EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton heralded the ‘privilege’ of Europe’s role in bringing about a democratic transition in Tunisia, as she committed European resources to help ‘consolidate deep democracy, freedom and human rights”, at a meeting with Tunisian President Hamadi Jebali in Brussels on Tuesday.
Israeli President Shimon Peres expressed hope on Wednesday that his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would vanish during the coming year, along with others whom he said threaten the Jewish State.
Strike is response to Syria mortar that kills 5 Turkish civilians; Erdogan: Turkey will never leave unanswered such kinds of provocation by Syrian regime; UN urges Syria to respect territorial integrity of neighbors.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly planning to travel to Europe to shore up support for more harsher sanctions against Iran as EU Foreign Ministers are scheduled to meet later this month to consider such measures.
Statements from Russian deputy FM constitute one of Moscow's most specific warnings yet to the West and Gulf Arab leaders to keep out of the 18-month-old conflict; report: Assad tours Aleppo, orders city ''cleansed.''
US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro insisted Israel and the US are “very well coordinated” on their respective policies regarding Iran, as he claimed the UN General Assembly speeches by Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama both demonstrated “we’re absolutely committed to the same goal...(and) we’re determined to prevent it”.
Hamas declared a media boycott of Barcelona Thursday, in reaction to reports the renowned football club had invited former Palestinian captive-turned sports columnist Gilad Shalit to attend one of its key matches as its guest, despite a local pro-Palestinian protest against the “gesture of goodwill” towards a former Sergeant Major of the Israel Defense Forces”.
Netanyahu thanks Canadian PM Harper for severing ties with Iran, calls move ''act of statesmanship, moral clarity''; Harper says PM's speech on Iranian red lines will not be forgotten; Obama expresses solidarity with PM via phone.
