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Fahmy travels to Ramallah
Foreign Minister to reiterate Egypt’s support for Palestine

Tamarod aims to ban US aid and cancel Camp David peace treaty
New campaign “to revive national sovereignty”
Israeli president: “Egypt needs an economic revolution”
Shimon Peres comments on situation in Egypt

Salafi sheikh describes how the soldiers were released
The sheikh was contacted by one of the kidnappers on Wednesday

US Middle East peace envoy in Cairo
David Hale meets with Egyptian officials ahead of Quartet meeting on Thursday

Egypt hosts African Union conference
Transforming African peace and security

Syria conflict “bad and getting worse,” envoy says in Moscow
Russia had thrown its support behind Brahimi’s call for Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s army and the rebels to lay down arms during the Eid Al-Adha holiday

Despite failed ceasefire, Syria peace envoy not giving up
Rebels criticise Brahimi as they did with Kofi Annan

Renowned scholar discusses the development of the Arab Spring
Noam Chomsky speaks at AUC

Fighting keeps mediator out of Libya’s Bani Walid
Fighting and shelling prevented president of Libya’s national assembly from reaching the town

US lets S. Korea raise missile range to cover North
The missile range will reach North Korea, parts of China and Japan

Morsy at the UN
Egyptian president meets heads of state and addresses the UN General Assembly

Israeli defence minister proposes West Bank withdrawal
Jewish settlers should leave West Bank or accept Palestinian Authority government
China postpones ceremony marking ties with Japan
China postpones ceremony marking ties with Japan

Then there was Peace; One Day in Cairo
Darb 1718 celebrating Peace One Day

Philippines to make landmark peace with Muslim rebels
Ceasefire and autonomy promised by government could end nearly 40 year old conflict that left hundreds of thousands dead or displaced.

Editor’s Letter: Unavoidable clash of values
If you don’t like it, just don’t watch it!

Romney: peace in Middle East “unthinkable”
Republican presidential candidate caught on camera

Reactions to Innocence of the Muslims
Egypt, US, and UN call for calm, while Iran and Al-Qaeda threaten

Brahimi meets Al-Assad
Peace envoy’s meeting with Syrian president leaves behind warnings of a “crisis

Obama and Netanyahu apparently still friends
Obama’s refusal to meet Netanyahu denied after media circulated split over Iran

Brahimi set to visit Syria after Egypt, Morsy speaks to everyone
As Brahimi prepares to travel to Damascus over the coming days, Morsy has been busy meeting with the Quartet envoys, Brahimi and Britain’s Foreign Secretary

Vatican Pope to visit Beirut
Pope Benedict XVI calls Middle East visit a “pilgrimage for peace”

Fighting continues as Brahimi travels to Cairo
Brahimi visiting Cairo as a peace envoy, having scheduled talks with Arab leaders

The bitter truth; peaceful resolution in Syria “nearly impossible”
New special envoy to Syria admits the task ahead may be insurmountable as violence continues unabated

Morsy to visit the US after Iran, China
In an attempt to enhance foreign ties, Morsy is set to visit Iran, China and the US

Israeli FM calls for elections in Palestine
Lieberman calls to oust Mahmoud Abbas, accusing him of being “uninterested or unable” to reach an agreement to end the Palestinian/Israeli conflict

Iran hosts alternative Syria conference
Iran to host a meeting to discuss the Syrian situation

Israel asks citizens to leave Sinai in fear of attacks
Tel Aviv renewed calls that all tourists in the Sinai region leave immediately, citing intelligence that Gaza-based groups were planning to target Israeli visitors for kidnapping