DW-WORLD: Mediterranean Union Launched Amid Hopes for Peace The European Union on Sunday established closer ties with the Middle East and with its North African neighbors at a summit in Paris that was described by its European backers as a "historic" success.
(13.07.2008) DW-WORLD: Success for Sarkozy as Syria and Lebanon Vow Reconciliation In a diplomatic coup for French President Nicolas Sarkozy on the eve of his Mediterranean Union launch, the leaders of Syria and Lebanon have agreed to normalize their often fraught relations. (13.07.2008) DW-WORLD: Opinion: Mideast Peace Still Very Elusive Israel has accepted an Egyptian-brokered truce with Hamas Islamists ruling the Gaza Strip and plans to open peace talks with Lebanon. Deutsche Welle's Rainer Sollich reflects on what these overtures actually mean. (18.06.2008)
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