Posted by Mohammed on 10 March, 2010
Palestinian leaders meeting with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. condemned a decision by Israel on new housing, but still spoke of participating in peace talks.


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The US vice-president renews criticism of Israel over an East Jerusalem building project and urges bold steps to peace.
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The US Vice-President meets the Palestinian leadership, after Israeli plans for more homes in East Jerusalem are announced.
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Egypt’s top Muslim cleric has died suddenly in Saudi Arabia at the age of 81.
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Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. arrived in Ramallah to meet with Palestinian leaders a day after Israel said it would build 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem.


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Iranian President says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a “double game” in Afghanistan.
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A court case brought by the family of Rachel Corrie, a US protester killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003, opens in Israel.
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Israel, widely believed to have nuclear weapons and possessing no oil, said on Tuesday that it intended to develop civilian nuclear plants for energy.


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The removal of a Palestinian family has touched two nerves: the fate of East Jerusalem and the grievances of refugees from the 1948 war.


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The partial results of parliamentary elections will provide an incomplete picture of the vote that will nevertheless provide the broad outlines of the country’s political landscape.


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A former Israeli spy who played a key role in Africa, the Middle East and the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal has died.
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Israel and Syria both tell a conference in Paris they want to use nuclear power to generate electricity.