Mideast Conflict
- Egypt optimistic about Israel-Hamas truce
(Reuters)
Mon, 12 May 2008 11:42:50
Reuters - A top Egyptian mediator said on
Monday he had “high expectations” that a ceasefire deal could
be reached between Israel and Hamas Islamists controlling the
Gaza Strip.
- Mountain clashes bring Lebanon death toll to 81
(Reuters)
Mon, 12 May 2008 11:30:03
Reuters - Clashes resumed in Lebanon’s northern
city of Tripoli on Monday and security sources said at least 36
people had been killed on Sunday in fighting between Hezbollah
and its pro-government Druze opponents east of Beirut.
- Egypt mediator seeks Israel support for Gaza truce
(AFP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 11:21:24
AFP - Egypt’s intelligence chief held talks with Israeli leaders on Monday in a bid to win their support for Egyptian proposals for a truce in Gaza that already have the backing of Palestinian militants.
- Olmert faces growing public mistrust over bribe scandal
(AFP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:58:37
AFP - Public mistrust is mounting against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, with an opinion poll on Monday showing a majority of Israelis think he should resign over a new probe into corruption allegations.
- Death toll in Lebanon mountain battle at 36
(Reuters)
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:55:01
Reuters - At least 36 people were killed in fierce
clashes on Sunday between Hezbollah gunmen and supporters of a
pro-government Druze leader in mountains east of Beirut,
security sources said on Monday.
- Gaza gets fuel after weekend of power cuts
(AFP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:29:53
AFP - Israel on Monday authorised the resumption of fuel deliveries to the besieged Gaza Strip, where shortages caused the only power plant to shut down over the weekend, an Israeli security official said.
- Egyptian mediator for Gaza truce arrives in Israel
(AFP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:09:46
AFP - Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman arrived in Israel on Monday to meet with the country’s leaders about an Egyptian-brokered proposed truce for the Gaza Strip.
- CORRECTION: 60 years on, refugees visit lost Jerusalem homes
(Reuters)
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:02:20
Reuters - Eighty-year-old Beatrice Habesch sobbed when she caught sight of her father’s house in Jerusalem on Sunday and remembered how it was taken over by Jews in 1948. - Israelis don’t believe scandal-hit Olmert: poll
(Reuters)
Mon, 12 May 2008 08:01:30
Reuters - A majority of Israelis want Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign or go on leave over a bribery scandal and do not believe his denials of wrongdoing, an opinion poll showed on Monday. - Lebanese Army steps into Beirut fray
(The Christian Science Monitor)
Mon, 12 May 2008 08:00:00
The Christian Science Monitor - A tense calm took hold in Lebanon Sunday after the government and the opposition, led by the militant Shiite group Hezbollah, reached a tentative agreement allowing the Lebanese Army to arbitrate controversial cabinet decisions that triggered recent violence. - Gaza official: Fuel supply resumes to Gaza plant
(AP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 07:46:00
AP - A Gaza energy official says Israel has resumed its supply of fuel for a Gaza power plant shut down two days ago.
- Israeli lawmaker links Gaza truce to Shalit’s release
(AFP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 06:59:13
AFP - The head of the Israeli parliament’s foreign affairs committee on Monday linked the possiblity of a truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip to the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
- Peres sees Mideast peace deal as ‘extremely difficult’
(AFP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 05:12:10
AFP - Israeli President Shimon Peres said, in an interview published Monday, that reaching a formal comprehensive peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians would be “extremely difficult” right now because of the “emotional” nature of unresolved disputes.
- After the Blitz, Hizballah Runs Beirut
(Time.com)
Mon, 12 May 2008 03:55:00
Time.com - With limited resistance, the Iranian-backed Lebanese militants have stormed into control, leaving a mess for Israel, the U.S., and - if history is any measure - Hizballah, too - Arab League tries to broker Lebanon settlement
(AP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 00:20:50
AP - Arab foreign ministers urged warring Lebanese factions to immediately cease fighting and said Sunday they will send a delegation to try to broker a settlement between the Hezbollah-led opposition and U.S.-backed government. - Rice: Israel, Palestinians need to show progress
(AP)
Sun, 11 May 2008 20:07:30
AP - The Bush administration has told Israeli and Palestinian leaders they will need to show progress in their secret talks soon, or risk a potentially fatal erosion in public support for a process now in its sixth month without any obvious successes.
- Arab League to send high-level mission to Beirut
(AFP)
Sun, 11 May 2008 20:46:21
AFP - Arab foreign ministers said after crisis talks in Cairo that they will send a high-level delegation to Beirut for dialogue with political leaders in a bid to end a long-standing political deadlock.
- Blair discusses Mideast peace with Saudi king
(AFP)
Sun, 11 May 2008 19:11:11
AFP - Middle East envoy Tony Blair met on Sunday with Saudi King Abdullah to discuss peace efforts in the region, the official SPA news agency reported.
- Embattled Israeli PM gets boost from party
(Reuters)
Sun, 11 May 2008 19:09:58
Reuters - Top party members closed ranks behind
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday, praising his
response to bribery suspicions that could force him from office
and disrupt peace efforts with the Palestinians.
- Lebanon army deploys but clashes rage on
(AFP)
Sun, 11 May 2008 18:04:44
AFP - The army deployed across much of Lebanon on Sunday after Hezbollah ceded control of west Beirut but clashes raged on in the north and in the Druze mountains as Arab foreign ministers held crisis talks.
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