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Long line of Israeli-Palestinian peace bids precede Trump push
Middle East
June 25, 2019
Long line of Israeli-Palestinian peace bids precede Trump push
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States is holding an economic conference in Bahrain on Tuesday and Wednesday to encourage investment…
Egypt’s Foreign Minister: No concession of a grain of sand from Sinai for ‘Deal of the Century’
Egypt
June 25, 2019
Egypt’s Foreign Minister: No concession of a grain of sand from Sinai for ‘Deal of the Century’
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry announced Monday that Egypt will take part in the Bahrain conference this week to discuss the…
Palestinians rally against Kushner’s economic peace plan
Middle East
June 25, 2019
Palestinians rally against Kushner’s economic peace plan
GAZA/RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Palestinians burned portraits of President Donald Trump as they protested in both the Gaza Strip and the…
US plan will not lure Lebanon into settling Palestinians: parliament speaker
Middle East
June 23, 2019
US plan will not lure Lebanon into settling Palestinians: parliament speaker
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon will not be lured by a US plan to invest billions in the country in return…
US peace plan aims to raise $50 bn, create million Palestinian jobs
Middle East
June 23, 2019
US peace plan aims to raise $50 bn, create million Palestinian jobs
The United States said Saturday that its Middle East peace plan to be presented next week in Bahrain aims to…
Egypt to participate in US-led economic workshop in Bahrain
Egypt
June 23, 2019
Egypt to participate in US-led economic workshop in Bahrain
An Egyptian delegation headed by the deputy finance minister will participate in Manama’s “Peace for Prosperity” workshop on June 25…
In rebuff to Trump, Palestinian businesses call for freedom, not cash
Middle East
June 20, 2019
In rebuff to Trump, Palestinian businesses call for freedom, not cash
RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Palestinian businessmen boycotting the Trump administration’s Bahrain workshop designed to encourage investment in the territories say only…
Egypt welcomes Bahraian’s suggestion to link ‘World Diving Park’ with Sharm El-Sheikh
Egypt
June 19, 2019
Egypt welcomes Bahraian’s suggestion to link ‘World Diving Park’ with Sharm El-Sheikh
Bahrain’s Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed Al-Zayani suggested linking the country’s highly anticipated “World Diving Park” with Egypt’s Sharm…
Migrants in the Gulf see dreams of higher wages ruined
Middle East
June 18, 2019
Migrants in the Gulf see dreams of higher wages ruined
Migrants have always been tempted to the world’s biggest cities by tales of fortunes made and streets paved with gold. Similar…
Palestinians say U.S. ‘deal of the century’ will finish off their state
Middle East
June 2, 2019
Palestinians say U.S. ‘deal of the century’ will finish off their state
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The U.S. blueprint to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, still in draft form after…