Israel: Putin Ready to Host Abbas-Netanyahu Talks, President al-Sisi

Egypt’s President Abdel fattah al-Sisi has announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to host direct talks between Israel and Palestine as part of efforts to end the long standing conflict between the two parties. al-Sisi made the remarks Read more

Mideast: Cairo reaffirms support to two-state solution

Egypt reiterated on Sunday its commitment to a just and comprehensive peace between Israel and Palestine and called Israelis and Palestinians to seize peace opportunities offered by France and the Arab leaders’ peace initiatives to end the long standing conflict Read more

Turkey, Israel Sign Agreement, Mixed Feelings from Palestinian Authorities

Israel’s foreign ministry director-general Dore Gold and Turkish foreign ministry’s undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu signed an agreement on Tuesday ending the dispute between their countries over the May 2010 flotilla incident after a year of negotiations. According to the agreement, Tel Read more

Israel: Environment Minister Walks out of Extremist Cabinet

Israel’s Environment Minister announced Friday his resignation from the coalition government following the Prime Minister’s decision to appoint ultra-nationalist and anti-Palestinian Avigdor Lieberman as defense Minister. Avi Gabbay, who is non-member of the parliament, resigned to protest against the removal Read more

Israel: Netanyahu Struggles to Ease Concerns over Resignation of Defense Minister

The Israeli Prime Minister who is under fire over the resignation of Defense Minister tried to ease concerns saying he was in control of the country’s security and military plans. Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon Friday announced he was quitting Read more

Middle East: UNSC Rejects Israel’s Seizure of Golan Heights

Members of the UN Security Council Tuesday largely rejected Israel’s decision to seize forever the Golan Heights belonging to Syria, a move that the UNSC fears can sabotage Syrian peace talks. The 15 members of the UN Security Council, chaired Read more