Category: International

Arab foreign ministers faced the divisive issue of Syria’s role in Lebanon in their meeting on Tuesday, a day after Gulf states and Jordan endorsed a UN resolution to withdraw…

The U.S. is pressing for an IAEA decision that allows the UN Security Council to impose sanctions against Iran. Israel warns that it will not stand hand tied if diplomatic…

apparently, without a strong international backing of Egyptian efforts, the Egyptian attempts to link disengagement to the road map are doomed to fail. Palestinian official source said Friday that Palestinian…

American Middle East envoy William Burns arrived in Damascus on Friday to deliver a strong message to President Bashar Assad to pull his troops out of Lebanon . ‘Burns will…

The Dutch and German foreign ministers Bernard Bot and Joschka Ficher asked Israel to end its attempts to isolate Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. Israeli foreign minister Silvan Shalom rejected their…

The Egyptian delegates who met with the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat headed by Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu Al-Gheit and Omar Suleiman chief of Intelligence told Arafat that Egypt withdrew…

Lebanese Parliament amended Friday the constitution, allowing President Emile Lahud to extend term in office by three years. The exceptional, and for one time only amendment came one day after…

Egypt on Friday dismissed Israeli allegations on the Syrian involvement in the double bombings in Be’er Sheva as baseless, calling Israeli threats to retaliate against Syria “illogical”. ‘There is no…

The European Union unhappy with the vacuum in Middle East peace efforts created by the U.S. presidential election, plans for a new drive to stop the cycle of violence and…

The UN Security Council adopted Thursday a resolution calling foreign forces to withdraw from Lebanon, for disbanding and disarming all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias, and warning against outside interference in…

Against Israel’s assertion to have not spied on U.S., American officials told he LA Times that Israel secretly maintains a large and active intelligence-gathering operation in the United States, and…

The UNRWA said that Commissioner-general of the UNRWA Peter Hansen was bared on Wednesday from leaving the Gaza Strip to the West Bank through Eretz Crossing, in the north of…

A Palestinian political source said, the visit of Egyptian Ahmad Abul Gheit and Brigadier Omar Suleiman the head of the Egyptian Intelligence, delayed their visit that was planned for Wednesday…

FBI investigators briefed key White House and congressional officials in recent days on their investigation of the Pentagon mole on suspicions of turning over classified policy documents to Israel. Starting…

an official U.S. source said Sunday that the FBI will likely refrain from charging suspected Pentagon mole Larry Franklin with espionage, but with mishandling a classified document. The official source…

Washington post reported Sunday that the FBI broaden the probe in the alleged Israeli spy in the pentagon to include interviews at the State and Defense departments and with Middle…

The Washington Post revealed the name of the spy working for Israel in the pentagon. The name of the person under investigation was not officially released, but two sources identified…

A U.S. Administration source said Thursday that State Department official Constance Mayer could head an American team of experts formed to supervise the delineation of the construction boundary line in…

There is “an apartheid regime” in the Palestinian territories “worse than the one that existed in South Africa”, law professor John Dugard wrote in a report to the U.N. General…

The U.N. Non-Aligned Movement is urging all of its members to act ‘individually or collectively’ to impose sanctions against Israeli settlements and companies that participate in settlement activity, including those…

The New York Times on Saturday quoted American and Israeli officials as saying that the Bush administration is considering supporting building in developed areas in existing West Bank settlements. A…

U.S. Justice Department announced Friday that two men were arrested on suspicions of funneling money to the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas. Mohammed Hamid Khalil Salah was arrested in Chicago and…

According to a report published Friday in the Egyptian daily, Al-Ahram, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit and the head of Egypt’s intelligence service, Omar Suliman will visit the country…

U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice on Thursday called on Israel to halt all construction in all settlements, Called on Palestinians to adopt a democratic and transparent leadership. Rise explained…

The Union of British Journalists condemned on Tuesday the arrest of the British Journalist Eva Jasiewicd at Ben Gurion airport. The union expressed in a leaflet issued Tuesday its rejection…

