by Mohammad Ali Salih | Jul 30, 2013 | Middle East
Washington and Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—US Secretary of State John Kerry has appointed Martin Indyk as US special envoy to the preliminary peace talks set to begin this week between Israeli and Palestinian representatives. Indyk, who is 62, served as a National...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 30, 2013 | Middle East
Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—US Secretary of State John Kerry held talks with Arab League officials yesterday in an effort to revive the fading Middle East peace process. Kerry, who has traveled to the region three times since taking office in February to meet with...
by Nadine Makarem | Apr 27, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A group of senior former European leaders and officials warned the EU’s foreign policy chief this week that the chances for a peaceful two-state solution to the Arab–Israeli conflict are growing dim, and urged action to re-start the peace...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 2, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Hamas has re-elected Khaled Meshal as president of its governing political bureau via its Shura Council, after private talks in Cairo that lasted until late on Monday night. A Hamas official in the Egyptian capital confirmed the decision,...
by David Andrew Weinberg | Mar 28, 2013 | Majalla Blogs
Now that US President Barack Obama has returned to Washington and the dust is settling on his visit to the Holy Land, we can take stock of what actually transpired during his trip. Expectations for the trip to Jerusalem, Ramallah and Amman were intentionally set lower...
