Shimon Peres
Palestinian president, Netanyahu shake hands at Peres funeral
Egypt
September 30, 2016
Palestinian president, Netanyahu shake hands at Peres funeral
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shook hands and exchanged brief words at the funeral on…
Sisi, King Abdullah might attend Peres funeral: Israeli media
Egypt
September 29, 2016
Sisi, King Abdullah might attend Peres funeral: Israeli media
Israel's Radio Kol Hay has reported that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and King Abdullah of Jordan will most likely attend…
Shimon Peres, Israel’s last founding father, dies at 93
Middle East
September 28, 2016
Shimon Peres, Israel’s last founding father, dies at 93
Former Israeli president and elder statesman Shimon Peres, a joint winner of the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize and an influential…
Shimon Peres ‘serious but stable’ four days after major stroke
Middle East
September 17, 2016
Shimon Peres ‘serious but stable’ four days after major stroke
Former Israeli president and Nobel laureate Shimon Peres was in a stable condition on Saturday, four days after a major…
Peres denies Israeli involvement in Beirut blast
World
August 16, 2013
Peres denies Israeli involvement in Beirut blast
In a meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Israeli President Shimon Peres denied Israeli involvement in Thursday's explosion in Beirut. The…
Black, Arab rail staff kept away from Peres visit to Paris: union
World
April 15, 2013
Black, Arab rail staff kept away from Peres visit to Paris: union
A French union has accused its national railway of keeping black and Arab employees out of sight when Israeli President…
Israeli official ‘in Cairo for Gaza truce talks’
Egypt
November 18, 2012
Israeli official ‘in Cairo for Gaza truce talks’
An Israeli official landed in Cairo on Sunday for Egypt-mediated truce talks with Hamas to end the Gaza conflict, Egyptian…
Brotherhood official resigns to protest Morsy letter to Israeli president
Egypt
October 22, 2012
Brotherhood official resigns to protest Morsy letter to Israeli president
Muslim Brotherhood leader Ahmed al-Hamrawy resigned from the group and its Freedom and Justice Party to protest a letter introducing…
Morsy’s letter to Peres not friendly, just protocol, say diplomats
Egypt
October 18, 2012
Morsy’s letter to Peres not friendly, just protocol, say diplomats
A letter from Egypt to Israel introducing Atef Sayed al-Ahl, Egypt's new ambassador to that nation, has attracted criticism for its allegedly…
Israeli paper: Morsy willing to meet Israeli president after US election
Egypt
September 30, 2012
Israeli paper: Morsy willing to meet Israeli president after US election
Mohamed Morsy is willing to meet with Israeli President Shimon Peres and other Israeli officials following the US presidential election,…