Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | yesterday
Palestinians will not launch a new uprising against Israel despite their frustration at the deadlock in US-sponsored peace efforts, President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday. Israel has rejected US calls to freeze settlements in the West Bank, and Abbas - eyeing the internal challenge from Hamas - has refused to yield on this core demand and revive negotiations. But Abbas made clear that Palestinians...
J O S H U A P U N D I T (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Iranians launched their Modafean-e Aseman-e-Velayat (Defenders air defense) 'war games' yesterday,with the express aim of practicing protection of their nuclear sites from attack.This was a response to the joint US-Israel Juniper Cobra 10 anti-ballistic exercise that took place two weeks ago, designed to test how well the joint missile defense systems would work against Iranian missiles launched...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Thousands take to streets in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to denounce Iranian president's record on rights and Israel Protests greeted Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Brazil at the start of a South American tour intended to bolster the Iranian president's legitimacy and ease his country's international isolation. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro on the eve of Ahmadinejad's...
Owen's musings (Free subscription) | yesterday
I was fascinated to read remarks by the President of Israel, Shimon Peres on the efficiency of milk production in Ethiopia: In Israel, we have 100,000 cows that produce the same amount of milk as the 4 million cows in Ethiopia. I’m urging them to work together to increase yields. It is an interesting observation about how [...]
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Israel and Hamas are close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group, a Palestinian familiar with the talks said Monday. Israeli President Shimon Peres, who met with Egypt'...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel and Hamas are close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group, a Palestinian familiar with the talks said Monday. Israeli President Shimon Peres, who met with Egypt's president in Cairo Sunday, confirmed progress in the negotiations to free captured soldier Sgt. Gilad Schalit,...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
The President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Mahmoud Abbas, arrived here Sunday for talks with his Argentine counterpart Cristina Fernandez. Abbas' visit came five days after a tour by Israeli President Shimon Peres of the country. Abbas, accompanied by chief negotiator of the Palestine Liberation Organization Saeb Erekat and Foreign Minister Riad Al-Malik, arrived at the Military Base...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Israeli President Shimon Peres said Sunday negotiations for the release of an abducted Israeli soldier from Hamas have seen "real progress," local daily Ha'aretz reported. "There is no doubt that real progress has been made on the issue of Gilad Shalit, but the details must be kept behind the scene," Peres was quoted as saying upon his return from an official visit to Egypt, where...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Sunday called on Israel to stop building settlements in the occupied lands, including East Jerusalem. "We want first, Israel to stop building settlements in the occupied lands, including East Jerusalem and to continue the negotiations from where it stopped, according to 1967 borders," Mubarak told a joint press conference with visiting Israeli President Shimon...
France24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Israeli President Shimon Peres has reported "progress" in talks to free soldier Gilad Shalit, held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip for the past three years. He did not elaborate about indirect negotiations between Israel and Palestinian militants.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
IN A MEETING in Cairo yesterday Israeli president Shimon Peres and his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak discussed efforts to conclude a prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas, amid a flurry of Arab media reports that a deal was close.
France24 (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas began an official visit to Argentina Sunday that includes a meeting with President Cristina Kirchner to discuss the Middle East, just days after a visit by Israeli President Shimon Peres. "President Abbas' visit brings the opportunity of exchanging views on the Middle East situation, the state of Palestinian-Israeli talks and the possibility of Argentina cooperating...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Progress has been made in efforts to release captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, President Shimon Peres says.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Progress has been made in efforts to release captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, President Shimon Peres says.
France24 (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Sunday there has been "progress" in talks to free Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, held in the Gaza strip for the past three years.
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