Read more peace conference stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13460/peace-conference.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:58:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/54220/peace-meeting-called-off-over-dalai-lama-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouth Africa’s decision to bar the Dalai Lama from entering the country has scuttled this week’s scheduled conference for Nobel laureates, the BBC reports. Laureates were to discuss how next year’s soccer World Cup could fight racism and xenophobia, but homegrown winners Desmond Tutu and FW de Klerk pulled the...http://www.newser.com/story/54220/peace-meeting-called-off-over-dalai-lama-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Mar 2009 9:14:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54109/south-africa-bars-dalai-lama-from-peace-conference.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne notable Nobel laureate won’t be at this week’s peace conference in South Africa: The Dalai Lama. South Africa has denied the Tibetan spiritual leader entry, bowing to pressure from trading partner China, the Times of London reports. The Nobel laureates organizing the event are outraged, with Archbishop Desmond Tutu...http://www.newser.com/story/54109/south-africa-bars-dalai-lama-from-peace-conference.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Mar 2009 9:26:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52904/bomber-kills-33-at-iraqi-tribal-peace-conference.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt least 33 were killed and another 46 injured today in a suicide car bombing in the Abu Ghraib district of Baghdad, the BBC reports. The attack appeared to be targeting a peace conference that aimed to reconcile Iraq’s various tribal groups. A local army chief is among the casualties....http://www.newser.com/story/52904/bomber-kills-33-at-iraqi-tribal-peace-conference.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Mar 2009 7:26:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/13008/us-pulls-un-resolution-on-mideast-peace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagReacting to Israeli objections, the US State Department has withdrawn a draft of a UN resolution based on agreements reached at this week's Annapolis conference, Reuters reports. Israeli diplomats apparently were dismayed that the US did not consult them before putting the resolution to the Security Council yesterday, and involving...http://www.newser.com/story/13008/us-pulls-un-resolution-on-mideast-peace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Nov 2007 17:25:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/12752/fear-of-iran-driving-push-for-peace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFear of Iran and Islamic extremism is the catalyst that's bringing together delegates at the Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, the New York Times reports. Sunni Arab leaders see their young people becoming radicalized and Iran's influence expanding, and fear the region could be transformed in new and dangerous ways....http://www.newser.com/story/12752/fear-of-iran-driving-push-for-peace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Nov 2007 3:19:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/12428/saudis-will-attend-mideast-summit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSaudi Arabia will attend next Tuesday’s Arab-Israeli summit in Maryland, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said today, but he won't be shaking hands with any Israelis, the BBC reports. Prince Saud said at a meeting of the Arab League that the Saudis were reluctant to go, but since the League...http://www.newser.com/story/12428/saudis-will-attend-mideast-summit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Nov 2007 11:23:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/9995/israel-foils-plot-to-kill-olmert.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael thwarted a plot by Fatah militants to attack a convoy carrying Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to the West Bank town of Jericho in August, AFP reports. Plotters reportedly included members of an elite group directly under the command of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Three men were arrested by Palestinian...http://www.newser.com/story/9995/israel-foils-plot-to-kill-olmert.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Oct 2007 3:39:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/9653/egypt-on-board-for-peace-talks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice has restored Egypt's confidence in the US commitment to the Mideast peace process and won official support for peace talks this year, Reuters reports. The process is floundering for a variety of reasons, including the fact that the Bush administration has only a year left...http://www.newser.com/story/9653/egypt-on-board-for-peace-talks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Oct 2007 2:58:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/8140/bush-jockeys-for-mideast-peace-conference.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Bush yesterday met with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Britain's Mideast envoy Tony Blair to build support for an Israeli-Palestinian peace conference in November, reports Reuters. Bush reiterated his support for a Palestinian state, and Abbas expressed a "sense of hope" concerning possible progress at the planned conference.http://www.newser.com/story/8140/bush-jockeys-for-mideast-peace-conference.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Sep 2007 8:10:28 CDT