire foundered at the United Nations.
Nations:Egypt China Syria Jordan Lebanon Pakistan People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Gordon Brown Hosni Mubarak Barack Obama Condoleezza Rice Activities:2009 Gaza War Hamas Gaza Conflict
2009-01-04
Thousands in Lebanon, Turkey protest Israel attack
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Thousands protesting Israel's ground offensive on Gaza converged Sunday in Beirut and the Turkish capital, as the leaders of the only two Mideast Arab nations to sign peace treaties with Israel demanded an end to the attack.
Nations:Lebanon Turkey Syria Iran Yemen Egypt People:Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert George W. Bush Activities:2009 Gaza War Hamas Gaza Conflict Source:(AP)
2009-01-04
Sydney gets New Year started, but Gaza spoils party
SYDNEY (AFP) - New Year celebrations kicked off in lavish style in Australia Thursday -- but the Gaza conflict, memories of Mumbai and global economic downturn left partygoers elsewhere feeling flat as 2009 crept steadily westwards.
Nations:India United Arab Emirates Pakistan Palestine Syria Italy Activities:2009 New Year's Day Source:(AFP)
2008-12-31
Israeli troops mobilize as Gaza assault widens
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israel widened its deadliest-ever air offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers Sunday, pounding smuggling tunnels and government strongholds, sending more tanks and artillery toward the Gaza border and activating thousands of reservists for a possible ground invasion.
Nations:Palestine Egypt Syria Lebanon Israel France People:Nicolas Sarkozy Ban Ki-moon Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Activities:2009 Gaza War Hamas Gaza Conflict Source:(AP)
2008-12-28
Across Mideast, thousands protest Israeli assault
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Crowds of thousands swept into the streets of cities around the Middle East on Sunday to denounce Israel's air assault on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.
Nations:Jordan Lebanon Iran United Arab Emirates Syria Iraq People:Hosni Mubarak Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:2009 Gaza War Hamas Gaza Conflict Source:(AP)
2008-12-28
Syria: US choppers attack village near Iraq border
DAMASCUS, Syria - U.S. military helicopters attacked territory inside Syria close to its border with Iraq Sunday, killing eight people in a strike the Syrian government condemned as "serious aggression."
Nations:Syria Iraq Afghanistan Saudi Arabia Pakistan Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-10-26
Officials: 5 killed in northern Lebanon explosion
TRIPOLI, Lebanon - A car bomb exploded Monday near a military bus carrying troops going to work in northern Lebanon, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others, Lebanese security officials said.
Nations:Lebanon Syria Source:(AP)
2008-09-29
Syria makes peace proposal to Israel
DAMASCUS, Syria - Syria's leader said Thursday he offered a proposal for peace with Israel but also refused to break off ties with Hezbollah and militant Palestinians -- a key Israeli demand.
Nations:France Qatar Turkey Lebanon Israel Syria People:Nicolas Sarkozy Ehud Olmert Activities:Israel-Syria Conflict Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Bush: Time is right for Mideast peace
President Bush declared Tuesday that the time is right to relaunch Mideast peace talks to create a Palestinian state because "a battle is under way for the future" of the troubled region.
Nations:Syria Saudi Arabia U.S. People:Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Condoleezza Rice Activities:Israel-Palestine Conflict
2007-11-27
Political crisis deepens in Lebanon
Lebanon awoke a republic without a president Saturday amid mounting worries over a power vacuum that has intensified the nation's yearlong political turmoil.
Nations:Syria Lebanon Activities:Lebanon Political Crisis
2007-11-24
Unprecedented Muslim call for peace with Christians
More than 130 Muslim scholars from around the globe called on Thursday for peace and understanding between Islam and Christianity, saying "the very survival of the world itself is perhaps at stake."
Nations:Turkey Afghanistan Syria Bosnia Jordan Russia
2007-10-11
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