A high-level Egyptian delegation is currently in the United States in an effort to clarify Cairo's point of view on current regional events to top US officials. Hoda Tawfik reports from Washington
A high-level Egyptian delegation's current trip to (...)
Washington's Middle East policy is increasingly at odds with its allies. Hoda Tawfik reports from Washington, Soha Abdelaty from Cairo
US President George W Bush will today hear first hand Arab reservations on his vision for Middle East peace in (...)
Foreign Minister Maher, paying a visit to the US, expressed Egypt's 'extreme concern' over the escalating Israeli attacks against the Palestinians. Hoda Tawfik reports from Washington
Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher, who was in New York on Monday, (...)
In Washington, mum is the word, writes Hoda Tawfik from the US capital
Presidential adviser El-Baz with Secretary of State Powell outside the State Department photo:AP
As for the Palestinian demand for a cease-fire "monitoring mechanism," the (...)
Following Ahmed Maher's visit to Washington, Colin Powell is in the Middle East to bolster the shaky Palestinian-Israeli cease-fire.Hoda Tawfik in Washington and Nevine Khalil in Cairo report
President George W Bush's decision to send Secretary of (...)
Egyptian and American diplomats have been playing down rumours of a reduction in US MFO forces, saying no decision on the matter is expected soon
According to senior Egyptian diplomats in Washington, Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld has (...)
By Hoda Tawfik
The prospects for peace have never looked gloomier, as the guns of Israel blow away even the faintest of hopes that there might be a settlement worthy of the bloodshed endured by the Palestinians.
US President Bill Clinton's (...)
The White House is launching an intensive campaign to convince foes and allies alike that the American military strike against a Khartoum pharmaceutical plant was more than justified.
But the lack of evidence offered so far has led to demands that (...)
By Hoda Tawfik
The United States has turned up the heat on Israel in what it calls the end-game of current peace efforts, warning them the ball is now in their court to make a deal with the Palestinians.
The comment by State Department spokesman (...)
By Hoda Tawfik
Israel has faced a barrage of criticism at the UN Security Council for its plan to expand the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem.
More than 40 speakers took part in Tuesday's debate, held at the request of the Palestine Liberation (...)
By Hoda Tawfik and Khaled Amayreh
The UN Security Council is considering a request by the Palestine Liberation Organisation for a formal meeting on a plan by Israel to expand Jerusalem's boundaries, the Council's president announced.
"I have already (...)