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Blinken says some Hamas proposals unworkable but work on ceasefire to continue
DOHA - Hamas proposed "numerous changes" in its response to a ceasefire proposal to end the Gaza war including some unworkable changes,...
Jun 12, 20242 min read


Fire in Kuwait building kills 49 foreign workers
DUBAI -At least 49 people were killed in Kuwait on Wednesday after a fire broke out in a building housing foreign workers, with Kuwait's...
Jun 12, 20242 min read


Benny Gantz, man in the middle squeezed out by Israel's Netanyahu
JERUSALEM -In the traumatic aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, as hundreds of thousands of Israeli reservists rushed to join...
Jun 12, 20243 min read


Israel says Hamas rejects key elements of US ceasefire plan for Gaza
JERUSALEM/CAIRO -Hamas formally responded on Tuesday to a U.S. ceasefire proposal for the eight-month-old war in the Gaza Strip, and...
Jun 12, 20243 min read


Hamas says it creates broad prospects for a ceasefire deal in Gaza
JERUSALEM/CAIRO - Hamas on Wednesday said its "positive" response to a U.S. ceasefire plan for the eight-month-old war in the Gaza...
Jun 12, 20243 min read


Two US men jailed for conspiracy to sell Iranian oil to China
WASHINGTON - Two Texas men convicted by a U.S. jury in November of trying to sell Iranian petroleum in violation of sanctions imposed...
Jun 12, 20241 min read


Russian rights commissioner calls for swift release of Russians held by Hamas
Russia's Human Rights Commissioner said on Tuesday she had issued a fresh appeal to senior U.N. and other officials to take action to...
Jun 12, 20241 min read


Jordan, Egypt say Israel must abide by UN Security Council resolution on Gaza
CAIRO - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi urged Israel to abide by the United Nations...
Jun 12, 20241 min read


Gaza pier resumes operations after pause due to weather, US officials say
WASHINGTON - A floating U.S. military pier off Gaza has resumed bringing humanitarian aid into the enclave after being suspended for...
Jun 12, 20241 min read


UN Security Council backs Israel-Hamas ceasefire plan
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations Security Council on Monday backed a proposal outlined by President Joe Biden for a ceasefire...
Jun 11, 20242 min read


Iran approves six candidates to run for president - State TV
DUBAI - Iran's Guardian Council, which oversees elections and legislation, has approved six candidates to run for president in snap...
Jun 9, 20241 min read


Israel rescues four hostages in Gaza raid that Hamas says kills 210 Palestinians
JERUSALEM/CAIRO -Israeli forces rescued four hostages held by Hamas since October in a raid in Gaza on Saturday that Palestinian...
Jun 9, 20244 min read
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