peace process

Pope Francis lands in Colombia to support peace

Bogota - Emirates Voice

Pope Francis landed in Colombia on Wednesday to support the country's peace process as it works to emerge from half a century of civil conflict. The 80-year-old Argentine pontiff, who is making a five-day visit, descended the steps of his plane at a military airport in Bogota and shook hands with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos.Read more

Abul Gheit calls for confronting Israeli attempts to legalize settlement outposts

Cairo - Arab Today

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit received on Monday Nickolay Mladenov, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. A statement issued by the Pan-Arab organization said the UN envoy posted Abul Gheit on the developments in the Palestinian territories and the chances of resuming peace talks. The statement pointed out that settlements will remain illegal in lineRead more

Arab League Secretary General Discusses Peace Process with UN Official

Cairo - Arab Today

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abo Al Ghait met today with UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nikolay Mladenov. A statement released today from the Arab League to the press said that the meeting dealt with developments in Palestine. The two officials also discussed the chances for a restart to the peace process. Mladenov also touched upon theRead more

Saeb Erekat warns moving US embassy to Al Quds may spark violence

Ramallah - Arab Today

Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization Saeb Erekat said on Saturday a decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the occupied Al Quds would destroy the peace process, WAFA News Agency reported. In his reaction to statements made by US newly appointed Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, Erekat said moving the embassyRead more

Huthi announcement of govt bad for Yemenis

New York - Arab Today

The UN’s special envoy for Yemen says an announcement by the Houthi rebels and allies from the deposed President’s party to unilaterally declare the formation of a new government in Sanaa is an obstacle to the peace process. UN Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said in a statement that the announcement “does not serve the interests of the peopleRead more

Venezuela crisis, Colombia peace dominate key summit

Cartagena, Colombia - Arab Today

Venezuela’s fast-escalating political crisis and Colombia’s stuttering peace process looked certain to dominate the Ibero-American Summit on Saturday rather than an official agenda about youth, entrepreneurship and education. Amid a swing to the political right around the region, Peru’s president and former investment banker Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was leading calls to put Venezuela at the top of the agenda. TheRead more

Iranian official: Path to Syria peace not a military 1

Tehran - Arab Today

Since the beginning of the conflict in Syria, Iran has always believed that the Syrian nation must decide about the future of the country, Iran's Press TV reported, quoting a foreign ministry official. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari made the remarks on Monday during an IRIB interview. “The crisis in Syria has beenRead more

Polish President Meets Palestinain Counterpart

Warsaw - Arab Today

Poland's President Andrzej Duda met here Tuesday with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas, who is currently visiting Warsaw. During the meeting, they discussed developments of the peace process in the region, with emphasis on the need for international cooperation to eradicate violence and terrorism. Source: QNA Read more

Foreign Minister meets Dutch counterpart in Washington

Cairo - Arab Today

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met Thursday with his Dutch counterpart Bert Koenders in Washington, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said. The meeting comes on the sidelines of an anti-Daesh conference in the US capital. Koenders was keen on meeting with Shoukry to be updated with the outcome of his Egyptian counterpart’s visits to Ramallah and Al Quds, along withRead more

Netanyahu welcomes Sisi peace efforts

Gaza City - Arab Today

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday welcomed efforts exerted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to revive the peace process between the Israeli and Palestinian sides. At a press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Netanyahu welcomed an initiative of Sisi for a leading Egyptian role in pushing forward peace between the Israeli and Palestinian sides andRead more