French President Emmanuel Macron said he supported a two-state solution to end the Middle East conflict as he welcomed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the Elysee Palace Wednesday. Speaking publicly on the issue for the first time, Macron said any deal “must recognise the legitimate rights of the Palestinians to have an independent state, but … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday pledged that he would not cede military control of the West Bank’s Jordan valley in any future peace agreement with the Palestinians. Speaking at a ceremony marking 50 years since the outbreak of the 1967 Six-Day War, Netanyahu’s comments seemed likely to cast a pall over US President … Read more
After four years of tension with the United States, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi now has a fan in the White House and on Monday he meets President Donald Trump. The American former reality television star and tycoon has made no secret of his admiration for the ex-army chief who overthrew his Islamist predecessor and … Read more