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Obama Reviews Middle East Strategy 奥巴马重新审视美国中东战略 WHITE HOUSE The death of Saudi Arabias king, the collapse of a U.S.-friendly government in Yemen and a problematic relationship with Israels leadership are presenting a new se
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday the Obama administration will soon present very specific proposals to Israel and the Palestinians on how to advance toward a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict. Sec. of State Hillary Rodh
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week in our series on American higher education, we discuss programs that are available in the Middle East. We talked last week about Michigan State University which opened a campus in August in
By Challiss McDonough Sharm el-Sheikh 22 May 2006 Many Arab countries are in the midst of reforms designed to diversify and strengthen their economies. But the pace of political reform varies from cou
By Scott Stearns White House 21 July 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice leaves for the Middle East Sunday as part of Washington's diplomatic efforts to resolve fighting between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. Scott Stearns repo
By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 29 July 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived back in Israel Saturday for another round of diplomacy to end more than two weeks of relentless fighting between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. ---------- I
By David Gollust State Department 24 July 2007 The State Department confirmed Tuesday that because of Middle East travel plans, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will not attend next week's regional forum with leaders of Southeast Asian countries i
By Sonja Pace London 28 June 2007 Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he will likely head to the Middle East next month in his role as newly appointed international peace envoy. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from London that Mr. Blair's appointm
By Lisa Bryant Paris 25 January 2007 A week before the Bush administration tries to revive stalled Middle East peace talks, Israeli and Palestinian politicians pledged new efforts Thursday to secure a breakthrough during a high-level conference in D
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 01 June 2008 The Middle East peace process is facing a new obstacle: further Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Olive trees are seen back-dropped by the J
A large segment of popular opinion, across the Middle East, appears to be supporting Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Barak Obama in Tuesday's contest against Republican John McCain. But, as Edward Yeranian reports from Cairo, portions of the
The so-called Quartet of Middle East negotiators has called on Israel to freeze all settlement activity and lift its blockage on the Gaza strip. Meeting in Italy Friday representatives of the Quartet also called on the Palestinian Authority to conti
Clinton Criticizes Syrias Assad in Mideast Democracy Speech Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said late Monday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has systematically violated all terms of the Arab League-mediated peace plan for his country. In a p
U.S. President Barack Obama and his visiting Egyptian counterpart, Hosni Mubarak, have expressed optimism over the possibility of moving forward on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Mr. Mubarak has made his first visit to the White House in mor
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has launched the first direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in nearly two years. 美国国务卿克林顿主持召开以色列和巴勒斯坦近两年以来第一次直接和谈。 Both sides
By Al Pessin Tampa, Florida 17 March 2007 Admiral William Fallon (left) and General John Abizaid at change of command ceremony A U.S. Navy admiral took command Friday of the part of the U.S. military that is fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 18 July 2006 Diplomatic efforts to end the latest conflict in the Middle East intensified, Tuesday, as United Nations diplomats met with senior Israeli officials in Jerusalem, after holding talks in Beirut. The talks took pla
By Colin McCullough Moscow 19 April 2008 Discussions continued Friday in Moscow on Russia's offer to host a second Middle East peace conference. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was in Russia's capital where he met with several officials, includin
The State Department said Tuesday U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell is adding stops in Lebanon and Syria to his current mission to the region aimed at reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. The Obama administration has sought to improve ties
By Scott Stearns White House 02 May 2007 President Bush and his Yemeni counterpart, Ali Abdullah Saleh met at the White House Wednesday to discuss the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. Yemen's Pr