Middle East envoy Tony Blair is saying that the elements are in place for a ceasefire in Gaza, after meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Egyptian diplomatic efforts to mediate a cease-fire, meanwhile, have hit a number of snags. Tony Blai...
Israeli warplanes continue to hit suspected Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. At the same time, Palestinian militants are keeping up their rocket and mortar attacks on Israeli border communities. Smoke rises following an Israeli missile strike in nor...
One of the major foreign policy challenges facing the Obama administration will be how to revive the Middle East peace process. Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera spoke with three former senior U.S. government officials about the situation in the...
Reports from the Middle East say US Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama will visit both Israel and the West Bank next week as part of a major foreign trip. VOA's Michael Bowman reports, other stops include Iraq, Afghanistan, and several E...
By Mona Ghuneim New York 25 April 2007 Women in Islamic nations are increasingly being heard, seen and listened to, thanks in part to leading female voices determined to make a difference, despite challenges ranging from motherhood to threats on thei...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 24 April 2007 Veteran U.S. diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad has taken over as ambassador to the United Nations, saying he sees the greater Middle East as the defining challenge of our times. From U.N. headquarters, VOA's Pet...
By Al Pessin Tampa, Florida 17 March 2007 Admiral William Fallon (left) and General John Abizaid at change of command ceremony A U.S. Navy admiral took command Friday of the part of the U.S. military that is fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan...
By Meredith Buel Washington 24 January 2007 President Bush used his State of the Union address to call on members of Congress to support his new strategy for Iraq, which includes sending more than 20,000 additional U.S. troops in an effort to quell...
By Meredith Buel Washington 12 January 2007 Middle East analysts are expressing skepticism about President Bush's new strategy to win the war in Iraq, saying his decision to send more than 20,000 additional U.S. troops may not end the violence in Ba...
By David Gollust State Department 12 January 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice leaves for the Middle East later Friday for follow-up discussions on President Bush's new Iraq Strategy. She'll urge moderate Arab states to step up support f...