Khaled Mashaal

Hamas boycotts Palestinian reconciliation talks

DAMASCUS, Syria -A senior Hamas official in Syria announced that his group was boycotting Palestinian reconciliation talks with rival Fatah set to start on Sunday. But deputy Hamas leader Moussa Abu Marzouk told The Associated...

Russian President Calls Obama; Kremlin Describes Upbeat Talk

No Statement on Conversation From President-Elect's Office Associated Press Sunday, November 9, 2008; Page A18 CHICAGO, Nov. 8 -- President-elect Barack Obama spoke to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday, another in a...

Obama speaks with leaders of Russia, Poland

CHICAGO - To that end, according to the Kremlin, Medvedev and Obama believe an "early bilateral meeting" should be arranged. A Bush administration plan for setting up a missile shield close to Russia's borders has been...

Keeping the Process Alive

Simon Tisdall: Change in America is chance to build on momentum for Middle East peace Some may express reservations about George Bush's Middle East policies over the past eight years but Tzipi Livni, Israel's foreign minister,...

WORLD LEADERS EAGER TO GET HIS EAR

Barack Obama may not be the president yet, but many world leaders are already engaging him in discussion. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev spoke with the president-elect yesterday by phone, saying in a statement that the two...

Fears of revenge attacks after Bali bombers executed by firing squad

Three Islamic militants were executed late last night for helping to plan and carry out the 2002 island, the official news agency Antara said. Top bishop favours letting priests wed A leading candidate to become the next head...

Hamas leader says he is ready to talk to Obama

Hamas is ready to open talks with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, who must deal with the Palestinian militant group if he wants to address the wider conflict in the Middle East, the group's leader said in an interview...

Jordan premier visits Qatar as part of efforts to improve relations

Amman- Jordanian Prime Minister Nader Dahabi flew to Doha Saturday for a two-day state visit to Qatar designed to open a new chapter in relations between the two Arab countries which have not been on good terms over the past...

Hamas Ready To Talk To Obama

9:08am UK, Saturday November 08, 2008 Dominic Waghorn, Middle East correspondent In an exclusive interview with Sky News, the leader of Hamas says he is ready to talk to Barack Obama. Speaking from his refuge in the Syrian...

Gaza woman names quintuplets after Hamas leaders and militants

GAZA, November 7 (RIA Novosti) - A woman from the Gaza Strip who recently gave birth to quintuplets named her babies after Hamas leaders and suicide bombers, a local Islamist website reported on Friday. The woman from the...