The United States is still looking into the details of tenders issued Tuesday by Israel to build some 1,000 housing units in West Bank settlements. Even when Deputy U.S. State…

U.S. Ambassador Dan Kirtzer and Israeli defense Ministry Advisor Baroch Shbeigle agreed Monday that the evacuation of settlers’ unauthorized outposts will be directly supervised by American officials. The Israeli High…

Senior Israeli security sources expressed doubts about the level of Egypt’s involvement in enforcing order in the Gaza Strip after the intended Israeli pullout. According to Israeli media sources, top…

In a monthly briefing to the UN Security Council, Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs Kieran Prendergast said Wednesday that until Israel and the PA take necessary first steps, the stalemate in…

According to Israeli army source, a delegation of senior Egyptian army and security officers visited Israel this week and discussed ways to prevent arms smuggling from Egypt to Gaza. Egyptian…

In a move reflecting ‘frustration and bitterness’, the U.S. administration is considering sending Israel a letter listing unfulfilled obligations and promises. A senior American source said that the administration is…

The European Union wants to send investigators to Israel to interview Palestinians in Israeli prisons about allegations that the Palestinian Authority’s used European donations to fund militants. The EU fraud…

American and British government officials criticized Monday Israel for approving plans to expand the West bank settlement of Ma’aleh Adumim against the terms stated in the road map peace plan.…

Jordanian diplomats expressed anger over reports that Israel is working to foil the arms’ deal with the United States. The diplomats said that Jordan will officially complain to Israel and…

United Nations report released Friday stated that some two million Palestinians were living on less than 2.1 euro a day, and a poverty rate of 63 percent, in mid-2003. The…

U.S Democratic presidential candidate Senator John Kerry on Friday assured Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of his commitment to Israel’s security. Kerry made the comments as Sharon phoned to congratulate…

In an interview with Israeli Daily Newspaper Haaretz, Jordanian Foreign Minister Marwan Muashar warned that the current route of the separation wall constitutes a "grave national security threat" to Jordan.…

Following last week meetings with Israeli officials, representatives of the World bank visited Erez industrial zone at the northern borders of the Gaza Strip on Thursday. Israel started efforts last…

George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, July 28, 2004 The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the USA issued a statement in which it authorized exploration of a selective divestment of…

U.S. Secretary of State Collin Powel said Tuesday that even as Palestinian President Yasser Arafat accepted to cede more authority to his Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei, he still enjoy the…

The United Nations reported that its General Assembly will convene on Friday an emergency special session to examine the advisory opinion issued last week by the International Court of Justice…

The E.U bloc Dutch presidency said Monday that the aid provided to Israel by the E. U depends on Israeli cooperation but at the same time the Duck Minister failed…

The Arab States called on Monday the United Nations General Assembly to convene an emergency session to demand that Israel comply with the International Law as stated by the International…

EU foreign ministers will meet Monday to define the 25-nation bloc’s position in the wake of Friday’s ruling by the International Court of Justice against Israel’s West Bank separation wall.…

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Saturday that turning the wall issue to the International Court of Justice was inappropriate, and that the court ruling was not binding. While…

ArabYnet online news site reported a Palestinian official source saying that Egypt called for an International conference with the participation of Quartet to discuss the preparations for the Israeli withdrawal…

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday in Washington that the American administration was disappointed by the rate at which settlers’ unauthorized outposts had been removed, demanding Israel to…

The German mediator of the prisoners’ exchange between Israel and Hezbollah, Ernst Urlau, decided on a month freeze of activities in protest against numerous leaks to the media. United Arab…

The U.S. Army Brigadier General Janis Karpinski formerly in charge of the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq told BBC Radio on Saturday she has evidence Israelis were involved in…

U.S. official sources said today that the U.S. administration opposes an initiative to hold presidential elections in Palestine suggested for January 2005. Having said so, Washington adopts the Israeli position…

met Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in his Ramallah compound onIMEMC Staff & Agencies, Despite Israeli objections, French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier met Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in his Ramallah compound…

