Blog posts tagged "Israel"

March 15, 2012 4:55 pm 1 Comment

The visit of the UN envoy Kofi Annan to Damascus this week underscored international concern about the horror being visited on civilians, but no-one, it seems, has an easy way of resolving the deeper issues.

March 12, 2012 4:46 pm 2 Comments

The Israel-Palestinian conflict has been simmering as usual while the world has been distracted by last year’s Arab Spring and its repercussions. But the changes in the region affect Israel and the Palestinians too

February 21, 2012 11:16 am No Comments

John Sparks on developments in Thailand's international terrorism saga.

February 17, 2012 8:34 am No Comments

Thailand's politicians are struggling to explain to its public why it unwittingly played host to a botched bombing, writes Jon Sparks.

February 12, 2011 11:59 am 2 Comments

Washington Correspondent Sarah Smith blogs on America's next move amidst Egypt's power change, and asks if it's time for President Obama to earn his Nobel Peace Prize?

January 24, 2011 12:48 pm 7 Comments

International Editor Lindsey Hilsum look at the leaked papers documenting the Palestine/Israel peace talks and asks, what's next?

September 2, 2010 12:36 pm 2 Comments

Success looks tricky at the Middle East peace talks because of the unprecedented weakness of the negotiating position of Palestinian Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas, writes Lindsey Hilsum.

August 20, 2010 6:08 pm 3 Comments

Lindsey Hilsum blogs on the resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in Washington next month.

June 10, 2010 7:03 am 4 Comments

A couple of years ago I took tea with a man called Ahmet Davutoglu in a Piccadilly hotel. Back then he was foreign policy adviser to Turkey’s prime minister. Now he’s foreign minister and probably the most important and pro-active Turk in the role in almost two decades.   After last week’s attack by Israeli [...]

June 8, 2010 11:27 am 1 Comment

Lindsey Hilsum blogs on Turkey's strategy towards Israel and Hamas following last week's killing of nine activists during the storming of an aid flotilla.