tag Middle East peace

French Middle East peace conference to be postponed: Palestinian official

EghtesadOnline; France will postpone a proposed Middle East peace conference in Paris to January next year, Voice of Palestine radio reported on Wednesday, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refusing to participate and U.S. attendance in doubt.
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Publish Date:14/December/2016 | 24:23

Increased US Military Presence Threatens Middle East Peace

EghtesadOnline: The growing presence of American forces in the Middle East poses an "extremely dangerous" threat to international peace and stability, and needs to be responded to, Iran's top diplomat said on Saturday.
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Publish Date:26/May/2019 | 10:15

U.S. Moving Embassy to Jerusalem by May in a Faster Timetable

EghtesadOnline: The Trump administration will officially move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem by May, the State Department said, as the U.S. speeds up the timetable for a decision that has infuriated Palestinian leaders and jeopardized the American role as mediator in the Middle East peace process.
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Publish Date:24/February/2018 | 15:02

France says U.S. position on Middle East peace 'confused and worrying'

EghtesadOnline: France considers the U.S. position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict "confused and worrying", its foreign minister said on Thursday, reacting to U.S. President Trump's dropping of the America's commitment to a two-state solution.
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Publish Date:16/February/2017 | 21:07

At Paris meeting, major powers to warn Trump over Middle East peace

EghtesadOnline: Major powers will send a message to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday that a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians is the only way forward, and warn that his plan to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem could derail peace efforts.
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Publish Date:15/January/2017 | 07:41

Israel says 'no' to Middle East peace conference in Paris

EghtesadOnline: Israel on Monday formally rejected France's invitation to take part in a Middle East peace conference in Paris later this year, saying it was a distraction from the goal of direct negotiations with the Palestinians.
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Publish Date:08/November/2016 | 08:46