Egypt's new president said on Monday he would pursue a “balanced” foreign policy, reassuring Israel its peace treaty was safe, hinting at a new approach to Iran and calling on Bashar al-Assad's allies to help lever the Syrian leader out.
With little time to prepare his next move in trying to get the European Union to declare Hezbollah a terrorist group, Dutch lawmaker Wim Kortenoeven studies a copy of Lebanon’s trade agreement with Europe over a late-night dinner of Italian salad and German beer.
Tehran's deputy foreign minister had earlier hinted that diplomats in the country for the NAM summit would be given a tour of Parchin facility, something Western diplomats called a "very bad publicity stunt."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu distanced himself from Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's call to the Middle East Quartet to help oust Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
In annual intelligence evaluation, Military Intelligence head Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi says Israel's environment will face crises and be more prone to unexpected eruptions.
Diplomatic sources in Vienna say that Iran added many more uranium enrichment machines at its underground bunker in Fordow; IAEA set to visit Iran on Friday.
Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman asked countries working for Israeli-Palestinian peace to call for new elections to remove Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas from office.
