WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is pressing Syria to resume long-stalled peace talks with Israel as part of its push for broad settlement between Arab countries and the Jewish state.

Egypt to Israel: Keep settlement construction slowdown in place 3 more months

Egypt to Israel: Curb construction for 3 months

Abbas, meeting Clinton, says Palestinians see no alternative to continuing talks with Israelis

Abbas sees no alternative to peace talks

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Offering a positive note after two days of inconclusive Mideast peace negotiations, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he sees no alternative to continuing the talks in search of a peace deal with Israel.

Clinton consults with Palestinian chief in West Bank, then to Jordan to meet with king

After peace talks, Clinton meets with Abbas

APNewsBreak: Top US envoy meets Arab nations, warns pressure on Israel endangers Mideast talks

Latest Mideast talks show no sign of progress on Israeli settlements; next stop _ Jerusalem

No progress seen on Israeli settlements in talks

Latest round of Mideast talks end without visible sign of progress on Israeli settlements

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Syrian influence in Lebanon is on the rise again, 5 years after split

U.S. President Barack Obama joins Martha Coakley

Hezbollah leader rejects prosecutor’s demand to hand over information in Hariri case

Hezbollah won’t cooperate with Hariri tribunal

Tensions between Israel, Islamic nations scuttle IAEA plans for talks on nuke-free Mideast

UN agency fails to stage nuke-free Mideast talks

Hezbollah tries again to implicate Israel in Hariri killing in material handed to UN tribunal

UN gets Hezbollah ‘evidence’ on Israel-Hariri link

Lebanon gives Palestinian refugees employment rights; critics say significant problems remain

Lebanon gives Palestinians employment rights

Parliament passes law to let 400,000 Palestinian refugees in Lebanon work in any profession

Lebanon grants Palestinian refugees right to work

Underneath fields and homes in south Lebanon, Israel sees the battlefield of the next war

Underneath Lebanon, Israel sees hidden battlefield

Palestinians, crammed for decades in refugee camps in Lebanon, may get broader right to work

Lebanon debates giving Palestinians rights

Nuclear watchdog: Iran has activated equipment to enrich uranium more efficiently

IAEA: Iran activates enrichment equipment

VIENNA — Iran has activated equipment to enrich uranium more efficiently in a move that defies the U.N. Security Council, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday.