Trump Middle East Peace Plan

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner speaks at the "Peace to Prosperity" conference in Ma-nama, Bahrain, June 25, 2019. (Reuters)

Bahrain Conference: US Launches Economic Formula for Middle East Peace

The Trump Administration’s two-day Peace to Prosperity economic conference, which calls for $50 billion of investmentin the Palestinian territories and its neighbours within a decade, took place this…

Yasmine El Geressi 28 June 2019

White House US Senior Advisor Jared Kushner attends the conference on Peace and Security in the Middle East in Warsaw, on February 14, 2019. (Getty)

The Bumpy Road to “Peace for Prosperity”

The Peace for Prosperity workshop is set to take place on June 25-26 in Bahrain’s capital, Manama. The U.S.-led event is meant to kickstart a new economic vision for Palestinians and the…

Yasmine El-Geressi and Ali El Shamy 21 June 2019

Trump's Middle East Peace Plan Faces Major Challenges

Following a long period of anticipation and repeated delays, US officials have announced that they will hold an economic workshop in Bahrain in late June as the first step in the administration…

Yasmine El Geressi 07 June 2019

Jason Greenblatt to Majalla: Many Arab leaders want progress, and the Palestinian Authority will be judged harshly for passing up prosperity and peace

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