Lebanon and Israel are in the Levant Basin, where large subsea gas resources have been found since 2009. In June, a ship arrived in a region Lebanon considers part of the disputed zone to construct an Israeli-built offshore field. The territory in question, Karish, was entirely within its exclusive economic zone. BEIRUT: The US envoy, … Read more
The US has nominated a new envoy to the Horn of Africa in an attempt to aid the peace process in Ethiopia. Mike Hammer served as the United States ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo before. Mr. Hammer’s nomination, according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, demonstrates America’s commitment to Ethiopia’s peace, security, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Donald Blome, the recently appointed US Ambassador to Pakistan, started his duties on Monday, marking the first full-time ambassador to serve in Islamabad in nearly four years. “Ambassador Blome will lead the United States Mission in Pakistan in its ongoing efforts to strengthen ties between the Pakistani and American peoples and to work with … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad on Tuesday said India was using fake news to run a ‘wider disinformation campaign’ against Pakistan, including over the appointment of Sardar Masood as envoy to the United States. Read more: Afghanistan, India spreading disinformation about Pakistan: NSA The spokesperson stated this in response to a question regarding … Read more
WASHINGTON: Zalmay Khalilzad, the veteran US envoy whose months of patient hotel-ballroom diplomacy helped end the US war in Afghanistan but failed to prevent a Taliban takeover, resigned on Monday. In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Khalilzad defended his record but acknowledged that he came up short and said he wanted to … Read more
US Special Representative for the Afghan Peace Process Zalmay Khalilzad met with Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the State Department. According to details, the situation in the region and the Afghan peace process were discussed during the meeting. Expressing regret over the terrorist attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, Zalmay Khalilzad praised the … Read more
A US ambassador nominated by President Donald Trump who provided key testimony in his impeachment hearings was accused Wednesday of sexual misconduct by three women. Gordon Sondland, the US envoy to the European Union, denied the allegations, with his lawyer alleging that the accusers were trying to taint his credibility in the inquiry. The Portland … Read more
A Taliban delegation met US special representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad on Thursday. According to sources, the first known contact between the two sides since US President Donald Trump called off talks last month. Trump halted the talks, which aimed at a plan to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan in exchange for Taliban security guarantees, … Read more
A 12 member contingent of the Afghan Taliban under the leadership of Mullah Baradar arrived in Islamabad here on Wednesday. Official spokesman for the Taliban in a tweet confirmed their arrival prior. American Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad is already in Islamabad indicating a possible restart for the recently ‘called off’ Afghan peace … Read more
United States (US) Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad along with his five-member delegation arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday. Sources said that Zalmay Khalilzad, during his stay in Pakistan, will hold meetings with Pakistan’s top military and civil leadership and would share new development on Afghan peace process. Khalilzad likely to visit the … Read more
In a major reshuffle, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday appointed Ambassador Munir Akram as Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office. Mr. Akram replaces Dr. Maleeha Lodhi who has presently been serving as Pakistan’s UN envoy in New York. According to the statement, Prime … Read more
The United States special envoy to Afghanistan has shown the Afghan president the draft of an agreement between the US and the Taliban after almost a year of negotiations with the group, Afghan officials said. The president’s spokesman, told on Monday that the US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad shared “key details” of the US-Taliban draft agreement … Read more
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Islamabad and met Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi here on Thursday. Zalmay Khalilzad also briefed the Foreign Minister about the progress of the seventh round of US-Taliban peace talks in Doha and details of his recent visit to Kabul. Speaking on the occasion, Shah Mehmood … Read more
