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Israel Reconsidering Saudi Peace Plan

Oct. 19, 2008
Israeli leaders are seriously considering a dormant Saudi plan offering a comprehensive peace between Israel and the Arab world
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JERUSALEM, May 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush arrived Wednesday in Israel to kick-start a peace deal between the Israelis and Palestinians as part of a five-day Middle East tour.

Bush plans no peace talks on Mideast trip

WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- The White House says now isn't the time for a peace conference between U.S. President George Bush and leaders of Israel and the Palestinians.

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, April 22 (UPI) -- Top U.N. and Saudi Arabian officials are calling for a renewed commitment to the Arab Peace Initiative as the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip worsens.

Cheney says Saudi Arabia kept oil promise

JERUSALEM, March 24 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia is keeping its word that it would boost production and ease global oil prices, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney said in Jerusalem.

Israel denies it proposed a cease-fire

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Erekat criticizes Israel expansion plan

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Efforts to achieve a peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians may be hampered by Israel's decision to expand a settlement near Jerusalem.

Rice not visiting Middle East before talks

JERUSALEM, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will not visit the Middle East before an upcoming summit on the region in Annapolis, Md., a White House spokesman said.

Assad: Golan Heights must be in peace plan

DAMASCUS, Syria, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad said a workable Mideast peace plan must include a settlement of the disputed Golan Heights on the Syrian-Israeli border.

Israelis protest peace plan

JERUSALEM, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Rabbis, Jewish leaders and Israeli lawmakers protested in Jerusalem plans for an Israeli-Palestinian peace summit in Annapolis, Md.

Egypt, Jordan talk peace in Israel

JERUSALEM, July 25 (UPI) -- Foreign ministers from Egypt and Jordan met with Israeli leaders in Jerusalem on Wednesday to discuss a Palestinian peace plan.

Saudis withdraw from Arab peace initiative

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Saudi prince on Palestinian violence

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 17 (UPI) -- Fighting between Hamas and Fatah in Gaza has left at least 47 people dead, the Ministry of Health reported Thursday.

Olmert: I'll meet with Arab leaders

PETRA, Jordan, May 15 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in Jordan Tuesday he's ready to meet with Arab leaders to discuss a Middle East peace plan.

Saudi king discusses Palestine with Abbas

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, April 29 (UPI) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Sunday with Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz in Riyadh.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler