The US expressed its concern about the likely inclusion of internationally outlawed group Hamas in the next Palestinian government, after Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas told a meeting of newly-elected mayors and senior PA officials last week that “an agreement has been reached with Hamas that we form a unity government to be headed by me”.
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov was set Monday afternoon to inform his European Union colleagues on the results of his country’s probe into the 19 July 2012 bus bombing in Burgas which killed five Israeli tourists and the Bulgarian driver.
Doyen of the documentary film genre, French filmmaker Claude Lanzmann was honoured with an Homage and awarded the Honorary Golden Bear for his lifetime achievement at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival.
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton expressed concern about the the deterirorating health condition of four Palestinian hunger strikers in Israel.
Iranian Foreign Ministry rejects offer of eased sanctions in exchange for closure of underground nuclear bunker: ''They want to take away the rights of a nation in exchange for allowing trade in gold.''
A French foreign ministry official was quoted as saying France was considering to officially recognize Hezbollah a terror organization if the Bulgarian probe into the Burgas terror attack proves link to the Lebanese Shiite group.
Seven Syrians hurt in battles between Syrian army and rebels were treated in a hospital in Israel, an Israel Defence Force (IDF) spokesperson said Saturday.
US sec. of state warns that automatic spending cuts set to take effect next month could lead to reduction in military aid to Israel, Jordan, Egypt, ''undermining our commitment to their security at such a volatile time.''
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton told a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York “we believe that there is an urgent need for renewed, structured and substantial peace efforts in 2013” in the Middle East.
