EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has called for caution over lifting the EU’s arms embargo against Syria in order to supply the rebels fighting the Bashar al-Assad’s regime with weapons.
US President Barack Obama's first meeting upon landing in Tel Aviv for his first visit in Israel as president on Wednesday will take place in the afternoon at the residence of President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem.
Gallup poll finds that in run up to President Obama's visit to Israel, Americans' sympathies lean heavily toward Israelis over Palestinians, 64% vs. 12%; matches high from 1991 poll taken during Gulf War.
Will the European Union take a decision to lift its arms embargo on supplying arms to the Syrian rebels fighting against the regime of President Basha al-Assad ?
EU rejects Franco-British push to lift arms embargo to Syrian rebels; Merkel warns lifting of embargo would lead Iran, Russia to step up arms supplies to Assad, says weapons could fall into hands of Hezbollah.
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Thursday welcomed the new Pope Francis and invited him to visit the Holy Land at the earliest possibility, his office said.
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton led Europe’s leaders in heralding the announcement of a Tunisian government by the country’s National Constituent Assembly, in the aftermath of last month’s administration collapse amidst widespread riots in the North African country.
US President tells Channel 2 that Washington has over a year until Iran capable of building a nuclear bomb, but US ''doesn't want to cut it too close''; says he has no plans to immediately release Pollard.
