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Saif Al-Islam Al-Qadafi, Chairman of the Gaddafi Foundation, met with US Secretary of State Condolezza Rice on Thursday, November 20th. The two met at her office and held talks focusing on bilateral relations between the United States and Libya, indicating the growing relations between the former adversaries.
State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack said, “They talked about [...]
The U.S. Senate’s approval of Gene Cretz as the new ambassador to Libya, late Thursday, November 20, marks the first time in 36 years that the United States will have an ambassador in Libya, concluding the long road to diplomat relations between the two countries. However, throughout the Arab world, there are mixed and cautious [...]
Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, met Tuesday November 18 with Assistant Secretary of State for North Eastern Affairs, David Welch, and is scheduled to meet with several other White House officials and Congress members before his meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday. Saif holds no official governmental [...]
Pascal Couhepin, President of Switzerland, made a historic visit to Turkey, being the first Swiss president to visit Turkey, despite Switzerland’s 80 year presence in the country. The Swiss president had a five-day trip, and primarily discussed past and future diplomatic events with the Turkish President Abdullah Gul. Couhepin expressed his love for the Turkish [...]
Over the last few years, Saudi Arabia has had a very up and down trend in their attempts at foreign diplomacy in the Middle East. They have been trying to take an active role in the politics of the region and have encountered both success and defeat with each of their attempts. They attempted to [...]
Today, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria issued a decree that will create a diplomatic relationship between Syria and Lebanon. The two nations hope to establish “a [Syrian] diplomatic mission at ambassador level in the Lebanese capital Beirut.” The push began in mid August when the two announced jointly that they were going to try to [...]
An ambassador from the Arab League arrived in Baghdad on Monday, ready to reestablish a relationship with the Iraqi government. Egyptian diplomat Hani Khalaf was sent by the organization, as there has not been a representative from the Arab League stationed in Iraq in over a year. The previous ambassador, Mukhtar Lamani, quit in early [...]
Despite the fact that there has been 30 years of peace between Israel and Egypt, no senior Israeli diplomats want to be posted in Egypt. The current ambassador to Cairo, Shalom Cohen, has had his post extended an additional three months because no other qualified diplomats have volunteered for the position. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni [...]
As Abdullah Gul, the Turkish President, arrived in Armenia, the first Turkish leader to visit the country since it broke with communism in 1991, thousands of protesters lined the streets of the Armenian capital, Yerevan. Many Armenians assert that the Ottoman Turks committed genocide against the Armenians during World War I. The Turkish government has [...]