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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L), US Secretary of State John Kerry (R), and former EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (C) arrive for a closed-door nuclear talks with Iran in Vienna, Austria, November 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, pool)

Kerry in Geneva for nuclear talks with his Iranian counterpart

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 14, 2015 | Middle East

Geneva, AP—US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Geneva for talks with his Iranian counterpart on how to speed up nuclear negotiations as a March target date approaches to conclude a deal. Kerry arrived in Geneva late Tuesday and is to meet Wednesday with Iranian...

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File photo of Palestinian Observer to the UN, Riyad Mansour. (AP Photo)

Palestine draft resolution to be proposed on Wednesday: UN envoy

by Kifah Ziboun | Dec 16, 2014 | Middle East

Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Palestinian envoy to the United Nations Riyad Mansour has confirmed that a draft resolution will most likely be proposed to the UN Security Council on Wednesday, calling for Israel to withdraw from the territory the Palestinians wish to claim...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, listens to Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat make a statement to the press after meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the presidential compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

Erekat: Palestinian Authority will pursue UN statehood bid alone if necessary

by Kifah Ziboun | Dec 15, 2014 | Middle East

Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Sunday that the Palestinian Authority would unilaterally propose a UN resolution to create a Palestinian state if it was unable to win European or American backing. “If we can reach an...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Queen Alia Airport Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 in Amman, Jordan. Kerry is traveling to the Middle East this week to discuss ways to bolster the stability of the new Iraqi government and combat the Islamic State militant group that has taken over large swaths of Iraq and Syria. (AP/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

Opinion: The Illusion of American Naivety

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Dec 11, 2014 | Opinion

In my youth I sometimes heard and read somewhat racist jokes, and watched movies and TV series that created and underlined certain stereotypes about the peoples of the world, all the while being well aware of how Arabs were themselves being stereotyped, especially in...

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In this Sunday, Jan 5, 2014 file pool photo, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal pauses as he makes a statement to the media in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)

Saudi FM calls for troops on the ground to fight ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 4, 2014 | Middle East

Brussels and Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal has said the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) cannot be waged by aerial bombing alone, during a speech to representatives of the US-led anti-ISIS coalition on...