Sec. of State Clinton arrives in Cairo to meet with Egyptian leaders on Mideast peace effort

November 3rd, 2009 CAIRO - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak here Wednesday to discuss the resumption of Israel-Palestine talks that were stalled over the Israeli construction in the West bank. The talks come two days after Clinton declared that a full Israeli settlement freeze was at no stage a precondition to the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, Xinhua reported quoting the Al-Ahram daily.

November 3rd, 2009 more images more images Egypt-Israel frictions complicate US peace efforts CAIRO — A sharp deterioration in Egypt's relations with Israel is further complicating Washington's faltering efforts to move the Middle East peace process forward. The U.S. has long relied on Egypt's key role as a mediator in the region, most crucially in trying to reconcile rival Palestinian factions.

November 3rd, 2009 more images more imagesClinton says Obama is committed to Mideast peaceMARRAKECH, Morocco — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is telling officials of the greater Middle East that President Barack Obama is determined to attain an Israeli-Palestinian peace.

November 3rd, 2009 more images more imagesClinton urges restraint in push for Mideast peaceMARRAKECH, Morocco — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday urged Arabs and Israelis to set aside their historical differences, avoid inflammatory rhetoric and recommit to attaining a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.

October 29th, 2009 Clinton to meet Abbas, Netanyahu in Middle EastISLAMABAD — The State Department says U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders over the weekend to push ahead with efforts to restart stalled peace talks.

October 22nd, 2009 Clinton reports scant progress on Mideast peaceWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is reporting little progress in its efforts to renew stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with President Barack Obama on Thursday to update him on the situation.

October 22nd, 2009 Mitchell: Mideast talks effort isn't a failureWATERVILLE, Maine — President Obama's Mideast envoy George Mitchell said Thursday it's too soon to brand his efforts to resume peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders a failure. The former Senate leader recalled being asked "hundreds of times" while negotiating for years in Northern Ireland when he was going home because the talks there were considered a failure.

October 10th, 2009 Clinton talks to Mubarak; US envoy busy in MideastZURICH — U.S. officials are keeping in touch with Mideast leaders in hopes of getting the faltering peace process back on track.

September 12th, 2009 US envoy arrives in Israel for talksJERUSALEM — U.S. Mideast peace envoy George Mitchell is in Israel to try and kick start Israeli-Palestinian talks before the two sides meet at the U.N.

September 3rd, 2009 France: No more settlements, or no Mideast peacePARIS — France's foreign minister says an agreement on freezing Jewish settlements must be reached for international Mideast peace efforts to succeed. Bernard Kouchner and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Thursday in Paris.

August 18th, 2009 Obama to meet with Egyptian president TuesdayWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's focus turns to Mideast matters Tuesday when he sits down with his Egyptian counterpart at the White House. The meeting comes after President Hosni Mubarak's discussions with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday about the stalled Mideast peace talks.

June 12th, 2009 UN chief: key Mideast peacemakers to meetUNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that key parties trying to promote Mideast peace will meet in Italy later this month. Ban gave no details on the date and place but said Thursday he expects the Quartet of the United Nations, the United States, the European Union and Russia to discuss the next steps to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace.

June 5th, 2009 Envoy to visit Mideast next weekWASHINGTON — The Obama administration's envoy for Mideast peace is leaving Sunday on a trip to the region, following President Barack Obama's call in Cairo for renewed efforts to restart peace talks. State Department spokesman P.J.

March 1st, 2009 RAMALLAH - US Middle East peace envoy George Mitchell is interested in making peace in the whole region rather than in just the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said Saturday. In his second tour since his appointment, Mitchell met Israeli leaders Thursday and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his premier Salam Fayyad Friday.

January 13th, 2009 CAIRO - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Cairo Wednesday at the start of a Middle East tour to seek an end to Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip. Ban was expected to meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Wednesday to discuss Cairo's initiative for a ceasefire in the current conflict.