MANILA -- Members of the House of Representatives wished for peace and employment opportunities as the country welcomes the year 2013 Tuesday. Deputy Speaker and Zambaonga City Representative Maria Isabelle Climaco wished for the realization of peace in Mindanao especially in light of the...
The language of statements released following the Israel-Gaza peace agreement speaks to the changing relationship between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
THIS month, a curious thing happened in the annals of diplomacy. A country offered up a peace plan to put an end to a seemingly endless civil war in Syria. This country was not one of the usual foreign policy suspects — it was not the United States, it was not in Europe, and it wasn’t Syria’s neighbor. It was a country that has no real experience in playing the world’s policeman. But, seeing a ...
After a futile effort on Middle East peace talks early in his tenure, President Obama has begun an effort that could shape relations with Israel, the Palestinians and Egypt.
After a futile effort on Middle East peace talks early in his tenure, President Obama has begun an effort that could shape relations with Israel, the Palestinians and Egypt.
WASHINGTON — Now that his re-election is secured, President Obama has a freer hand to deal with a world of familiar problems in fresh ways, from toughening America’s approach to Iran and Syria while potentially engaging other repressive countries such as Cuba and North Korea to refocusing on moribund Middle East peace efforts.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's election victory opens the way for renewed efforts to revive moribund peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Middle East envoy Tony Blair said on Wednesday. Speaking hours after Obama won a second term in office, the former British prime minister told Reuters he did not believe the United States had lost interest in the decades-old ...