Mediation

Heading toward mediation? Shift in Maccabi Tel Aviv management conflict

Dietz hearing raises possible mediation. Recanati and Mizrahi demand a strict timeframe or parallel arbitration for the Maccabi Tel Aviv management saga.

Richard Dietz (second from right) with Udi Recanati and Shimon Mizrahi.
Jared Kushner speaks to members of the media next to U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Kiryat Gat, Israel, October 21, 2025.

US, Iran may return to fighting after midterm elections, reached 'diplomatic stalemate' - report

“Mediation is gaining ground as a faster, calmer alternative to litigation that helps parties resolve disputes early and privately.”

Why mediation is gaining ground as an alternative to litigation

DOHA, QATAR - 20 Mar 2018: Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during the official visit of the president of Ukraine Petero Poroshenko to the State of Qatar

Qatari negotiators head to Tehran ahead of deal signing between US, Iran - report


UAE behind successful prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia

The UAE has facilitated at least five similar prisoner swaps between Russia and Ukraine, the last being in late May of this year.  

 Russian President Vladimir Putin is welcomed by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan upon arrival at the Abu Dhabi International Airport, United Arab Emirates December 6, 2023

Qatar-led negotiations between Israel and Hamas continue -source

Earlier, the armed wing of Hamas said it had been close to reaching an agreement with Israel over the hostages, but Israel had "stalled" on that possibility.

 People attend a demonstration organised by the Switzerland-Israel Association against the attacks by Hamas, outside the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, October 11, 2023. (Not the demonstration mentioned in this article.)

Vatican offers mediation to release hostages, defuse Gaza conflict

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's Secretary of State, said the Holy See remains firmly convinced that a two-state solution is the only way to guarantee lasting peace in the region.

Pope Francis holds weekly audience at the Vatican, December 2, 2020.

Armenia says peace deal with Azerbaijan possible by year end - report

Both sides routinely accuse the other of breaking a ceasefire agreed in 2020.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and members of the delegation attend a meeting to defuse tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, in Moscow, Russia, May 19, 2023.

Armenia and Azerbaijan to hold peace settlement talks in Washington on Sunday

Despite years of attempted mediation between them, Armenia and Azerbaijan have yet to reach a peace agreement.

Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov attends a joint news conference with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna in Baku, Azerbaijan April 27, 2023

Jordan, Egypt try to mediate, stop Israeli-Palestinian escalation

Jordan will host a meeting of Israeli and Palestinian representatives which aims to stop escalation and reengage the two sides.

 Palestinians clash with Israeli forces during a raid in Nablus in the West bank, February 22, 2023

Saudi Arabia and Turkey help mediate Ukraine-Russia prisoner release

More than 200 prisoners of war were released after their capture by Russian armed forces required additional mediators to step in.

 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) smile after a swap in Chernihiv region

Israel should mediate between Armenia, Azerbaijan - opinion

Israel can use its leverage with Baku to pave a middle path between realpolitik and its values, becoming a stabilizing player in the South Caucasus.

 AMBASSADOR Joel Lion meets in June with Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, after becoming a non-resident ambassador to Armenia and Moldova.

Lebanon's President: TotalEnergies could help Lebanon in maritime demarcation with Israel

Deputy parliament speaker Elias Bou Saab said after a meeting with Aoun that Hochstein's visit "does not mean that it carries the final solution.

 A sign with the logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is pictured at a petrol station in Nantes, France, June 30, 2022.

Afghanistan's Taliban mediate ceasefire between Pakistan, local militants

A TTP statement on Wednesday also confirmed that talks were underway in Kabul and that a ceasefire has been put in place will May 30.

Taliban members are seen at the Taliban flag-raising ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 31, 2022.