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Philippine Muslim rebel tells followers to keep ceasefire

The head of the Philippines' main Muslim rebel group on Thursday (Feb 18) urged his followers to maintain a ceasefire with the government despite failure to pass a bill implementing a peace accord.

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Indonesia highlights Palestine issues during ASEAN-US Summit

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has encouraged ASEAN and the US to play greater roles in resolving conflicts in Palestine.

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Palestinians holding contacts for int'l peace conference: Abbas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday that the Palestinians are holding dialogue with a number of countries to pressure for holding an international conference for peace in the Middle East to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Palestine's Abbas urges int'l community to support peace conference

​Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged Thursday the international community to support an international peace conference to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

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Syria peace talks in Geneva struggle to continue into second day

The UN-mediated Syria peace talks struggled to continue into its second day as United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura met again with the Syrian government delegation on Tuesday.

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Taliban leader's participation in talks essential to success of Afghan peace process: provincial police chief

The Kandahar police chief and strongman of Afghanistan's southern region, General Abdul Raziq, has linked the success of the Afghan peace talks to the participation of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor and top leaders of Haqqani network in the coming peace dialogue.

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Netanyahu's remarks of good ties with Arab states untrue: Palestinian official

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks that Israel has improved ties with Arab states are untrue, a senior Palestinian official confirmed Friday.

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Afghans welcome second round of four-nation talks on peace process

In the militancy-plagued Afghanistan, people from all walks of life have welcomed holding the second round of the four-nation talks on Afghan peace process to bring Taliban outfit into negotiating table and find political settlement to the country's protracted conflict.

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Myanmar's peace process to be continued in next government term

The five-day first Myanmar Union Peace Conference ended on Saturday in Nay Pyi Taw, setting the unfinished discussions to be carried in a future similar conference in the next term of the government which will take office at the end of March.

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4-nation talks on Afghan peace process raises hopes among Afghans

Officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States and China met in Islamabad on Monday to work out a roadmap for the revival of the stalled peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban.

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Aung San Suu Kyi in spotlight at Myanmar peace meeting

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi will address ethnic armed groups Tuesday, organisers of a fresh round of peace talks said, after she outlined peace as a priority for her government when it takes power in March.

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Union peace conference begins in Myanmar capital

Myanmar's union peace conference kicked off here Tuesday, ahead of the first round of national-level formal political dialogue between the government and eight ethnic armed groups.

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Four-nation meeting calls for immediate talks between Afghan gov't, Taliban

A quadrilateral meeting on peace in Afghanistan on Monday issued a joint statement, calling for immediate talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban.

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Palestinians determined to internationalize their cause amid stalled peace

The Palestinians are determined to internationalize their cause, as an option to end the unfruitful peace talks with Israel which have been stalled since April 2014, according to analysts.

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Pakistan says diplomatic efforts for Afghan peace process revival set in motion

Senior Afghan, Pakistani, U.S. and Chinese officials are scheduled to meet in coming days to explore ways for the revival of stalled peace dialogue between the Afghan government and the Taliban, a top Pakistani adviser has said.

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Pakistan says consultations for Afghan peace talks begin in days

A"process of consultations will begin in the coming days" to discuss strategy for the resumption of the peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, said officials and diplomatic sources late Friday night.