Brics special envoys on middle east meet

Greenblatt fired back at Erekat four weeks later in the same paper, calling for new Palestinian voices to lead peace efforts. Erekat “has not achieved anything close to Palestinian aspirations or anything close to a comprehensive peace agreement,” despite “decades” of trying, he wrote. … [Read more...] about Palestinians: Trump Envoys’ Middle East Trip ‘Waste of Time’

Regional officials are now weighing how to handle Riyadh and how they will shift their approach if the kingdom ― the dominant force in the Arab world ― becomes increasingly preoccupied with domestic struggles and grows isolated internationally. Egyptian officials are quietly questioning the prince’s handling of the crisis, Khatib said. But on Monday night, Cairo offered its latest signal of support when Egypt’s foreign minister flew to Riyadh carrying a message from President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman. … [Read more...] about How Saudi-Friendly Middle East Dictators Are Handling The Jamal Khashoggi Scandal

“In order to bring China into the upstream of its energy market, the UAE has offered special managerial and operational rights for ground-based and sea-based oil fields to Chinese companies,” Hua Liming, China’s former ambassador to the UAE, told the Global Times.The National newspaper arguing that the arrival of OBOR to UAE was fate, as Chinese merchants did business with the Middle East thousands of years ago. … [Read more...] about Xi Jinping Heads to Middle East to Sell One Belt, One Road

In 1993 a statement from the Friends of Ireland in the US said: "On this St Patrick's Day, the Friends of Ireland in the US Congress join with Irish Americans... in calling for renewed efforts to achieve peace, reconciliation and justice in Northern Ireland." … [Read more...] about State papers: Ex-US President Carter mooted as potential special envoy to NI

Trump’s decision to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem and recognize the historic city as Israel’s capital has angered Palestinians, who also consider the city their traditional capital. Currently, the city is divided, with part of it under semi-autonomous Palestinian control. Responding to Trump’s decision in May, a spokesman for Abbas said that the U.S. had “canceled its role in the peace process and [had] insulted the world” through the embassy move. … [Read more...] about Palestinian and Jordanian Leaders Reject Donald Trump’s Confederation Plan for Middle East Peace