Peace Negotiations
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 08:41
Neglected by the PA, economically deprived and riddled with Israeli checkpoints, Hebron is a city in a state of anger, a powder keg that could be the undoing of peace talks.
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 08:35
Government leaders and representatives from various MENA countries addressed delegates at the 68th United Nations General Assembly in New York City this past week. Topics included the need to eliminate the existence of weapons of mass destruction in the region, the Syrian crisis, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Provided below are some remarks by the various leaders and representatives:
Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 08:24
Yemen's reconciliation talks, which have stumbled over the future form of the state, could be delayed for up to three months, the foreign minister said in Al-Hayat newspaper on Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 08:02
South Sudanese rebel leader David Yau Yau could be ready for talks with the government, a spokesman for former rebels who are helping to convince insurgents in South Sudan to lay down arms and take up an amnesty offer from President Salva Kiir, said.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 07:54
Wounded in battle and a former prisoner of war, Kuot Manyok, 33, is trading the military skills gleaned from his service with the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) for the life of a welder.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 07:30
But in case of resuming the military activities, Azerbaijan will start talking about the loss of major territories.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 11:28
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki discusses issues with Sudan, upcoming diplomatic contact with Iran and Israel, missile defense contract questions in Turkey, Syria, and the impending possible U.S. government shutdown.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 09:51
In August, United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos warned that 'the Central African Republic [CAR] is not yet a failed state, but has the potential to become one if swift action is not taken'. This warning became all the more real when on 13 September Michel Djotodia, the interim president of the CAR, decided to dissolve the rebel coalition Seleka, which he had headed during the December 2012 rebellion that led to the overthrow of General Francois Bozizé, the CAR's former president.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 09:18
According to Appathurai, the effects if this conflict "unfreezes" would be felt far beyond the region.
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 07:40
It is therefore essential and vital to continue efforts for peace, accord and coexistence between the two communities of the Nagorno-Karabakh region.