Israel must halt West Bank settlement activity and the Palestinians need to increase West Bank security to advance the Middle East peace process, President Obama said Thursday after meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Archive for May, 2009
Obama reiterates call for Israel to halt West Bank settlement activity
On May - 29 - 2009
Israel must halt West Bank settlement activity and the Palestinians need to increase West Bank security to advance the Middle East peace process, President Obama said Thursday after meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Obama presses Abbas, Israel on West Bank
On May - 29 - 2009
President Barack Obama on Thursday challenged Israel to stop settlement construction in the West Bank on the same day the Israelis rejected that demand.
Malaria parasites ‘resist drugs’
On May - 29 - 2009
International scientists say research in Cambodia shows the first signs of resistance to the world’s best anti-malaria drug.
Candidate’s wife a new political star in Iran
On May - 28 - 2009
Presidential hopeful Mir Hossein Mousavi waited in the wings as his wife warmed up the crowd. Zahra Rahnavard quickly had them roaring in approval — and her husband beaming — as she ticked off her demands for women’s rights and other reforms.
Alert level raised on North Korea
On May - 28 - 2009
The US and South Korea raise their alert levels after North Korea says it is scrapping its truce with the South.
Analysis: Do war clouds loom over Lebanon vote?
On May - 27 - 2009
Shortly after 8 a.m. on July 12, 2006, Hezbollah fighters snatched two Israeli soldiers after carrying out an ambush on their patrol.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad wants to debate Obama
On May - 26 - 2009
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad proposed on Monday a face-to-face debate with President Barack Obama at the United Nations if he is re-elected next month as Iran’s president.
North Korea ‘fires more missiles’
On May - 26 - 2009
North Korea reportedly fires two short range missiles, a day after its second nuclear test provokes international outrage.
Israel removes illegal settler outpost on West Bank
On May - 26 - 2009
In what could be a goodwill gesture to the Obama administration, Israeli security forces removed an illegal settler outpost Thursday in the West Bank.
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