Catherine Ashton

EXCLUSIVE PICTURESDuring a visit to the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Baroness Catherine Ashton, Vice President of the European Commission and high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs...

The Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman has threatened to dissolve the Palestinian Authority (PA) if its president, Mahmoud Abbas, insisted on going ahead with his request for UN recognition...

Senior PLO committee member Saeb Erekat has called on United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Catherine Ashton to intervene for the...

The Head of the Gaza Border Agency, Maher Abu-Sabha, has refused entry to the EU Mission charged with monitoring the border with Egypt at Rafah. The Mission was planning...

Member of Hamas' political bureau, Ezzat al-Reshq, said on Monday night that the remarks by the head of the EU's foreign policy, Catherine Ashton, regarding the Palestinian hunger strikers...

Maariv newspaper reported on its website that it has obtained an unusual letter written to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the...

Prominent Egyptian writer Salim Azouz has affirmed that the military coup is corroding and has already started to eat its sons. Azouz, an independent writer who opposed President Mohamed...

Britain's former ambassador to the UN and Iraq has raised concerns over the use of torture by the Western backed Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. Sir Jeremy Greenstock...

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, has announced her intention to visit Gaza in the next ten days. Her visit...

The European Union's foreign policy chief has said that she "deeply regrets" hearing that the Israeli government has approved expansion plans for the illegal settlement of Ariel in the...

Media sources claim that Israel and America are putting considerable pressure on European Union foreign ministers who are preparing to issue a strongly worded statement condemning Israeli practices in...

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...

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...

The European Union yesterday denied reports by Israeli media outlets regarding the postponement of its decision to label Israeli settlement products. A statement was made by the EU delegation...

The European Union has requested clarifications from Cairo in regards to the judiciary's recent decision to ban the Muslim Brotherhood and all its activities, as well as confiscate its...

The Palestinian territories and the Zionist state have recently witnessed some political manouvres  represented by the visit of US envoy David Hill and the Head of Foreign Affairs for...

For months – even years – Iran and the West have been engaged in circular talks about Tehran's nuclear programme. Last week's talks, in the capital of Kazakhstan, were...

Europe was quick in its response to the Arab Spring and adopted a new approach to relations with its Southern neighbours. Nonetheless, despite the great efforts and numerous investments...