The Biden administration has weighed a proposal to name a new top diplomat to focus on long-term Israeli-Palestinian relations, though for the moment it is sticking with a post focused on the immediate humanitarian crisis of the Israel-Hamas war, a U.S. official told POLITICO. If the conditions on the ground change and the current post […]
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US names special envoy for Middle Eastern humanitarian efforts, with eye on Gaza
The White House announced Sunday the appointment of David Satterfield, former U.S. ambassador to Turkey, to serve as Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues. Satterfield, in his new position, “will focus on ensuring life-saving assistance can reach vulnerable people throughout the Middle East,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement Sunday. The… […]
Iran UNHRC envoy grills Israeli mission on flagrant violations, crimes
Sep 29, 2023 Source: Al Mayadeen In response to Israeli accusations at the UNHRC, Iran’s representative slams Israeli hypocrisy and sheds light on the entity’s own heinous crimes in occupied Palestinian territories. By Al Mayadeen English Iran’s representative at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sternly responded to accusations made by the Israeli representative […]
Moscow summons Armenian envoy, gives him a ‘tough presentation’
Sept 9, 2023 Source: Agencies By Al Mayadeen English Russia protested a number of issues to the Armenian ambassador, including Yerevan’s announcement of hosting joint military drills with the US next week. The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Armenia’s ambassador to Moscow on Friday to protest Yerevan’s recent “unfriendly steps,” including its announcement of joint exercises […]
‘Everything is possible in Gaza’ for the EU envoy, not Gazans
The EU Envoy to Palestine Sven Kühn Von Burgsdorff paraglided onto a beach in Gaza on Monday and told Gazans that “Everything is possible.” But some things, like paragliding in Gaza’s skies, are only possible for people with immense power like Mr. Von Burgsdorff, not for the Palestinians living under a crippling Israeli blockade. Source
Expel Swedish envoy
TEHRAN – Iran has strongly reacted to the desecration of the holy Quran in Sweden, taking a set of measures with the aim of putting an end to the sacrilege to the holy book. Source
US climate envoy John Kerry on visit to China to revive climate cooperation
World’s top greenhouse gas emitters hold talks in China focusing on reducing methane emissions, limiting coal use, and helping poor countries address climate change. Source
Iran summons Russian envoy over Persian Gulf islands
TERHAN – Russian Ambassador to Tehran Alexey Dedov was summoned to the Iranian foreign ministry on Wednesday over a joint Russian-Arab statement that called into question Iranian sovereignty over its islands in the Persian Gulf. Russia and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries issued the statement after a round of strategic dialogue in which […]
Iran envoy to Afghanistan meets UN official
TEHRAN – Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s presidential envoy for Afghanistan who simultaneously serves as Tehran’s Ambassador to Kabul, met on Tuesday with the United Nations secretary-general’s envoy for Afghanistan. Source
Azerbaijan-Iran ties at lowest level: envoy
TEHRAN – The ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Israel has said that relations between Tehran and Baku are at an all-time low. Source
Palestine envoy: Ramadan traditions inherited from Ottomans, shared values with Turkish people
Palestinian Ambassador to Turkiye, Faed Mustafa, told about the Ramadan traditions of Palestine inherited from Ottomans and shared values that bring Turkish and Palestinian people together in an exclusive interview with Anadolu. "I think the most beautiful aspect of the holy month (Ramadan) is that it brings families together," he added, Anadolu News Agency reports. […]
Philippine Senator Wants China Envoy Recalled Over ‘Threat’ to Oppose Taiwan
A Philippine senator has called for Beijing to recall its representative in Manila “as soon as possible” following his “threat” to the Philippines to oppose Taiwan’s independence. “How dare he threaten us,” Senator Risa Hontiveros said in a statement on April 16. “He, along with his country’s ships and artificial islands in the West Philippine Sea, […]
Israel’s UN envoy: ‘PA is Israel’s enemy’
Gilad Erdan, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations (UN), on Friday described the Palestinian Authority (PA) as Israel's "enemy" and the PA's ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansour, as a "representative of an enemy." Speaking to Israeli Public Broadcaster Kan, Erdan declared that the PA is "our enemy" and Mansour: "Is the representative of an […]
Iran envoy meets Iraqi finance minister
TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Mohammad Kazem Al Sadeq on Monday met Iraqi Finance Minister Taif Sami to discuss ways to develop ties between Tehran and Baghdad. Source
UN envoy ‘aware of crimes committed against Palestinian children’
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, said on Monday that she is "aware of the daily crimes committed against Palestinian children." She is said to have expressed her anger with such crimes in a meeting with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki in Ramallah. Gamba affirmed her cooperation […]
US Envoy for Western Balkans visits Kosovo amid rising tensions with Serbia
The US Special Envoy for the Western Balkans has visited Pristina to meet with Kosovo leaders, a day after Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he would ask the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo to allow the deployment of 1,000 Serb troops in the Serb-populated north of Kosovo. Kosovo, which used to be part of Serbia, […]
Turkiye FM meets UN Special Envoy for Libya
The Turkish Foreign Minister and UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya met in Turkiye's capital, Ankara, on Monday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu shared a photo from the meeting on Twitter as he wished success to Abdoulaye Bathily, who took charge in September. "Met w/@Bathily_UNSMIL SRSG for Libya & wished him success," Cavusoglu […]
UN envoy admits fabricating claim of Viagra-fueled rape as ‘Russian military strategy’
UN Special Representative Pramila Patten has been exposed for fabricating her claim that Russia was supplying its troops with Viagra as a part of its “military strategy” in the Ukraine conflict. The widely publicized lie was recycled from baseless NATO propaganda deployed during its 2011 Libyan regime change war. Source
UN envoy warns of ‘heightened risk of war’ after end of Yemen truce
The United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, has warned that the failure to extend the ceasefire agreement between the Houthis and the Yemeni government will lead to a “heightened risk of war”, Anadolu news agency reported. Speaking during a Security Council briefing yesterday, Grundberg said the truce started to alleviate the suffering of […]
Israel’s UN envoy: Abbas uses UN stage to ‘incite against Israel, back terrorists’
Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, harshly attacked Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday over his address to world leaders at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, claiming it was a “lie-laden speech.” “Time after time, he [Abbas] uses the stage of the UN to incite against Israel and back the terrorists […]
Israel’s UN envoy: Abbas uses UN stage to ‘incite against Israel, back terrorists’
Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, harshly attacked Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday over his address to world leaders at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, claiming it was a “lie-laden speech.” “Time after time, he [Abbas] uses the stage of the UN to incite against Israel and back the terrorists […]
Israel’s UN envoy: Abbas uses UN stage to ‘incite against Israel, back terrorists’
Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, harshly attacked Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday over his address to world leaders at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, claiming it was a “lie-laden speech.” “Time after time, he [Abbas] uses the stage of the UN to incite against Israel and back the terrorists […]
Israel’s UN envoy: Abbas uses UN stage to ‘incite against Israel, back terrorists’
Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, harshly attacked Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday over his address to world leaders at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, claiming it was a “lie-laden speech.” “Time after time, he [Abbas] uses the stage of the UN to incite against Israel and back the terrorists […]
Israel’s UN envoy: Abbas uses UN stage to ‘incite against Israel, back terrorists’
Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, harshly attacked Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday over his address to world leaders at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, claiming it was a “lie-laden speech.” “Time after time, he [Abbas] uses the stage of the UN to incite against Israel and back the terrorists […]
Israel’s UN envoy: Abbas uses UN stage to ‘incite against Israel, back terrorists’
Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, harshly attacked Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday over his address to world leaders at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, claiming it was a “lie-laden speech.” “Time after time, he [Abbas] uses the stage of the UN to incite against Israel and back the terrorists […]
Israel’s UN envoy: Abbas uses UN stage to ‘incite against Israel, back terrorists’
Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, harshly attacked Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday over his address to world leaders at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, claiming it was a “lie-laden speech.” “Time after time, he [Abbas] uses the stage of the UN to incite against Israel and back the terrorists […]
Belarus envoy, Iran’s culture minister meet
TEHRAN – Belarussian Ambassador Dmitry Koltsov has met Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Mohammad-Mehdi Esmaeili, in his office in Tehran to discuss the expansion of cultural ties. “Belarus is a regional friend of Iran and the government seeks to expand relations in different areas, in addition, there are numerous cultural fields in which […]
Belarus envoy, Iran’s culture minister meet
TEHRAN – Belarussian Ambassador Dmitry Koltsov has met Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Mohammad-Mehdi Esmaeili, in his office in Tehran to discuss the expansion of cultural ties. “Belarus is a regional friend of Iran and the government seeks to expand relations in different areas, in addition, there are numerous cultural fields in which […]
Belarus envoy, Iran’s culture minister meet
TEHRAN – Belarussian Ambassador Dmitry Koltsov has met Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Mohammad-Mehdi Esmaeili, in his office in Tehran to discuss the expansion of cultural ties. “Belarus is a regional friend of Iran and the government seeks to expand relations in different areas, in addition, there are numerous cultural fields in which […]