Livni favourite to be named Israeli PM
Reuters
11.54 Mon Sep 22 2008
Shimon Peres is likely to ask Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni to form a coalition government and become Israel's next prime minister.
World news
06.25 Wed Aug 13 2008
Georgian peace deal to be finalised - Zimbabwe talks end in confusion - Israeli peace deal rejected.
Palestinians mark Israel's founding
16.24 Thu May 15 2008
Palestinians are commemorating the 60th anniversary of Israel's founding, which they call the Nakba, or "catastrophe".
Abbas puts condition on peace talks
Reuters
12.46 Wed Mar 05 2008
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has conditioned a resumption of peace talks with Israel.
Rice to meet Abbas in West Bank
11.42 Thu Aug 02 2007
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is due to meet President Mahmoud Abbas to show US support for the Fatah leader.
Blair heads for Israel
10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
Tony Blair is heading to Jerusalem on his first visit to Israel in his role as an international envoy for the region.
Blair upbeat as peace mission begins
10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
Tony Blair has said there is a new "moment of opportunity" in the Middle East, but cautioned against any peace deal soon.
Israeli forces kill 11 in Gaza
12.28 Wed Jun 27 2007
At least 11 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza City and the southern town of Khan Younis, medical workers have said.
Abbas seeks to bolster Fatah
16.13 Tue Jun 26 2007
The Palestinian President has asked Israel for permission to bring Fatah forces from Jordan to the West Bank to bolster security.
Israel to give money to emergency government
11.47 Sun Jun 24 2007
Israel has agreed to transfer millions of dollars to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency government.
Abbas and Olmert 'to meet'
08.25 Thu Jun 21 2007
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are to hold talks in Egypt, according to reports.
Israeli forces seize Hamas leaders
10.34 Thu May 24 2007
A Palestinian cabinet minister and 32 other officials have been seized by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.
Fighting intensifies in Gaza
13.17 Tue May 15 2007
Eight members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Presidential Guard have been killed by Hamas gunmen.
Abbas threatens to resign over sanctions
13.48 Fri May 04 2007
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to resign in two months if Western sanctions on his country were not lifted.
Alan Johnston 'still alive'
17.07 Thu Apr 19 2007
The Palestinian President has said that kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston is still alive.
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