Obama renews asset freeze of people undermining Lebanon (AFP)

Hezbollah fighters parade in Beirut in 2009. President Barack Obama renewed an emergency measure Thursday to freeze the assets of persons who work with Hezbollah militants and AFP - President Barack Obama renewed an emergency measure Thursday to freeze the assets of persons who work with Hezbollah militants and "infringe upon" Lebanese stability.
Spanish Court Seeks Arrest of U.S. Soldiers in Hotel Attack (Time.com)
Time.com - Spain's National Court has re-opened its case against three U.S. troops implicated in a 2003 attack on Baghdad's Hotel Palestine that killed two journalists
US urges Saudi, Syria to back direct Mideast peace talks (AFP)

The United States is urging King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (R) and President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, seen here together in January, 2010 in Riyadh, to encourage the Palestinians to resume direct peace talks with Israel when they meet Thursday.(AFP/SANA/Ho/File)AFP - The United States is urging King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and President Bashar al-Assad of Syria to encourage the Palestinians to resume direct peace talks with Israel when they meet Thursday.
Arabs agree to Israel-Palestinian talks (AFP)

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (L) speaks with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani during a meeting for the Arab Peace Initiative committee in Cairo. Arab officials agreed in principle on Thursday to the holding of direct Middle East peace negotiations and left it up to Abbas to decide when to start talks with Israel.(AFP/Khaled Desouki)AFP - Arab officials agreed in principle on Thursday to the holding of direct Middle East peace negotiations and left it up to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to decide when to start talks with Israel.
Arab League backs Palestinians on restarting talks (AP)

Arab foreign ministers and delegations attend a meeting at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt Thursday, July 29, 2010. The Palestinian president is refusing to move to direct peace negotiations with Israel, as the Arab League meets Thursday to decide whether to add its weight to U.S. and Israeli pressure for face-to-face talks. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)AP - Arab nations on Thursday backed the Palestinian president's refusal to immediately restart direct talks with Israel despite heavy U.S. pressure.
Outspoken British PM embroiled in diplomatic rows (AP)

British Prime Minister David Cameron plays cricket during an interaction with children at the national hockey stadium in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Cameron worked to deepen his nation's ties with India on Thursday, using his trip to the former colony turned rising regional power to rake in millions of dollars in new business for the struggling British economy. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)AP - In just a few days, new Prime Minister David Cameron has openly declared Britain is no more than the "junior partner" of the U.S., irritated Israelis by calling Gaza a prison camp and enraged Pakistanis by suggesting their country exports terrorism.
Settlers seize home in Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter (AP)

Hezbollah fighters parade in Beirut in 2009. President Barack Obama renewed an emergency measure Thursday to freeze the assets of persons who work with Hezbollah militants and AP - Jewish settlers on Thursday took over a building in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City and evicted dozens of Palestinian tenants, residents and police said, prompting a sharp protest by the top regional U.N. envoy.
Arabs back direct peace talks when Abbas sees fit (Reuters)
Reuters - The Arab League said on Thursday it would back face-to-face peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel when the Palestinians believe the time is right.
US 'encouraged' by Arab support for Mideast talks (AFP)

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (L) speaks with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani during a meeting for the Arab Peace Initiative committee in Cairo. The United States said Thursday it was AFP - The United States said Thursday it was "encouraged" by signs of Arab support for the resumption of direct Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations.
Israel's Barak, UN chief to discuss Gaza, settlements (AFP)

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (R) shakes hands with Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak during a meeting in Jerusalem in March 2010. Barak will meet Ban Friday to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip and Israel's settlement policy, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said Thursday.(AFP/POOL/File/Menahem Kahana)AFP - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will meet UN chief Ban Ki-moon here Friday to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip and Israel's settlement policy, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said Thursday.
Breakthrough? Abbas gets Arab backing to enter Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Setting the stage for the Palestinians to negotiate directly with Israel, the Arab League agreed in principle today to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas holding face-to-face peace talks with the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Kites fill skies over Gaza as children reach for record (AFP)

Palestinian children in Gaza attending UNRWA?s (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) Summer Games attempt to smash their own world record for the number of kites flown simultaneously on the beach in Gaza City. Thousands of kites filled the sky over Gaza as children gathered to break their own Guinness World Record in an event organised by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.(AFP/Mohammed Abed)AFP - Thousands of kites filled the sky over Gaza on Thursday as children gathered to break their own Guinness World Record in an event organised by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
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