The Arab League foreign ministers on Thursday authorized the Palestinian Authority to enter direct negotiations with Israel and left it up to PA President Mahmoud Abbas to decide on the timing. Read the full story

Israel has agreed to discuss all core issues, including Jerusalem and refugees, when the proximity talks begin this week, a government official told The Jerusalem Post on Saturday night. Read the full story

Israeli officials would not reveal on Wednesday whether the government would respond positively to a US demand for a four-month halt to construction in east Jerusalem, in exchange for the Palestinians agreeing to direct talks with Israel during this period. Read the full story

After a European Union’s top diplomat made remarks against Iran’s nuclear program, Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa has denounced Israel’s possession of its vast nuclear arsenal. Read the full story

The democratically-elected Palestinian Prime Minister says that the Arab League decision to back the US-sponsored talks with Israel accelerated Tel Aviv’s settlement drive in Jerusalem (Al-Quds). Read the full story

Arab League chief Amr Moussa has said that Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas had told him he would not enter indirect talks with Israel, only days after the Palestinian side had agreed to the contacts. Read the full story

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi who failed to win a second term as African Union chairman now eyes a similar post at the League of Arab states. At a press conference Gaddafi called at midnight, he told reporters he is now preparing to take over chairmanship of the Arab League. Read the full story