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The Annapolis conference is an opportunity that may not return, state-run Syrian paper Teshreen wrote Wednesday in its editorial.
On the eve of the anniversary of the unfulfilled 1947 United Nations vote to establish two states for two peoples in the Holy Land, US President George W. Bush formally relaunched Israeli-Palestinian negotiations to achieve a vision that has remained elusive for 60 years.
A Vatican official said Wednesday that Palestinian refugees have the right to return to their homeland, and said he hoped Israeli-Palestinian peace talks would address the issue.
Nicolas Sarkozy is to hold crisis talks with ministers after three nights of rioting in Paris has left cars and buildings burnt and more than 120 police officers injured.
"It would be a terrible mistake for Israel even to allow this issue to be brought up for discussion since the ramifications would be terrible for both Christians and Jews living in Israel," said Ray Sanders, executive director of the Jerusalem-based Christian Friends of Israel.
Parents pull students from district, citing conflicts with biblical rules
Iran said on Tuesday that it had invited Palestinian militant factions to a meeting in Tehran aimed at countering a US-hosted Middle East peace conference seeking to kickstart the peace process.
President Bush expressed concern Tuesday about the risk of failure in the first major Mideast peace talks in seven years, warning that it could spawn a generation of radicals and extremists. Still, he said, "It is worth it to try."
By agreeing to purchase a $7.5 billion stake in the faltering banking giant Citigroup, the secretive, government-controlled Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is breaking with tradition.
A Chinese warship arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday on the first such port call since World War Two, the latest sign of warming ties between the Asian neighbors and former foes.
Kenyan Muslim leaders have dismissed as propaganda allegations that an opposition party promised to introduce Sharia for Muslims if it won elections.
Israeli and Palestinian leaders are set formally to begin a new round of peace talks at the White House.
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has handed over the command of the military in a ceremony in Rawalpindi.
The diplomatic chess game around Iran's nuclear program includes an unlikely bishop.