50 former European leaders, foreign ministers condemn Trump Mideast plan

US proposal’s ‘outcome has characteristics similar to apartheid – a term we don’t use lightly,’ ex-politicians and diplomats say By TOI staff Today, 1:56 pm   Fifty former European leaders and foreign ministers have signed an open letter expressing “grave concern” over US President Donald Trump’s plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace. The letter, published in The […]

Parties to Iran Nuclear Deal to Convene on Wednesday in Vienna

CHARLES BYBELEZER 02/25/2020 Officials from the remaining parties to the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal with Iran will convene in Vienna on Wednesday, six weeks after Britain, France and Germany triggered the pact’s dispute mechanism in response to Iranian violations. Russia and China are the other countries trying to salvage the accord, from which President Donald […]

EU Foreign Policy Chief Calls on Israel to Reconsider East Jerusalem Construction Plans

World 01:19 GMT 23.02.2020Get short URL 0 0 0 Subscribe https://cdn4.img.sputniknews.com/images/107838/26/1078382650.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202002231078382676-eu-foreign-policy-chief-calls-on-israel-to-reconsider-east-jerusalem-construction-plans/ BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has called on Israel to reconsider its plans on building thousands of residential units in East Jerusalem, stressing that such actions are illegal under international law. “As set out […]

Europeans See Opening to Replace US as Mideast Peace Brokers

Middle East observers often remark at the undisguised desire of the European nations to become more significant players in the Mideast peace process. Until now it has been a futile aspiration. But since the Palestinian Authority has initiated a boycott against American involvement in the search for peace, some pundits see a potential role for […]

Pro-Soleimani posters appear across Italy honoring slain General

The posters in honor of slain Iranian general Qasem Soleimani were placed by the European Solidarity Front for Syria. CARMEL MADADSHAHI FEBRUARY 16, 2020 23:44 Hundreds of posters were hung across many Italian cities on Tuesday and Wednesday in a campaign to honor slain Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed by US forces in […]

Report: EU members weighing recognition of Palestinian state

Haaretz reports that the development is specifically in response to Trump’s peace proposal, Haaretz reported Member of the European Union are weighing the possibility of recognizing a Palestinian state after US President Donald Trump released his administration’s vision for Middle East peace. According to Israeli daily Haaretz, the initiative is being led by Luxembourg, which is […]

Iran could reverse nuclear breaches if Europe acts: Zarif

Iran would be willing to move back towards the 2015 nuclear deal if Europe provides “meaningful” economic benefits, the country’s foreign minister said Friday “We have said that we are prepared to slow down or reverse these measures commensurate with what Europe does” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told reporters at the Munich Security Conference. […]

Clueless Europeans muddle the Middle East again

Clueless Europeans muddle the Middle East again   If the U.S. and Israel have the energy and creativity to adapt the Europeans’ deluded Middle East blueprints to today’s reality, a simple “thank you” from the E.U. would suffice. (February 10, 2020 / FLAME) The world would be much better off if the Europeans focused on […]

British minister warns of Daesh plot to wage chemical attack on UK

Britain’s Security Minister Ben Wallace has warned that the Takfiri Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group plans to wage a “mass casualty” chemical attack against the UK, urging the public to report any suspicious behavior. “The ambition of … Daesh is definitely mass-casualty attacks. They want to harm as many people as possible and terrorize as many people as possible,” Wallace emphasized in an interview published Sunday by the UK-based Sunday Times while insisting that the terror group had already used chemical weapons in Syria and Iraq and that intelligence chiefs believe it is intent on using them in Britain as well. …

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