US pushes for more economic reform in Mideast
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This week the US and Egypt plan to sign a trade agreement worth $500 million annually.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday will invest U.S. prestige in a new Middle East peace drive, pressing Israeli and Palestinian leaders alike for steps to help Palestinians elect a new president.
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Over the past year, the George W. Bush administration has prepared a comprehensive political and economic reform initiative aimed at promoting democracy in the Middle East.
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The US secretary of state is to visit the Middle East to try to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace moves.
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Washington -- The Bush administration, moving to lend political support to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at a time of political turmoil, has signaled approval of growth in at least some Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, American and Israeli
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US President George W Bush's State of the Union address highlights welfare reform and Mid-East goals.
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The US secretary of state is in the Middle East for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders amid fresh diplomacy.
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By rushing to rebuild Lebanon, Hizballah and Iran are spreading their influence in the Middle East. Can the U.S. do more?
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WASHINGTON - Under US encouragement and, in some cases, pressure, Israel has quietly taken steps aimed at strengthening the standing of Palestinian moderates and has agreed to consider others now after the death of the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat
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Israel, which receives about $3 billion a year in US aid, may seek extra funding next year to bolster border security and overhaul checkpoints as part of a plan to pull out of Gaza and parts of
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The US pledges $20m to help Palestinians out of a financial crisis - a rare direct payment from Washington.
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Israel, which receives about 1.5 billion pounds a year in US aid, may seek extra funding next year to bolster border security and overhaul checkpoints as part of a plan
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Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan  Shalom called on Wednesday for a Middle East summit with a U.S.  and European role to boost new reform-minded Palestinian  leaders and foster peace moves taking in Arab states as well.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell on  Monday will invest U.S. prestige in a new Middle East peace  drive, pressing Israeli and Palestinian leaders alike for steps  to help Palestinians elect a new president.
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JERUSALEM - Palestinian leaders on Sunday accused the United States of harming prospects for Mideast peace after the latest indications that Washington is ready to accept some Israeli expansion of West Bank settlements.    The New York Times reported Saturday that the United States will now tacitly support construction in built-up areas of major Jewish settlements, while remaining opposed to housing activity in undeveloped areas...
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The US is gearing up for possible re-engagement in an Israeli-Palestinian peace process that has been on hold for most of the last four years because of a Palestinian terrorism war and Israeli countermeasures.
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Palestinians must have a state that meets their needs for Mid-East peace to succeed, the US secretary of state says.