President-elect Barack Obama has said that the Middle East will be a top foreign policy priority, but the task of negotiating a cease-fire to the current burst of Gaza fighting still falls to the Bush administration. Analysts examine the U.S.

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Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili signed a cease-fire deal with Russia Friday, while asserting that Georgia would "never, ever surrender" to Moscow. Experts discuss Saakashvili's role in the regional conflict.

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Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced Friday that he has extended a cease-fire order to his Shiite militia in Iraq for another six months, allowing the country more time to recover from brutal sectarian violence.

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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat Tuesday announced he would unilaterally move to enforce a cease-fire in the troubled West Bank and Gaza Strip. The Israeli government responded by suspending all military action in the region.

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President Clinton asks both sides to undertake a cease-fire and condemn all acts of violence immediately.

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