The US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has departed for Turkey and the region, the US State Department said.
After a two-day meeting in Cairo, Palestinian factions agreed to an election timetable, and to “respect and accept” the results of the election. Palestinian parliamentary elections are scheduled for May 22, with a presidential vote set to be held on July 31.
In a joint statement issued by Fatah, Hamas and 12 other Palestinian factions, the parties promised to “abide by the timetable” of the elections, allow unrestricted campaigning and establish an “election court” to adjudicate any disputes.
The move by the Palestinians to hold elections this year comes just weeks after US President Joe Biden was sworn in. The Palestinians have pinned their hopes on a more friendly Biden administration after boycotting the Trump administration since December 2017, when Jerusalem was recognized Israel’s capital, with the US embassy moved there nearly six months
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Joe Biden s pick for Iran envoy resurrects bitter debate over nuclear deal
A political crossfire erupted when the Biden administration announced the selection of Robert Malley to be the United States envoy for Iran. New York Times February 14, 2021 / 02:39 PM IST
President Joe Biden had managed to assemble his foreign policy team with remarkably little trouble until this past week. His picks to lead the State and Defense departments, and to fill senior intelligence posts, drew little controversy and almost no Republican opposition.
But a political crossfire erupted when the Biden administration announced the selection of Robert Malley to be its envoy for Iran. The choice of Malley, a longtime diplomat and conflict mediator, instantly resurrected a bitter Washington debate about the 2015 Iran nuclear deal abrogated by President Donald Trump and whether to restore it. It also inflamed the sensitive politics of Israel and, for goo
Now with a new administration preparing to bring the United States back into compliance with the agreement, the opposition machinery is gearing up again.