Peace

Iran insists latest proposal is 'generous' despite Trump’s rejection

"Our demand is legitimate: we are calling for an end to the war" said Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei.

IRAN'S FOREIGN Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends an interview, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026.
France's President Emmanuel Macron arrives for the European Political Community summit in Yerevan, Armenia, May 4, 2026.

Macron’s diplomacy ahead of Paris conference raises bias concerns on Israel - opinion

Indian security force personnel stand guard at the site of a suspected militant attack on tourists in Baisaran near Pahalgam in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, April 24, 2025.

Indus Waters Treaty abeyance after Pahalgam attack sparks India-Pakistan clash - opinion

Demonstrators including Israeli and Palestinian activists take part in a demonstration in support of peace near the West Bank city of Jericho October 19, 2016

If the world spent even 10% on peace, everything could look so different - opinion


Building bridges, not walls: A woman's lessons from the past decade - opinion

I believe Israel will only be truly strong if it learns to view Arab society not as a challenge to be managed but as a valuable resource to be invested in.

 Israeli President Isaac Herzog is seen meeting with Arab women at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2023.

Pope Leo says he hopes Hamas will accept Trump's peace plan

Pope Leo praised Trump’s Gaza plan, urging Hamas to endorse it, while warning against violence as a Gaza aid flotilla nears Israel.

Pope Leo XIV gestures to the crowd as he tours St Peter's Square in the popemobile following a Holy Mass for the Jubilee of Catechists at the Vatican, September 28, 2025.

Trump's Gaza ultimatum: 'Three to four days' to accept peace plan

If Hamas rejects the plan, "Israel will do what it has to do," Trump added.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump over a background of Hamas members.

Tony Blair's slated role in Gaza comes after decades of Middle East experience - analysis

With decades of Middle East diplomacy and global conflict mediation, Blair emerges as a leading candidate to guide Gaza’s postwar reconstruction.

Then-British prime minister Tony Blair (L) with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, July 25, 2007.

Israel's cold peace with Egypt is on the verge of unraveling - opinion

With 2026 approaching, the “cold peace” risks fraying further, a scenario neither the US nor Israel can afford to ignore.

Egyptian tanks are seen on the road to the Rafah border amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt September 9, 2024.

What scares Khamenei most: Iranians and Israelis as allies - opinion

Israeli and Iranian officials met and discussed mutual hopes for peacemaking and collaboration should Tehran experience a regime change.

Supporters of Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and pro-Israel demonstrators gather outside the Iranian embassy during a protest in London, Britain, June 22, 2025

Israel and Iran: Can they go from rivals to partners? - opinion

In this imagined moment, a plane from Tel Aviv lands in Tehran. The pilot, in Hebrew and with an emotional voice, announces, 'Welcome to Iran.'

Illustrative image of Iran and Israel on fists.

Gulf leaders call defense meeting in Doha after Israeli strike

Sisi, speaking at an emergency Arab-Islamic summit in Qatar, said Israel's actions "add obstacles to chances for any new peace agreements and even abort existing ones."

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Emir Of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani ahead of an emergency Arab-Islamic leaders' summit convened to discuss the September 9 Israeli attack on Hamas on Qatari territory, in Doha, Qatar, September 15, 2025.

Five years later, Abraham Accords may have become a cold peace, expert says

Ghanem Nuseibeh, a UK-based expert, says that the Accords have suffered due to the October 7 war and the continued war; however, things could change for the better in the future.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump, Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani, and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed wave, after an Abraham Accords signing ceremony at the White House in 2020.

Why the Abraham Accords are still missing a soul - opinion

For peace to endure, the Abraham Accords must mature beyond their current scope.

RABBI DR. Yakov Nagen delivers the Jewish-Muslim Fraternity Declaration at the G20 Interfaith Forum in Cape Town last month. The writer stands alongside him. They are joined by Imam Talib Shareef (left) and Imam Rashad Abdul-Rahman.