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September 26, 2013
9:47 pm

PA President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the UN General Assembly, September 26, 2013. (AP/Justin Lane/Pool)

Abbas at UN: End ‘settler terrorism’ and seize ‘last chance’ of peace

Prospects of accord are ‘bleak,’ PA president says at General Assembly. But he stresses he seeks a permanent deal and believes ‘the Israeli people want peace’

By Ilan Ben Zion

September 26, 2013
9:12 pm

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the UN General Assembly, September 26, 2013 photo credit: UN screenshot)

Full text of Mahmoud Abbas’s speech to the UN General Assembly

‘I am confident that the Israeli people want peace,’ PA president declares in NY, while urging the world to put an end to settlement construction

By Times of Israel staff

September 26, 2013
8:07 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry, right, and Chinese Foreign Minster Wang Yi, left, talk before making statements before their bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. (Photo credit: AP/Susan Walsh)

World powers reach deal to eliminate Syria chemical weapons

Kerry says Chinese counterpart has ‘strong agreement’ on need for UN Security Council declaration after chemical weapons use

By Matthew Lee and Edith M. Lederer

September 26, 2013
7:06 pm

Dawn breaks over the still-smoldering Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Ben Curtis)

Al-Shabab attacks Kenyan border towns

Three killed in attacks by Somali terrorist group responsible for siege at mall; killers vow to continue until Kenyan troops leave Somalia

By David Rising and TOM ODULA

September 26, 2013
6:39 pm

Undated image provided by Interpol shows Samantha Lewthwaite. Interpol has issued an arrest notice for Samantha Lewthwaite, the fugitive Briton whom news media have dubbed the "white widow." (photo credit: AP/Interpol)

Interpol issues arrest warning for British ‘white widow’

Samantha Lewthwaite wanted by Kenya for possible connection to deadly terrorist attack on Nairobi mall

By Cassandra Vinograd

September 26, 2013
5:24 pm

Iranian President Hasan Rouhani speaks at the UN General Assembly in New York. (photo credit: @nycjim via Twitter)

Rouhani calls on Israel to give up nuclear arms

Iranian president says the only way to prevent use of nukes is to eliminate them entirely; Israeli minister says remarks a ploy to shift focus to Israel

By Ilan Ben Zion and AP

September 26, 2013
4:49 pm

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, left, and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius shake hands before conducting a bilateral meeting during the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, Wednesday, September 25, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Jason DeCrow)

World powers set to test Iran on nuclear issue

US, Iranian foreign ministers to meet in New York as Tehran signals openness to diplomatic resolution to uranium standoff

By AP and Times of Israel staff

September 26, 2013
4:11 pm

Palestinian Finance Minister Shukri Bishara, left, shakes hands with Israeli Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz after a press conference regarding a meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee during the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Israeli, Palestinian ministers collegial almost to the point of disbelief

At meeting on sidelines of UNGA, smiling Yuval Steinitz and Shukri Bishara seek to outdo each other in their diplomatic affability

By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil

September 26, 2013
2:59 pm

Syrian President Bashar Assad (photo credit: AP/CBS)

Assad: We have weapons that could blindside Israel

Syrian president says West is only seeking to strip him of his chemical weapons in order to tip balance of power in Jerusalem’s favor

By Times of Israel staff

September 26, 2013
2:02 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomes his Syrian counterpart Walid Moallem (left), prior to talks in Moscow on Monday, September 9, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Ivan Sekretarev)

Russia to help guard Syrian weapons sites

Deputy FM says Moscow ready to secure facilities after WMD stockpile destroyed

By AP and Times of Israel staff

September 26, 2013
1:11 pm

Iranian President Hasan Rouhani interviewed on CNN, September 24, 2013 (photo credit: CNN screenshot)

As Holocaust dispute flares, Khamenei aides rap Rouhani for conciliatory gestures

Confidants warn against ‘wild moves’ by president; semi-official news agency denies he recognized the Holocaust in CNN interview

By Times of Israel staff

September 26, 2013
12:12 pm

Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, right, meets with French President Francois Hollande during the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Craig Ruttle)

World powers set to test Iran on nuclear dispute

Rouhani may have limited time to reach settlement — a year or less — before Khamenei decides negotiations are fruitless

By Lara Jakes and Matthew Lee

September 26, 2013
11:26 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, September 19, 2013. (photo credit: UN Photo by Eskinder Debebe)

Iran seeks ‘phased actions’ in nuclear talks

Iranian FM, US secretary of state and other envoys to meet later Thursday; follows Rouhani claim he wants resolution to dispute within 3-6 months

By AP and Times of Israel staff

September 26, 2013
10:27 am

Screenshot from Clalit HMO video on breastfeeding in Arabic. (Photo credit: Clalit/YouTube)

Israeli nursing guide a hit in Arab world

Local HMO breastfeeding video has been watched by half a million Arab viewers so far, Ynet reports

September 26, 2013
9:32 am

Ahmet Davutoglu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey, addressing a Security Council meeting. (Photo credit: UN Photo by Jenny Rockett)

Turkish FM: Israel must do more to normalize ties with us

Ahmet Davutoglu says Jerusalem has yet to fulfill all three conditions set by Ankara following Gaza flotilla affair

By AP and Times of Israel staff

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