French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot embarked on a regional tour ahead of the upcoming UN conference in June.

A government spokesperson called for a 'demilitarization' of Hamas movement, which controls the territory, as well as a ...

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy says two-state solution remains 'the only option' ahead of next month's UN conference ...

Were France to recognise the State of Palestine, it would be the first member of the G7 and the first permanent member of the UN Security Council to do so – which could have a knock-on effect on ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges world leaders to act decisively in support of a two-state solution between Israel and Palestinian Arabs, warning it may soon become unachievable.

Israel has revoked the visas of 27 French lawmakers just days before their visit, amid growing diplomatic tensions over Paris ...

THE UK Government has rejected calls to join France in preparing to recognise the state of Palestine within months. Foreign Office minister Hamish Falconer said he informed Palestinian Authority prime ...

The move reflects France’s strategic recalibration amid rising domestic pressures, European fragmentation over Gaza and a ...

Lithuania is monitoring what is being proposed by France and could also recognize a Palestinian state, but only “at the right ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK is in talks with France and Saudi Arabia about whether to recognise a Palestinian state at a UN ...

The fact that France would be among the last group of countries in the world to formally recognize Palestine, speaks volumes ...

Consequently, Macron’s recent announcement of France’s intention to recognize the state of Palestine in June has been met with a far more subdued and skeptical reaction from Palestinians.