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Rise in Tropical Diseases Blamed on Turmoil in Mideast, N. Africa A family of illnesses called Neglected Tropical Diseases [NTDs] adds to the troubles in the Middle East and North Africa. These diseases traditionally affect poor countries, but the ne
IN THE NEWS - Obama, in Mideast Speech, Supports Palestinian Demand This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. President Obama discussed the political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa in a speech Thursday in Washington. BARACK OBAMA: We su
By Paula Wolfson Manama, Bahrain 12 January 2008 Iraq's Parliament has passed a law that removes restrictions that prevented many members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party from serving in government posts. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports President Bush qui
The Obama administration's special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, George Mitchell, indicated on Tuesday that an agreement on new peace talks between the two sides might be only weeks away. Mitchell noted that shared concern among Israel
U.S. President Barack Obama is stepping up his personal involvement in the Middle East peace process. He has invited regional leaders to the White House for individual talks in the coming weeks. The invitations are going out to the leaders of Israel
U.S. President Barack Obama has made dialogue with the Middle East a priority in his early months in office. As the Obama administration approaches the 100 day mark, regional leaders are assessing the result. US President Barack Obama with Jordan's
Mideast Protests Spark Debate Over Free Speech, Religion The attacks on U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt and Yemen highlight how easily passions against the nominal ally of those countries can be ignited. An obscure, crudely-made American video mocking
The State Department said Thursday an agreement for the start of direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians is close to completion. The deal will apparently be sealed by statements from the United States and the International Middle East
During Biden visit, the Israeli government announced plans for new housing in East Jerusalem, ignoring American calls for a construction freeze Paula Wolfson | Capitol Hill 14 March 2010 US Vice President Joseph Biden gestures as he speaks at Tel Avi
Water is a scarce resource in the desert regions of the Middle East. Though disputes over water have come close to triggering wars between nations of the region in the past, diplomats intervened to keep tensions to a minimum. Now a new study suggests
Kurds Have New Hopes Amid Mideast Changes It's lunchtime, and kebabs are on the grill at a newly-opened Kurdish restaurant in the Washington area. Hekmat Bamarni came here from northern Iraq in the 1970s, and he sits at a table in the restaurant with
The initial three-way meeting of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Neyanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton extended nearly two hours - longer than planned. Although he kept to a stated commitment to av
Students from more than 100 countries live and socialize at International House while studying at New York's universities. The peaceful atmosphere seems a world away from Egypt, where millions have demonstrated to force President Hosni Mubarak from p
Kerry Returns to Mideast to Press for Talks Kerry returns to the region after talks late last month produced what he called real progress. With a little more work he believes the start of final status negotiations on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Security has been beefed up in Israel and the West Bank as they prepare for US President Barack Obama's arrival. This is his second trip to the Middle East since 2009 and his first official visit to Israel as president. He will also visit the Palesti
Expectations Low for Mideast Peace Talks The latest effort to inject life into the long-stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians is expected to resume Wednesday. Senior Israeli and Palestinian negotiators - along with United States med
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 16 October 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice earned cautious Egyptian support for a Middle East peace meeting that the Bush administration wants to hold in the U.S. city of Annapolis, Maryland. She met with the
American anthropologist explores diverse cultural landscape of Middle East Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington, DC 09 June 2010 Enjoying a Yemeni meal with villagers in 1986 Despite decades of close U.S. involvement in Middle East affairs, most Americans
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 08 January 2008 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a final meeting Tuesday before their separate talks with President Bush this week during his visit to Israel and the Palestinian t
President Bush has ended his Middle East tour on a positive note, with a show of support for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The leaders spoke after seaside talks in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh.