With U.S. efforts to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians still not producing tangible results, reaction in the Mideast to President Barack Obama winning this year’s Nobel Peace Prize has not been entirely enthusiastic.

President Barack Obama says he is “not reconciled” to the idea of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon within a year.

Pope Benedict XVI says he hopes the Catholic church can play a role in the Middle East peace process.

President Barack Obama says he expects Israelis and Palestinians to make “gestures of good faith” within months.

An Israeli official says Palestinian militants fired on Israeli soldiers from the courtyard of a U.N. school where dozens of people died in fiery explosions.

The Bush administration has called again for a “sustainable cease-fire” in the Mideast and demands that Hamas stop its attacks on Israel.