While the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog meets with Iran, and following major political changes in Israel, the Israeli Defense Minister left for meetings with United States’ officials. Ehud Barak was set to meet with his American counterpart Leon Panetta, as…
The envoy for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and gave him a letter from Netanyahu. The letter delivery comes a little less than one month after a Palestinian delegation handed over a letter from…
With Israel-Palestinian peace talks still in limbo, representatives of the Palestinian Hamas and Fatah political factions met yet again in Egypt on Wednesday as part of an effort to end the almost five year split in the Palestinian government. The…
Iranian officials have expressed concern about reports the United States is deploying advanced fighter jets in the region, although the Israelis hinted a different reaction. President Shimon Peres gave US President Barack Obama a boost of support on Tuesday regarding…
With the United Nations gearing up for an expanded peacekeeping operation in Syria in a bid to end the violence there, the spokesman for the UN’s envoy to the country said the advance team of observers is already making an…
After an initial decrease in violence in Syria after a ceasefire went into effect last Thursday, renewed conflict has raised concerns as a United Nations observer mission is being discussed. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a letter to the…