Article: What Abbas wants from US; Palestinian leader - and Bush - face new challenges to a fledgling Middle East democracy.(USA)

Article: 20 die as suicide bomber breaches Jerusalem ring; MIDDLE ...
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  June 19, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... officials said Bush might send Secretary of State Powell to the Middle East next week, but has not made a decision. The blast tore ... stormed into the Palestinian town of Jenin. Arafat's Palestinian Authority condemned the attack, and said it would do everything ...

Article: Abbas pledges to seek peace with Israel Middle East ...
The Independent on Sunday;  January 16, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... with Israel - less than 24 hours after Ariel Sharon's government decided to suspend all contacts with the Palestinian Authority he now heads. Mr Abbas called for a "mutual ceasefire" and promised that the new Palestinian leadership is ...

Article: Israel tries to flush out militants with tanks and bulldozer ...
The Independent - London;  June 29, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... headquarters of the Palestinian Authority, to negotiate ... involvement in the Middle East peace process ... need for a Middle East peace conference ... elections for the Palestinian Authority. "I think ... to agree its Middle East initiative ...

Article: MIDDLE EAST: HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT IN ALGERIA AND ...
IPR Strategic Business Information Database;  September 21, 2003 ;     552 words ... ... World Bank revealed that Algeria and the Palestinian Authority have the highest unemployment levels in the Middle East region. The report estimated the rate ... 29.8% in Algeria and 25.5% in the Palestinian Authority.

Transcript: PRESIDENT OF THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY MAHMOUD ...
Washington Transcript Service;  November 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Transcript Service 11-27-2007 PRESIDENT ABBAS DELIVERS REMARKS AT THE ANNAPOLIS MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 27, 2007 SPEAKER: PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS [*] ABBAS (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): In the name of God, the ...

Article: PRESIDENT OF THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY MAHMOUD ...
Political Transcript Wire;  November 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ...PRESIDENT ABBAS DELIVERS REMARKS AT THE ANNAPOLIS MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 27, 2007 SPEAKER: PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS [*] ABBAS (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): In the name of God, the compassionate, (SPEAKING IN ARABIC ...

Article: EU/MIDDLE EAST: COMMISSION SEEKS SUPPORT FOR ...
European Report;  February 24, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... could take to help the Palestinian Authority to function in the next ... months:- to work with the Palestinian Authority and the IMF to propose ... transfers of funds due to the Palestinian Authority.According to Mr Patten ...