Author: Steven Sahiounie

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed a US proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday. US President Joe Biden outlined a ceasefire proposal for the war in Gaza on Friday. The offer calls for a ceasefire, the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and the reconstruction of Gaza. During a phone call, the two officials also discussed developments in Sudan, Saudi Press Agency reported.  source: arab News

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“We have yet to see a very clear position from the Israeli government towards the principles laid out by Biden,” foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said, adding there was no “concrete approval” from either side. “We have read and seen the contradictory statements coming in from Israeli ministers, which doesn’t give us much confidence of there being a unified position in Israel over this current proposal on the table,” Ansari told a regular press conference. The Palestinian movement Hamas has also yet to give a firm response, the official added. “We haven’t seen any statements on both sides that give…

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The European Union (EU) Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, Sven Koopmans, said today that the EU is considering imposing further sanctions on colonists and colonial groups, reaffirming the EU’S position that all colonies are illegal under international law, constitute an obstacle to peace and threaten the two-state solution. The EU imposed sanctions on four colonists and two Israeli colonial groups involved in terrorist attacks against Palestinian citizens and their properties, Koopmans told WAFA during a meeting held with several journalists in Ramallah. He noted that this was a “small first step” taken to stop the violence and…

Egyptian Foreign Minister Samah Shoukry held bilateral talks, Tuesday, with Cypriot Foreign Minister Konstantinos Kombos, who is currently visiting Cairo. Ambassador Ahmed Abu Zeid, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated on his official “X” platform account, “Intensive discussions within the framework of the strategic relations between Egypt and Cyprus, and an exchange of views on the developments of the war in Gaza and ways to achieve a ceasefire and contain the humanitarian disaster.” The two ministers are scheduled to hold a joint press conference at the conclusion of the extensive discussions. Source: Egypt Today

Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the secretary-general of the Arab League, on Tuesday called for an end to the humanitarian catastrophe caused by Israel in Gaza; the complete withdrawal of occupation forces from the Gaza Strip; the return of displaced individuals to their homes; and the initiation of a reconstruction process. He added that the actions should be part of a comprehensive plan to implement the two-state solution in the region based on relevant UN Security Council resolutions, with a specific timetable and binding guarantees. Aboul Gheit welcomed mediation efforts by the US, Egypt, and Qatar to achieve a complete ceasefire in…

US President Joe Biden said Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu may be stalling on ending the war in Gaza for political reasons, according to an interview with Time magazine released on Tuesday.The comments in the May 28 interview were made a few days before Biden detailed a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, and as the Israeli prime minister struggles with deep political divisions at home.Asked whether he thought Netanyahu was prolonging the war for his own political reasons, Biden said: “There is every reason for people to draw that conclusion.”Biden, who has been pushing for an end to the nearly…

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on May 31, his government was working on reconciliation between Ankara and Damascus.“God willing, we will see some steps in this regard soon,” Sudani told a Turkish broadcast media, adding that he was in contact with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as well as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in regards to reconciliation efforts. Turkey had been backing armed groups that were fighting in the failed US-NATO war in Syria for regime change which began in 2011 by President Obama. Erdogan publicly announced in 2022 that ousting Assad…