By Jeffrey Sachs and Sybil Fares

The UN can end the Middle East conflict by welcoming Palestine as a member

The UN, on its 80th birthday in 2025, can mark the occasion by securing a lasting solution to the conflict in the Middle East, by welcoming the State of Palestine as the 194th UN member state. The upcoming UN Conference on Palestine, set for June 2025, can be a turning point – a decisive, irreversible path towards peace in the Middle East. The Trump administration would greatly serve America’s interests, and the world’s, by championing the two-state solution and a comprehensive Middle East peace deal, at the gathering in New York in June.

Saudi crown prince says no normalization with Israel without Palestinian statehood

Saudi Arabia will not normalize relations with Israel without the establishment of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday.

Iranian artists’ works on Operation al-Aqsa Storm on show in Lebanon

TEHRAN-An exhibition of posters and illustrations by Iranian artists on the subject of Operation al-Aqsa Storm is underway in Borj el-Brajneh Camp in Beirut, Lebanon.