Peace Agreements

Ivory Coast parties spar over likely election delay

By David Lewis and Loucoumane Coulibaly ABIDJAN, Sept 5 (Reuters) - A ruling party official in Ivory Coast said on Friday his country faced a choice between holding a flawed presidential election on Nov. 30 or delaying...

Silencing peace: The story of MOA-AD-Sedfrey Candelaria

Views and Analysis, 9/5/2008 6:08 PM Silencing peace: The story of MOA-AD—Sedfrey Candelaria There was never any intention to create ‘a republic within the republic’ Amidst the rumblings surrounding the aborted signing...

Sudan in "crisis" over ICC cooperation: minister

Sudan's foreign minister has said his country's government is facing a "crisis" of disagreement over cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) whose prosecutor wants to arrest the country's president. "There...

Abie Nathan: peace activist

As a campaigner for peace in the Middle East, Abie Nathan pursued his goals with unconventional zeal, vision and exuberance. Although some of his opponents viewed him as a crackpot his actions were frequently vindicated by...

Syria submits proposals for peace with Israel

Syrian President Bashar Assad disclosed Thursday that his country has handed proposals for peace with Israel to Turkish mediators and would wait for Israel's response before holding any face-to-face negotiations. Assad...

RPT-FEATURE-Kashmir's "children of conflict" rise in anger

By Alistair Scrutton SRINAGAR, India, Sept 4 (Reuters) - They are Indian Kashmir's new generation of radicalised separatists who are proving a huge challenge to New Delhi by spurring the biggest demonstrations against...

BP agrees peace deal with Russians

The deal will see 20% of TNK-BP sold to outside investors through a stockmarket flotation BP has agreed a peace deal with its Russian partners over the future of their joint venture, TNK-BP. The oil giant announced this...

Syria, EU Tout Headway in Mideast Summit

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Sarkozy, right, was welcomed by Assad for the groundbreaking summit Syria said four-way talks in Damascus, which include EU President Nicolas Sarkozy, have made headway...

Assad refuses to divorce Hizbullah

In interview with Hizbullah's Al-Manar TV Syrian president says country 'doesn't see interest in abandoning resistance against occupation in Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine', despite earlier expression of support for peace talks...

Manila ends peace talks with Moro group

Manila: The Philippines ended peace talks with the country's largest Muslim separatist group yesterday, scrapping an 11-year peace process and raising the spectre of more violence in the conflict-ravaged south. Manila's...