AP reported that New Zealand slammed Israel’s destruction ofPalestinian homeless George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 30, 2004 AP reported that New Zealand slammed Israel’s destruction of Palestinian homes in the…

              In its Thursday meeting, the Quartet of International Middle East             peace brokers expressed the committee’s support of the role Egypt is             taking in supporting the Palestinian…

Secretary of State Colin Powell dismissed any similarity between theIMEMC & Agencies, June 26, 2004 9:38 In a meeting with Arab journalists in Washington on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State…

peace brokers expressed the committee’s support of the role Egypt isGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 26, 2004 In its Thursday meeting, the Quartet of International Middle East peace brokers expressed…

            In a meeting with Arab journalists in Washington on Thursday, U.S.             Secretary of State Colin Powell dismissed any similarity between the             U.S. occupation of Iraq to that…

A prominent British Academic, said that “it is wrong to presentRefugees” Saed Bannoura-IMEMC, June 25, 2004, 10:21 A prominent British Academic, said that “it is wrong to present reports about…

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday strongly endorsed theRights IMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 24, 2004, 08:49 The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday strongly endorsed the principles laid…

The United Nations Undersecretary General for Political Affairs942 Israelis IMEMC & Agencies, June 24, 2004 The United Nations Undersecretary General for Political Affairs Kieran Prendergast told the Security Council on…

              The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday strongly endorsed the             principles laid down by Bush in an April 14 letter to Israeli Prime             Minister Ariel Sharon,…

              The United Nations Undersecretary General for Political Affairs             Kieran Prendergast told the Security Council on Wednesday that 3,437             Palestinians and 942 Israelis have been killed since September…

In his 957-page memoir, ‘My Life’, former U.S. President BillNegotiate with Arafat George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 23, 2004 In his 957-page memoir, ‘My Life’, former U.S. President Bill Clinton…

machine gun fire during a southern Gaza Strip tour in Rafah.IIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 19, 2004 A group of British lawmakers said Saturday they had come under army machine…

The European Union reiterated it rejection to the forcefulin ME George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 19, 2004 The European Union reiterated it rejection to the forceful modifications made on the…

machine gun fire during a southern Gaza Strip tour in Rafah.IIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 19, 2004 A group of British lawmakers said Saturday they had come under army machine…

Erikat will visit Washington on June 23, to meet U.S. secretary ofIMEMC & Agencies, June 17, 2004, 15:57 Palestinian sources reported Thursday that Palestinian Minister Saeb Erikat will visit Washington…

Minister Ariel Sharon’s disengagement plan which includes theGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 14, 2004 The Turkish Prime Minister Abdullah Gul described the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s disengagement plan which…

return to Tel Aviv on Friday morning after a being recalled forGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June, 11, 2004 Israeli sources reported that the Turkish Ambassador to Israel is to return…

traveling to the G-8 summit with U.S. President George Bush saidIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 9, 2004 According to Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz, a senior official traveling to the G-8…

Israeli military positions in the occupied Shaba’a farms near theGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 8, 2004 One Israeli soldier was lightly injured in a Hezbollah attack on Israeli military positions…

Aviv and Consul General in Jerusalem for two-day-consultationsGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 8, 2004, 19:18 Israeli sources reported that Turkey called its Ambassador in Tel Aviv and Consul General in…

‘action plan’ for the pullout of the Gaza Strip, includingGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 8, 2004 Reuters reported that the Middle East Quartet has prepared a draft ‘action plan’ for…

Arafat accepted the Egyptian plan; including implementing reforms inIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 8, 2004 Palestinian sources said Monday that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat accepted the Egyptian plan; including implementing…

Bush during celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the D-Day, USGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 7, 2004, 11:42 During his visit to France accompanying the US president George W Bush…

made by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, including freezing theIMEMC Staff & agencies, June 5, 2004 The U.S. Administration is pressing Israel to fulfill commitments made by Israeli Prime Minister…

The U.S. Administration is pressing Israel to fulfill commitments made by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, including freezing the construction in settlements, evacuating unauthorized outposts, and easing freedom of movement…

