French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has announced that Paris and London are to ask the EU to re-schedule to an earlier date its foreign ministers' meeting planned for the...

Britain's Foreign Secretary has said that continued illegal settlement expansion in East Jerusalem and the West Bank "is harming Israel's international standing and endangering the two state solution". William...

Britain's Minister for the Middle East and North Africa at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said that the government is committed to returning funds embezzled from Egypt during...

The German Foreign Minister and former-Vice-Chancellor, Guido Westerwelle, has affirmed that his country will continue to offer financial aid to Egypt, a German newspaper reported on Wednesday. Westerwelle believes...

A senior Israeli officer has cancelled a planned visit to Britain fearing arrest for alleged war crimes. Major-General Doron Almog is the ex-commanding officer of the Israel Defence Forces...

Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs has told Haaretz newspaper that his country regards goods produced in Israeli settlements as illegal under international law. Jonas Gahr Store said that his...

The EU foreign policy chief, Catharine Ashton, has said that the EU desires to see Palestine granted the status of a full-member state at the UN. "Achieving this is...

Amnesty International has demanded that the Israeli authorities release the Palestinians held under administrative detention or grant them swift and fair trials. In a report released today (6th June),...

Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, yesterday accused the Syrian regime of turning Syria to a "terrorist state" on account of the widespread massacres being perpetrated by state forces...

The Turkish foreign ministry has summoned the US ambassador to Ankara, Francis Ricciardone, to explain his criticism of the country's Judiciary. The Turkish newspaper, Zaman, said Ricciardone was asked...

The Turkish government has prevented Israel's representatives from attending the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum in Istanbul. The move was hailed by Izzat Al-Resheq, a member of the Hamas political bureau....

Israel has threatened to use its considerable influence over US foreign policy to block Egypt's purchase of two submarines from Germany. According to German press reports, Israel intends to...

The Palestinian West Bank is today controlled by Israel through a complex web of illegal settlements, with their associated infrastructure of separate roads, security buffer zones, checkpoints and the...

Britain's Foreign Secretary has expressed his belief that whoever wins the presidential election in Egypt should do so through a credible, free and fair process, which reflects fully the...

The British Muslim advocacy group iEngage has written to Foreign Secretary William Hague raising concerns over the recent EU decision to upgrade bilateral relations between the EU and Israel....

The London-based Arabic daily newspaper, Al-Hayat, reported on February 17, 2013 that the EU's High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, has expressed concern about the deteriorating...

Britain's Foreign Secretary has welcomed his peers from the Gulf countries and praised the UK's relations with Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC). In a press statement published on the website...

During a speech in Beirut on Thursday, on the 30th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre, the French writer and legal activist Alain Gresh accused the United States...

Britain's Foreign Secretary has said that there is a need for new negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis to make progress towards a two-state solution. In a press statement...

Britain's Foreign Secretary has confirmed that unprecedented sanctions against Iran came into force on Sunday, 1 July. William Hague pointed out that these are the toughest EU sanctions imposed...

A Greek diplomat has claimed that the EU is considering a comprehensive ban on goods produced on Israeli settlements, Yedioth Ahronoth has reported. The anonymous diplomat told the newspaper...

Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has called for worldwide participation in carrying out reform of the United Nations stressing that the UNSC should represent all the countries of...

Some Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called on the EU Commission's Foreign Affairs chief, Catherine Ashton, to partially suspend the Association Agreement with Israel on the grounds...

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that he is planning to visit the Gaza Strip "soon". The Turkish Anatolia news agency reported that Erdogan hasn't announced...

The Russian permanent representative at the UN, Vitaly Churkin, has said that giving al-Assad's seat in the Arab League to the Syrian opposition "would not be helpful" to a...

EU Foreign Affairs Chief Catherine Ashton has said that Europe is "very disappointed" by Israel's settlement policy. Speaking to Turkey's Okaz newspaper, Ashton stressed that it is the EU's...

Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister has said that his government will support Egypt until the latter's economy regains its position of regional strength and authority. Ali Babacan insisted that the...

The Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) has ratified a proposal to impose an academic and cultural boycott of Israel. Israeli newspaper Maariv said that the union, which has 14,000...

US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that he will meet with members of the Syrian opposition in London later this week. Kerry is stopping-off in London...

Turkey's prime minister has confirmed that he plans to visit the besieged Gaza Strip next month. Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the announcement during a video link with a joint...

The British National Library has recently informed Israeli government secretary, Zvi Hauser, that it has accepted requests to exhibit the original copy of the Balfour Declarations in Israel next...

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pointed out that Israel has not fulfilled the promise made when it offered a formal apology to his country for the 2010 attack on the...