HE the Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met Saturday with HE United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nikolay Mladenov, who is currently visiting the country to participate in the 17th Doha Forum.
The meeting dealt with developments of the Middle-East peace process and the two sides exchanged views on a number of regional andRead more
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi met with a visiting delegation from the Foundation for Middle East Peace, which included its president Matthew Duss and members of its board of directors, Ambassador (ret.) Richard W. Murphy, Joseph Englehardt, Michael Van Dusen, and Edison W. Dick.
Both parties discussed the latest Palestinian political developments and Israel’s continued violations on theRead more
US President-elect Donald Trump has made his most strident entry yet into the failing Middle East peace process, with a blistering attack on the Obama administration that signaled his intention to stand behind Israel in the escalating stand-off, The Independent newspaper reported.
In the latest and clearest attempt by the incoming president to assert his authority ahead of his inaugurationRead more
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry stressed that US Secretary of State John Kerry's vision on reviving the Middle East peace process mostly conforms with that of Egypt.
Commenting on Kerry's statement on Wednesday, the ministry's spokesman said on Thursday that Kerry's vision should be examined, noting that Kerry spoke about it during talks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry over theRead more
Leaders of countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have stressed, yet again, their constant stance against terrorism and extremism.
"Recognizing that countering terrorism needs a continually adaptive approach, the GCC member states and the UK pledged to build on their shared commitment to address the acute threats posed by Al Qaeda, Daesh and their affiliates," according to a finalRead more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kicked off a four-nation African visit in Uganda, his latest effort to forge deeper diplomatic and commercial ties on the continent, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
"The African continent constitutes vast potential for Israel," Netanyahu said before the trip, which began Monday and will include meetings with the leaders of Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda.Read more
The United Nations and its diplomatic partners in the Middle East peace process on Thursday released the first report of its kind, which analyzed the impediments to a lasting resolution to the Palestinian–Israeli conflict and offered recommendations on the way forward, urging Israel to stop its settlement policy and Palestine to end incitement to violence, according to the UN MediaRead more
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Friday that the Quartet report on the Middle East peace process underlines danger of the Israeli settlements on the two-state solution.
In a statement, the minister said: This report underscores in particular the destructive effects of settlement activity and of the violence jeopardizing the two-state solution.
For France, as for the entire internationalRead more
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is planned to meet on Saturday with Norway's Envoy for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wenneslan, who is currently visiting Egypt.
The meeting is expected to discuss the latest developments in the Palestinian territories and the international efforts exerted to resume the peace process in order to push it forward and end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.Read more
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed that he will attend Middle East peace conference to relaunch peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis due in Paris on June 3.
In a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels Kerry said that the United States welcomes the French peace initiative and confirmed he will attend the preliminary foreign ministers'Read more