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The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf’s Secretary General, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, advocated for peace through cooperation in a speech at the National Council on A…

The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations held its annual policymakers conference. After opening remarks from the chair of the board of directors and the CEO of the council, a panel discus…

Arab and Palestinian officials and experts spoke about the Palestinian perspective of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They talked about the past, present, and future challenges of the conf…

Members of the Arab media remarked on how they view the U.S. while reporting for Middle Eastern networks. They also talked about the changing news environment, including the influence of soc…

Representatives from both U.S. and Middle Eastern organizations talked about how the uncertain political situation in many countries was contributing to a lack of investment in the region. …

Egypt’s ambassador to the U.S. Mohamed M. Tawfik shared his experiences during on his country’s revolution the previouis year, and how economic growth would be essential to its future. Then …

Panelists talked about issues of importance to American and Arab relations. The first panel concentrated on Syria and the opposition to Assad’s government. The second panel was on the major …

Lieutenant General John Allen gave the keynote address at the second day of the Arab-U.S. policymakers conference. He talked about the areas of responsibility, goals, activities, and future …

Middle East experts talked about the Middle East peace process, efforts to reinvigorate face-to-face negotiations, and the impact of the tensions between Israel and the Palestinian Authority…

Participants spoke about the state of the economy in the Arab world and prospects for employment and economic growth throughout the region. Among the topics they addressed were educational o…

Participants spoke about U.S. military efforts and multilateral cooperation with Arab countries.

Kathleen Hicks talked about security and stability concerns in the Persian Gulf and Middle East. Among the issues she addressed were multilateral military cooperation, efforts to combat terr…

The panel talked about the role of energy production and consumption in relations between the U.S. and Arab nations. Topics the panel addressed included the rise in energy consumption in dev…

Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister for Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates, spoke about relations between the U.S. and Arab countries. In her remarks she focused on long-standing trade …

Ambassador Hassouna talked about the future of U.S.-Arab relations after the 2008 elections. He responded to questions from members of the audience. John Duke Anthony delivered the conclu…

A panel discussion was held on Arab views of the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Abderrahim Foukara moderated. The panelists responded to questions from members of the audience. Then Am…

General Wesley Clark (USA, Ret.), former NATO supreme allied commander of Europe, talked about the strategic relationship between the U.S. and Arab countries. John Duke Anthony and Rear Admi…

Ambassador Hussein Hassouna and Retired General Anthony Zinni spoke about U.S. relations with the Arab world. Among the topics they addressed were U.S. involvement in the Middle East peace p…

Special Middle East Peace Envoy General Anthony Zinni talked about the future of the Middle East and the one year anniversary of terrorist attacks on the U.S. He also talked about potential …

Participants talked about cultural differences between the United States and the Islamic world. Among the topics they addressed were various forms of Islamic faith, differing Arab cultures, …