US names Martin Indyk as envoy for stalled Israel-Palestinian talks US Secretary of State John Kerry has named former ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk as special envoy to shepherd Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Negotiations were set to resume after three years with... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) Deutsche Welle Israel Photos Politics USA Wikipedia: Martin Indyk |
EU sends Catherine Ashton in Egypt for talks EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will hold talks in Egypt after a violent weekend claimed more than 80 lives there. Egypt's interior minister has warned against attempts to destabilize the cou... (photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz) Deutsche Welle Egypt Photos Politics UN Wikipedia: Catherine Ashton |
Dozens killed as wave of car bombings hits Iraq A wave of over a dozen car bombings hit central and southern Iraq during morning rush hour today, officials said, killing at least 47 people in the latest coordinated attack by insurgents determined t... (photo: AP / Nabil al-Jurani) The Independent Al Qaida Iraq Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal) |
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to resume after three years WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and the Palestinians plan to resume peace negotiations this week for the first time in nearly three years after an intense effort by U.S. Secretary of State Joh... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser) Reuters Israel Palestinian Peace Talks Photos Wikipedia: Peace process in the IsraeliPalestinian conflict |
Israel to clear the way for negotiations with the release of 104 Palestinian prisoners More than a hundred Palestinian prisoners are to be released after Israel’s cabinet voted to authorise the move today, paving the way for the first direct peace talks between the two sides for three... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Independent Israel Palestine Photos Politics Wikipedia: Peace process in the IsraeliPalestinian conflict |
Egypt's Brotherhood stands ground after killings Arab Spring | Reuters | July 28, 2013 - 18:40 | By Maggie Fick and Noah Browning | CAIRO (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood stood their ground outside a Cairo mosque on ... (photo: AP / Manu Brabo) Swissinfo Arab Spring Egypt Photos Politics Wikipedia: 2013 Egyptian coup d'état |