Palestine
Economy versus politics
Opinion
June 26, 2019
Economy versus politics
The convening of the Bahrain conference means adopting a choice of economy versus political failure, and that the US administration’s…
Palestinian refugees say Trump cannot bury right of return
Middle East
June 26, 2019
Palestinian refugees say Trump cannot bury right of return
BAQAA CAMP, Jordan (Reuters) – A U.S. Middle East peace plan is stirring anger and apprehension in Palestinian refugee camps…
U.N. chief says important Mideast peace efforts realize two-state vision
Middle East
June 26, 2019
U.N. chief says important Mideast peace efforts realize two-state vision
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday it was important “to pursue peace efforts to…
Long line of Israeli-Palestinian peace bids precede Trump push
Middle East
June 25, 2019
Long line of Israeli-Palestinian peace bids precede Trump push
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States is holding an economic conference in Bahrain on Tuesday and Wednesday to encourage investment…
Trump Mideast plan hits nerve in Lebanon, stirs old fears
Middle East
June 25, 2019
Trump Mideast plan hits nerve in Lebanon, stirs old fears
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s vision for Mideast peace has hit a raw nerve in Lebanon, reviving fears…
Egypt’s Foreign Minister: No concession of a grain of sand from Sinai for ‘Deal of the Century’
Egypt
June 25, 2019
Egypt’s Foreign Minister: No concession of a grain of sand from Sinai for ‘Deal of the Century’
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry announced Monday that Egypt will take part in the Bahrain conference this week to discuss the…
Palestinians move closer to Arab cash infusion
Middle East
June 24, 2019
Palestinians move closer to Arab cash infusion
Arab finance ministers meeting in Cairo have renewed a promise to beef up the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) budget to the…
US plan will not lure Lebanon into settling Palestinians: parliament speaker
Middle East
June 23, 2019
US plan will not lure Lebanon into settling Palestinians: parliament speaker
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon will not be lured by a US plan to invest billions in the country in return…
US peace plan aims to raise $50 bn, create million Palestinian jobs
Middle East
June 23, 2019
US peace plan aims to raise $50 bn, create million Palestinian jobs
The United States said Saturday that its Middle East peace plan to be presented next week in Bahrain aims to…
Egypt to participate in US-led economic workshop in Bahrain
Egypt
June 23, 2019
Egypt to participate in US-led economic workshop in Bahrain
An Egyptian delegation headed by the deputy finance minister will participate in Manama’s “Peace for Prosperity” workshop on June 25…