Abbas calls for new Middle East peace conference in Madrid

While visiting Spain, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on September 19th for a new peace conference to be held in Madrid, as reported by The Arab Weekly and agencies. 

This conference would address a final resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, modeled on the 1991 Madrid talks that led to the 1993 Oslo Accords.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged a reduction in tensions in the Middle East, while Lebanon reported that 37 individuals had been killed by booby-trapped hand-held devices.

The Arab Weekly and agencies