![Saudi monarch discusses Palestinian issues with Abbas](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Saudi-King-Abbas.jpg)
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A photograph supplied by the Palestinian Authority on 07 August 2013 shows Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) meeting with Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 6, 2013. EPA/THAER GHANAIM
![Saudi monarch discusses Palestinian issues with Abbas](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Saudi-King-Abbas.jpg)
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Israel’s chief negotiator and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni (R) turns to chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat (L) as she speaks to the press with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the State Department in Washington,DC on July 30, 2013.
![Israelis and Palestinians agree nine month deadline for peace talks](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1375222760050202000-e1375269176591.jpg)
Israelis and Palestinians agree nine month deadline for peace talks
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agreed on Tuesday to use the next nine months to seek a “final status” peace deal. The news was announced by US Secretary of State, John Kerry, following preliminary talks between the two sides in Washington...Caption:
Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni chats with Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat at a dinner hosted by US Secretary of State John Kerry, before the opening of Middle East peace talks at the State Department in Washington, DC, USA, 29 July 2013. EPA/MIKE THEILER
![Kerry appoints Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Palestine-Israel.jpg)
Kerry appoints Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
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...Caption:
In this May 8, 2013 file photo Israelis and Palestinians wave flags as Israelis march celebrating Jerusalem Day outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s old city (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)
![Israeli–Palestinian talks set to resume](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1375079240339976600-e1375105556596.jpg)
Israeli–Palestinian talks set to resume
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Direct talks between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority are set to resume on Monday, after months of intense diplomacy by the US aimed at restarting negotiations. A spokeswoman for the US State Department confirmed on Sunday...Caption:
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at an opening event of the India-U.S. Higher Education Dialogue in New Delhi, India on Tuesday, June 25, 2013, before heading to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for a day visit and then on to Kuwait, continuing his Middle East tour. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
![Kerry seeks to revive peace process amid Palestinian, Israeli doubts](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1372183120279937200-e1372244470175.jpg)