Sun coverage: The Annapolis Conference

November 28, 2007

Gaza Strip

Hamas supporters protest talks

Excluded from the Middle East peace conference in Maryland, Hamas yesterday summoned tens of thousands of its followers in the Gaza Strip to protest the gathering and reject any agreements that might grow from it.

November 28, 2007

Reporters wait for something to report

Some eyed their fellow reporters warily, not as mere competitors but as international adversaries. Others struggled for something to do during the seemingly endless down time between media briefings. On an upper concourse, a British broadcaster repeated her dispatch over and over, struggling not to stumble over the words. And in a dark corner, an Asian journalist, succumbing to the monotony that dominated much of the day, caught a catnap.

November 28, 2007

Faith leaders hail positives

The progress was slight but still significant, religious leaders in Maryland said yesterday of the outcome of the peace talks in Annapolis.

November 28, 2007

Clear speech, like peace, can prove elusive

On big stages, when the stakes are high, President Bush's syntax sometimes goes awry. Subjects and verbs might not agree. Sentences get chopped. Words are flubbed.

November 21, 2007

U.S. voices optimism on talks

The U.S. government sent formal invitations to more than 100 diplomats expected to attend a Middle East conference in Annapolis on Tuesday, according to U.S. officials who formally announced the conference last night after a daylong delay.

November 21, 2007

Locals eager to play hosts

The date is finally set, and the invitations to guests of next week's Mideast peace conference in Annapolis have been sent. And in the host city for Tuesday's talks, locals are looking to find even the smallest ways to take part.

September 29, 2007

Capital awaits talks

Annapolis will likely host an international Mideast peace conference this fall as President Bush revives a push for a Palestinian state, administration officials said yesterday.