US Middle East envoy George MitchellGeorge Mitchell is scheduled to meet for the second time in three days on Sunday with Prime Minister Binyamin NetanyahuBinyamin Netanyahu, even as Israeli diplomatic officials played down on Saturday night any prospect for a dramatic breakthrough. Netanyahu...
U.S. President Barack Obama called on Iran to provide the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency with "unfettered" access to the newly disclosed Qom uranium enrichment site, and Tehran's nuclear negotiator said the country would cooperate with inspectors.
President Obama said Iran must provide inspectors with "unfettered" access to ...
In awarding President Obama the Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian committee is honouring his intentions more than his achievements.After all he has been in office only just over eight months and he will presumably hope to serve eight years, so it is very early in his term to get this award. The committee does not make any secret of its approach. It ...
Before we allow the right wing to get too carried away with saying President Barack Obama hasn't done anything at all yet to merit a Nobel Peace Prize, let's look at his first eight months in office in terms of the world.
With thanks to the Economist's Democracy in America blog, here are a few:
1. In his first week in office, he announced that ...
Friday, October 9, 2009 Israeli President Shimon Peres congratulates Obama. A spokesman for the Palestinian Authority says there's hope the Nobel will be an 'incentive' for the president to help end the region's conflict.
Israeli President Shimon Peres -- who shared the Nobel Pea
Washington's special Mideast envoy wrapped up his latest round of shuttle diplomacy in the region on Sunday, again having failed to persuade the Israelis and Palestinians to resume peace talks.
Middle East envoy George Mitchell for a second time in three days, but there are no signs that stalled peace talks will resume any time soon. Mr. Netanyahu's office says the two men met Sunday in Jerusalem, following up on talks they held Friday. The...
News Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency
| about 1 month ago
George Mitchell and Benjamin Netanyahu met for the second time over the weekend. The U.S. envoy to the Middle East met with Israel's prime minister Sunday after a weekend of shuttle diplomacy with included meetings with Palestinian Authority...
Europe's envoy for Middle East peacemaking believes Israel and the Palestinians can still be brought to the negotiating table, despite a barrage of pessimism that has greeted U.S. President Barack Obama's latest efforts. "I see a lot of reason to be...
Washington's special Mideast envoy headed back to Jerusalem on Sunday to try to get peacemaking moving again, with a Nobel Peace Prize for his boss adding new pressure. Envoy George Mitchell will be meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
News Source: Al Sharq Al Awsat
| about 1 month ago
US Middle East envoy George Mitchell was in Cairo on Sunday for talks with officials, calling on regional players to take steps for a resumption of peace talks. The former US senator told reporters he met with Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit after...
“I believe the Nobel prize will strengthen President Obama's ability to contribute to a comprehensive peace in the Middle East,” Israel's defense minister, Ehud Barak, said in a statement. Obama began his term in office with a Mideast ...
"Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told U.S. envoy George Mitchell that he intends on appealing to the United Nations Human Rights Council again in order to vote on the Goldstone report in the UN Security Council, ...
After his meeting with Netanyahu, Mitchell saw Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said Abbas reiterated demand for a full halt in settlements. Mitchell told reporters that efforts ...
Talks between American diplomat George Mitchell and Netanyahu focused on efforts to restart the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and the two men agreed to continue their discussions in the coming days, the minister's office said. ... Abbas
State Department spokesman Ian Kelly says Mitchell plans to be in Jerusalem on Sunday for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak. ... special Mideast envoy will be huddling with the Israeli and
The Palestinians have backed US calls that Israel freeze all settlement activity before peace talks are resumed, but the hawkish Netanyahu has refused to do so. On Sunday, the central committee of Abbas's secular Fatah faction stuck to ...
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