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Michel Aoun, President of Lebanon, addresses the general debate of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly. UN Photo/Cia Pak

Aoun Rejects Settlement, Stresses Refugees’ Safe Return to Syria

by Jordan Dakamseh | Sep 22, 2017 | Middle East

New York – Lebanese President Michel Aoun stressed the urgent need to organize the return of refugees and displaced persons to their homeland after the situation in most of their first places of residence has stabilized. In his official address before the UN...

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Israeli settlers (R and 2ndR) argue with Nadav Weiman, the educational director of leftwing NGO “Breaking the Silence”, West Bank city of Hebron April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Palestine Rejects Israel’s Decision to Expand Gun Permits Eligibility

by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 21, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah– Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan decided to expand gun permit eligibility in the occupied territories, creating additional concern among Palestinian officials amid fears of rising executions of Palestinians. Erdan has claimed the decision is...

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Hamas military wing Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades members, AP

Hamas-Fatah Reconciliation Faces Multifaceted Partisan Complexities

by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 20, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- The Egyptian-Fatah-Hamas Declaration on brokering a new agreement between the two movements has not succeeded in removing doubts among Palestinians about the possibility of a genuine reconciliation. Palestinians tested how both movements had previously...

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) during their meeting as part of an effort to revive the Middle East peace process ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 19, 2017 in this handout picture courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency. The Egyptian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS

Sisi, Netanyahu Discuss Security Guarantees in Gaza, Revival of Peace Talks

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein, Heba El-Koudsy and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 20, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo, New York, Tel Aviv – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the means to revive peace talks in the Middle East, during a bilateral meeting in New York on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the UN General...

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi addresses the UN General Assembly in New York in 2014- Reuters

Egypt’s Sisi Calls for Confronting Attempts to Destabilize Arab Countries

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 19, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said in New York on Monday that the time has come to effectively confront parties supporting terrorism and push them to shoulder their responsibilities. Sisi called on Qatar to show goodwill towards the interests of Arab...