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Israel is committingSaed Bannura-IMEMC & Agencies, June 4, 2004 In an interview with the Israeli Online News Paper, the Turkish Prime Minister Recep…

In an interview with the Israeli Online News Paper, the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Israel is committing ‘state terrorism’ describing Israel’s policy in the Palestinian territories.…

PM bureau chief Dov Weisglass that President George W. Bush is onlyIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 2, 2004 U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice told Tuesday Israeli PM bureau chief…

U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice told Tuesday Israeli PM bureau chief Dov Weisglass that President George W. Bush is only committed to the disengagement plan that Sharon presented to…

Arab-Israeli conflict within the frame work the initiative forIMEMC & Agencies, June 10, 2004 The G-8 summit stressed Wednesday the need to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict within the frame work…

was the main topic of the talks held between the American PresidentIMEMC & Agencies, June 10, 2004 Marginalizing the role of the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat was the main topic…

In a recent message to Israel, the American administration requestedTaking Over Ghassan Andoni-IMEMC & Agencies, May 31, 2004 In a recent message to Israel, the American administration requested for Israel…

children’s fund Carol Bellamy urged Saturday Israel to upholdIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 30, 2004 Starting a Middle East visit, the head of the United Nations children’s fund Carol Bellamy…

with Israel will not be stopped and confirmed its commitment toIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 29, 2004 An official in the new Indian government hinted that Defense ties with Israel…

Reuters said that the EU delegates to approve Thursday the article which be added on the agreement with Syria.Saed Bannoura -IMEMC & Agencies, May 27, 2004 A diplomatic source in…

Peter Hansen, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief andDrivers IMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 26, 2004 Peter Hansen, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees…

reflected his country’s growing concerns over the Middle East PeaceIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 26, 2004, 17:30 Reuters reported that the Turkish Foreign Minister, Abdullah Gul, reflected his country’s growing…

The Amnesty Annual report for the year 2003 to be published Wednesday shows that there are 100 children among the 600 Palestinians Israel killed in the year 2003 by the…

Retired General Anthony Zinni accused the Bush administration ofto ‘help Israel” Saed Bannoura, IMEMC, 2004 Retired General Anthony Zinni accused the Bush administration of waging war on Iraq only in…

IMEMC Staff & agencies, May 23, 2004Arab Leaders Concluded Their Tunisia Summit IMEMC Staff & agencies, May 23, 2004 Arab leaders concluded their two days summit in Tunisia committing their…

told members of the Security Council on Friday that Israel’sIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 22, 2004 UN Undersecretary General for Political Affairs Kiran Prendergast told members of the Security Council…

expectations that the Arab leaders will condemn, for the first time,George Rishmawi – IMEMC & Agencies, May 22, 2004 The Arab Summit will begin its sessions in Tunis on Thursday…

Council resolution which condemns the Israeli military operations inGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 21, 2004 11:15 Israel criticized the US for not using VETO against the UN Security Council resolution…

Israel for killing Palestinian civilians in Rafah city and callingIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 20, 2004 UN Security Council adopted a resolution early Thursday condemning Israel for killing Palestinian civilians…

Committee (AIPAC) annual conference Tuesday that Sharon’sIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 19, 2004 U.S. President George Bush told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual conference Tuesday that Sharon’s…

Security Council, condemning Israel for destroying dozens of homesIMEMC Staff & agencies, May 19, 2004 The Arab nations block submitted a drafted resolution to the Security Council, condemning Israel for…

Abdullah II of Jordan was quoted as saying that PalestinianIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 18, 2004 In an interview published Tuesday with the New York Times, King Abdullah II of…

to discuss the request by Arab Nations told hold an immediateGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, May 18, 2004 The United Nations Security Council is due to meet Tuesday afternoon to discuss…

in Rafah, the US National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice saidIMEMC Staff & Agencies, May 17, 2004 In a shy criticism to Israel’s mass demolition of Palestinian houses in Rafah, the…