http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Arab_League_NationsFind stories, videos, and photos about Arab League Nations from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:05:52 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/meast/06/20/iran.arab.reaction/tztop.ayatollah.khamenei.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Arab_League_Nations14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Arab League Nations from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/20/iran.arab.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/20/iran.arab.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Arab world is among the worldwide audience that has been closely watching as events in Iran have unfolded over the past week.Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/16/zelizer.mideast.peace/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/16/zelizer.mideast.peace/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt a time when the Obama administration is dealing with a barely stable economy while trying to address long-term health care, two wars, the environment and the threat of terrorism, many ask whether it is wise for President Obama to try to resolve a problem that has frustrated so many presidents before him.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/18/analysis.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/18/analysis.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in President Obama what might be a new chapter in the 60-year relationship between Israel and the United States.Tue, 19 May 2009 03:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/30/sudan.darfur/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/30/sudan.darfur/index.html#cnnSTCTextSudanese President Omar al-Bashir asked Arab leaders meeting in Qatar on Monday to strongly reject an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court for war crimes.Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/24/saudi.faisal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/24/saudi.faisal/index.html#cnnSTCTextRelations between Arab nations and the United States hinge on American leaders living up to their rhetoric about commitment to lasting peace in the Mideast, Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal told CNN Saturday.Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/15/gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/15/gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextDiplomatic efforts to end the conflict in Gaza appear to be bearing little fruit as the fighting in Gaza dragged into its 20th day Thursday.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/14/gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/14/gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextEgypt, which has hosted peace talks with leaders from Israel and the Palestinian Authority and has acted as an intermediary between Hamas and Israel, wants to hold a summit in Kuwait on Sunday, the eve of previously scheduled Arab economic summit there.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/israel.gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/israel.gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextForeign ministers from several Arab nations huddled in New York on Monday -- the eve of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' address to the U.N. Security Council -- to work up a U.N. draft resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/28/arab.reaction.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/28/arab.reaction.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe dramatic developments in Gaza over the past three days have driven Arab citizens to the streets, where they have displayed anger directed first and foremost at their own governments.Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/28/gaza.israel.international.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/28/gaza.israel.international.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextInternational pressure is mounting on Israel and the Palestinians to halt violence in Gaza, with the United States, the United Nations, the European Union and other countries all calling for an immediate restoration of calm.Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/23/international.gifts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/23/international.gifts/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnti-American sentiment in Arab nations may be at a historic high, but Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was the honorary recipient of more than a quarter of a million dollars in jewelry from an Arab leader over the past year.Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/17/condoleeza.rice.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/17/condoleeza.rice.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the liberation of Afghanistan and Iraq's first elections are among her proudest accomplishments during her tenure.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/21/libya.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/21/libya.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextSaif al-Islam Gadhafi, the eldest son -- and heir apparent -- of Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi, said he'd like to see "shock treatment" democratization in his country, while his father wants a slower pace.Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/21/pirates.ransom.payments/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/21/pirates.ransom.payments/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than $150 million has been paid to pirates around the Horn of Africa over the past 12 months, Kenya's foreign minister said Friday.Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/14/assad.syria.palestine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/14/assad.syria.palestine/index.html#cnnSTCTextSyrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree Tuesday ordering the establishment of diplomatic ties with Lebanon, the president's adviser told CNN.Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/08/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/08/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextKuwait's prime minister will be making a trip to Iraq soon, to discuss bilateral ties and debt issues among other things.Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/05/libya.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/05/libya.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Friday with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, who asked for the latest news on the hurricanes plaguing U.S. coasts in recent weeks.Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/20/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/20/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextLebanon's prime minister paid a visit to Iraq on Wednesday -- the first such visit by a Lebanese leader in the post-Saddam Hussein era -- and he and his Iraqi counterpart discussed issues including oil exports and investment.Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824506,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824506,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsArab foreign ministers are expected to discuss a proposal Saturday calling on Sudan's president to hand over two Darfur war crimes suspects to an international tribunal in an effort to fend off the longtime leader's own prosecutionSat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/12/sudan.president.genocide/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/12/sudan.president.genocide/index.html#cnnSTCTextSudan has asked for an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers ahead of the expected indictment of the country's president for genocide and crimes against humanity in Darfur, according to reports.Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/06/iraq.uae/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/06/iraq.uae/index.html#cnnSTCTextDubai has forgiven the nearly $7 billion Baghdad owes it, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced Sunday.Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/02/iraq.jordan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/02/iraq.jordan/index.html#cnnSTCTextJordan's King Abdullah II will travel to Iraq soon, a top Iraqi official said Wednesday, becoming the first monarch of an Arab country to visit Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion more than five years ago.Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/05/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/05/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Arab Emirates is expected to soon name an ambassador to Iraq and could open an embassy in the war-ravaged nation, Iraqi officials said Thursday.Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/28/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/28/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextSunni Arab nations like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan must pitch in on the rebuilding effort if Iraq is to witness progress and blend its Sunni population into the political fold, Sweden's foreign minister said Wednesday. Wed, 28 May 2008 17:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/15/bush.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/15/bush.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn his first address to Israel's parliament Thursday, President Bush reiterated the United States' "unbreakable" alliance with the Jewish state and denounced calls to negotiate with "terrorists and radicals."Thu, 15 May 2008 16:38:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1756838,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1756838,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCondoleezza Rice on Tuesday said reaching a peace agreement between Israel and Palestine within the next eight months "might be improbable but it's not impossible"Tue, 13 May 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/13/bush.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/13/bush.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush leaves for the Middle East on Tuesday to celebrate the United States' ties with its top allies in the region -- Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan.Tue, 13 May 2008 16:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/12/lebanon.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/12/lebanon.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore clashes erupted in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli on Monday, as fighting between the Hezbollah militia and its rivals who support Lebanon's Western-backed government entered a fifth day.Mon, 12 May 2008 16:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/11/lebanon.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/11/lebanon.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Hezbollah-led revolt to topple Lebanon's U.S.-backed government triggered new fighting Monday in the northern port city of Tripoli.Mon, 12 May 2008 11:51:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1734615,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1734615,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe President plans to meet next month with Arab leaders to pursue an agreement by year's end. But Israeli Prime Minister Olmert may be a no-showWed, 23 Apr 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726177,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726177,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsJordan, Iraq and Yemen announced at the last minute Friday that their top leaders will not attend this weekend's Arab summit in DamascusFri, 28 Mar 2008 17:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1704296,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1704296,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the President ends his tour, even supposed friends are more skeptical than ever of the U.S.'s ability to deliverWed, 16 Jan 2008 22:45:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1703737,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1703737,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe first bomb attack on U.S. diplomats since 1990 sends shudders through a small but growing American community Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/17/saudi.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/17/saudi.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTextSaudi King Abdullah has pardoned a rape victim who had been sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in prison in a case that sparked international attention, a Saudi newspaper has reported.Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/28/bush.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/28/bush.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush on Wednesday told CNN he would personally "facilitate" peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis, saying the formation of a democratic Palestinian state was the best way to bring peace to the region.Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/31/us.mideast.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/31/us.mideast.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States won no specific new promises of Arab help for struggling Iraq after a gathering Tuesday of several nations listed as recipients of an expanded aid and weapons package for friendly states in the region. Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:27:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1646939,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1646939,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe visit of Egyptian and Jordanian ministers to Israel offers hope. But Arab enthusiasm for peace talks may be fadingWed, 25 Jul 2007 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1636664,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1636664,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe meeting of Egypt, Jordan, Israel and Palestinian President Abbas is designed to warn Hamas about going it aloneMon, 25 Jun 2007 23:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/15/gaza.next/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/15/gaza.next/index.htmlThe declaration by Hamas that it is in control of Gaza left many nations in the Middle East and beyond scrambling to determine what to do next -- and wondering how the recent crisis will affect plans for a permanent peace in the region.Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/25/jordan.abdullah/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/25/jordan.abdullah/index.htmlThe current juncture in Middle East diplomacy presents a golden but final opportunity to resolve the longstanding Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to Jordan's King Abdullah.Sun, 25 Feb 2007 07:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/13/saudi.sunnis/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/13/saudi.sunnis/index.htmlSaudi Arabia's King Abdullah has warned Vice President Dick Cheney that Saudi Arabia would back the Sunnis if the United States pulls out of Iraq, according to a senior American official.Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/23/lebanon.gemayel/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/23/lebanon.gemayel/index.htmlHundreds of thousands packed Martyrs Square in Beirut on Thursday to honor slain Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel, cheering speeches by his supporters who turned the funeral into a show of defiance against Hezbollah and its Syrian backers.Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/06/mideast.diplomacy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/06/mideast.diplomacy/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday she expected the United Nations to vote "in the next day or two" on a draft resolution that could help end the war between Israel and Lebanese-based Hezbollah.Sun, 06 Aug 2006 15:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/30/qana.reaction/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/30/qana.reaction/index.htmlA deadly Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese town of Qana provoked stiff and swift condemnation across the globe Sunday as the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon showed little sign of ending.Sun, 30 Jul 2006 11:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/26/mideast.romeconf/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/26/mideast.romeconf/index.htmlTalks between key Middle East players in Rome on a plan for ending the 15-day-old conflict in Lebanon Wednesday failed to reach agreement on an immediate cease-fire.Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/24/mideast.diplomacy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/24/mideast.diplomacy/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew to Beirut and then to Jerusalem Monday in an attempt to carve a lasting solution to the crisis that has claimed hundreds of lives and gutted Lebanon's infrastructure.Mon, 24 Jul 2006 04:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/17/us.diplomacy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/17/us.diplomacy/index.htmlDiplomatic efforts to resolve the Middle East crisis are unlikely to prove successful until Israel feels it has crippled Hezbollah or President George W. Bush pressures Israel to halt the offensive, Arab diplomats said Monday.Mon, 17 Jul 2006 20:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/15/btsc.labott.diplomacy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/15/btsc.labott.diplomacy/index.htmlIn times of crisis in the Middle East, the world often has looked to the United States for leadership. But this time the Bush administration has largely stayed on the sidelines.Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/15/arab.league/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/15/arab.league/index.htmlThe Middle East peace process is "dead," Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said on Saturday.Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/23/rice.mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/23/rice.mideast/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit Thursday to Beirut, where anti-Syrian leaders have been working to oust Lebanon's pro-Syrian president.Thu, 23 Feb 2006 08:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/22/rice.mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/22/rice.mideast/index.htmlSaudi Arabia will continue supporting the Palestinian Authority despite the election of a government led by the Islamic militant group Hamas -- because it does not want to punish ordinary Palestinians, the kingdom's foreign minister said Wednesday.Wed, 22 Feb 2006 23:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/12/jordan.blasts/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/12/jordan.blasts/index.htmlJordan's King Abdullah II on Saturday vowed to back a crackdown on al Qaeda after confirming that four people from the terror group carried out the Amman hotel attacks -- three suicide bombers and the wife of one of the attackers.Sat, 12 Nov 2005 12:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/02/saddam.exile/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/02/saddam.exile/index.htmlDays before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, Saddam Hussein agreed in principle to accept an offer of exile from the United Arab Emirates, but the deal fell through, a UAE government senior official told CNN.Wed, 02 Nov 2005 23:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/01/fahd.obit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/01/fahd.obit/index.htmlKey U.S. ally Saudi Arabia has named Abdullah its new monarch to succeed King Fahd who has died after guiding the world's largest oil exporter through 23 turbulent years.Mon, 01 Aug 2005 07:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/22/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/22/iraq.main/index.htmlA diplomatic huff between Jordan and Iraq which prompted them to withdraw their envoys shows signs of subsiding.Tue, 22 Mar 2005 12:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/08/transcript.sharon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/08/transcript.sharon/index.htmlIsraeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced a cease-fire at a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Tuesday. Following is a transcript of Sharon's address:Tue, 08 Feb 2005 21:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/08/transcript.abbas/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/08/transcript.abbas/index.htmlPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced a cease-fire agreement in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Tuesday. Following is a transcript of Abbas' speech:Tue, 08 Feb 2005 21:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/08/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/08/mideast/index.htmlPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced a cease-fire Tuesday, hailing it as a new opportunity for peace in the Middle East.Tue, 08 Feb 2005 10:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/07/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/07/mideast/index.htmlA cease-fire deal is expected to be announced Tuesday when Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet in Egypt.Mon, 07 Feb 2005 08:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/23/iraq.powell.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/23/iraq.powell.elections/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said there appears to be solid support at the international conference on Iraq for that country's elections to be held on time -- just over two months from now.Tue, 23 Nov 2004 13:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/12/leaders.arafat/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/12/leaders.arafat/index.htmlThe following is a list of world leaders and representatives that CNN has confirmed will attend Yasser Arafat's funeral in Cairo, Egypt:Fri, 12 Nov 2004 06:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/03/uae.new.president/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/03/uae.new.president/index.htmlThe eldest son of the late leader of the United Arab Emirates has been elected successor to his father, official sources have told CNN.Thu, 04 Nov 2004 03:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/06/uk.hostage.gadaffi/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/06/uk.hostage.gadaffi/index.htmlLibyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has appealed to kidnappers in Iraq to release British hostage Ken Bigley, Libya's official JANA news agency said.Wed, 06 Oct 2004 15:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/31/france.hostages/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/31/france.hostages/index.htmlWith French officials mounting a diplomatic offensive, the Arab League says it has won another 24-hour extension for two French journalists being held by a radical Islamic group in Iraq.Tue, 31 Aug 2004 08:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/30/france.hostages.villepin/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/30/france.hostages.villepin/index.htmlTwo French journalists kidnapped in Iraq have pleaded for Paris to meet their captors' demands and reverse a ban on Muslim headscarves for girls in public schools.Mon, 30 Aug 2004 07:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/31/saudi.plot/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/31/saudi.plot/index.htmlA prominent U.S. Muslim leader told a court that he was involved in an alleged Libyan plot to assassinate Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.Sat, 31 Jul 2004 10:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/09/g8.summit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/09/g8.summit/index.htmlPresident Bush has told world leaders at the G8 summit in Georgia that NATO should take on a bigger role in Iraq -- a proposal that French President Jacques Chirac greeted with reservations.Wed, 09 Jun 2004 12:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/05/23/arab.summit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/05/23/arab.summit/index.htmlArab leaders concluded a two-day summit in Tunisia on Sunday by agreeing to embark on a path of reform "according to our own culture and terms of reference," Tunisia's foreign minister said.Sun, 23 May 2004 12:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/27/gadhafi.brussels/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/27/gadhafi.brussels/index.htmlLibyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has appealed to all nations to follow his country's example and eliminate all weapons of mass destruction.Tue, 27 Apr 2004 09:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/23/brahimi.marriage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/23/brahimi.marriage/index.htmlFormer CNN correspondent Rym Brahimi is engaged to Jordanian King Abdullah II's half-brother, Prince Ali, the palace announced Friday.Fri, 23 Apr 2004 17:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/30/arab.summit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/30/arab.summit/index.htmlArab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa is expected to tour Arab capitals in the days ahead to discuss plans for a summit in the wake of the cancellation of a meeting that was to begin Monday in Tunisia.Tue, 30 Mar 2004 20:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/28/arab.summit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/28/arab.summit/index.htmlEgypt has offered to host the Arab League summit after the annual event was abruptly postponed just two days before the meeting was to start in Tunisia.Sun, 28 Mar 2004 12:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/25/libya.samore/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/25/libya.samore/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair has met Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi for historic talks. CNN anchor Monita Rajpal discussed the implications of the visit with Gary Samore, a senior fellow of the International Institute for Strategic Studies who previously advised the Clinton administration on weapons issues.Thu, 25 Mar 2004 08:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/24/blair.libya/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/24/blair.libya/index.htmlBritish PM Tony Blair has praised Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi for his decision to renounce terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/01/26/libya.us/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/01/26/libya.us/index.htmlA delegation of U.S. politicians has met with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi during a landmark visit to Tripoli.Mon, 26 Jan 2004 04:37:00 EST