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[Asia Round-up] Saudi Arabia’s desire to hold talks with Iran

[Asia Round-up] Saudi Arabia’s desire to hold talks with Iran

Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal made an important announcement Tuesday when he said that he invited his Iranian counterpart and that he is ready to negotiate with him. This announcement signaled a change in Saudi Arabia’s policy toward Iran and came during US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s visit to Riyadh. The Foreign […]

Israel approves building 1200 homes in settlements as negotiation package

Israel approves building 1200 homes in settlements as negotiation package

Israel approved building nearly 1,200 more settlement homes Sunday and prepared the release of more than two dozen long-held Palestinian prisoners – highlighting an apparent settlements-for-prisoners trade-off that got both sides back to peace talks after a five-year freeze. Yet concerns were mounting, especially among Palestinians, that the price is too steep. Sunday’s announcement was […]

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