http://www.thenewsroom.com/api/rss/F405.rss en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:00:51 GMTWed, 18 Nov 2009 13:38:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3844116http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3844116French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is visiting Israel and the West Bank as part of a larger French effort to revive the faltering Middle East peace process. Kouchner's planned visit to Jerusalem on Wednesday comes a day after Israel approved the construction of 900 new housing units in annexed east Jerusalem. Duration: 01:04. V3844116AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/18/MMV98473_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/18/MMV98473_TEN_thumb.jpgMon, 16 Nov 2009 02:56:06 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3841784http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3841784Israel's Netanyahu says any Palestinian unilateral step will unravel previous agreements while the Palestinian chief negotiator says a new plan to turn to the U.N. Security Council is a bid to garner international support for an independent state is not a unilateral step.V3841784Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/16/OVE5AFGK7_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/16/OVE5AFGK7_tmb.jpgFri, 13 Nov 2009 19:48:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3840515http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3840515Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said Friday that he had no "Israeli partner" ready to push forward the Middle East peace process, rebuffing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer of talks. V3840515AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/13/MMV98068_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/13/MMV98068_TEN_thumb.jpgThu, 12 Nov 2009 10:04:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3839142http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3839142Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held talks Wednesday in Paris with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Iran and the crisis in the Middle East peace process. V3839142AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/12/MMV97838_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/12/MMV97838_TEN_thumb.jpgWed, 11 Nov 2009 12:06:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3838057http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3838057Iraqi families are becoming increasingly concerned over a rise in kidnappings, where children are being held for huge amounts of money.V3838057Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/reuters_logo_sm.gifReuters© 2009 Reutershttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/11/OVE5AA73V_pre.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/reuters/2009/11/11/OVE5AA73V_tmb.jpgTue, 10 Nov 2009 19:44:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3837281http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3837281Lebanon's new unity government will be united in name only because of unresolved deep divisions between rival parties, especially on the issue of Hezbollah's arsenal of weapons, analysts say. The new government was formed late on Monday by Prime Minister Saad Hariri following more than four months of tough negotiations with the Hezbollah-led opposition. V3837281AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/10/MMV97708_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/10/MMV97708_TEN_thumb.jpgTue, 10 Nov 2009 15:10:08 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3837068http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3837068Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri formed a government of national unity on Monday, ending more than four months of tough negotiations with his Hezbollah-led rivals. Duration: 01:48 V3837068AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/10/MMV97661_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/10/MMV97661_TEN_thumb.jpgFri, 06 Nov 2009 19:18:05 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3834490http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3834490Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Thursday he will not seek re-election as he voiced frustration with the US position on Israeli settlements and delivered a major blow to Washington's Middle East peace efforts. V3834490AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/06/MMV97349_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/06/MMV97349_TEN_thumb.jpgWed, 04 Nov 2009 19:08:06 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3832260http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3832260US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday the future of Jerusalem must be on the agenda of any Middle East peace talks, as the Palestinians again took Israel to task over Jewish settlements in the disputed holy city. Duration: 00:52 V3832260AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/04/MMV97203_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/04/MMV97203_TEN_thumb.jpgTue, 03 Nov 2009 21:14:04 GMThttp://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3831282http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3831282US President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama made the Middle East conflict a cornerstone of his diplomacy when he came to the White House. A year after his election, America's changing role is as crucial as ever in mediating diplomatic efforts for the troubled region's peace process. V3831282AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/provider_graphics/afp_logo_sm.gifAFP© 2009 AFPhttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/03/MMV97013_TEN.jpghttp://cache.thenewsroom.com/afp/2009/11/03/MMV97013_TEN_thumb.jpg