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US says Gaza ceasefire to start as planned despite 'loose end'
DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM - The Gaza Strip ceasefire should begin on Sunday as planned, despite the need for negotiators to tie up a "loose...
Jan 17, 2025
Israel, Hamas ceasefire accord followed by airstrikes on Gaza, residents say
DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM - Israel intensified strikes on Gaza hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced, residents and...
Jan 17, 2025
Israel, Hamas reach ceasefire deal to end 15 months of war in Gaza
DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM -Hamas and Israel reached a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza that mediators said would take effect on Sunday and include...
Jan 17, 2025
UN says priority must be easing Gaza suffering, warns security poses aid challenge
UNITED NATIONS - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday the priority now "must be to ease the tremendous...
Jan 17, 2025
Gazans shed tears of joy, disbelief at news of ceasefire deal
CAIRO - Palestinians burst into celebration across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday at news of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, with some...
Jan 17, 2025
UN rights chief urges reconciliation process in first Syria visit
DAMASCUS - U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called on Wednesday for a Syrian national reconciliation process to ensure...
Jan 17, 2025
A mother's anguish: One son to be freed from Gaza, another left behind
KFAR SAVA, Israel - News that Israel and Hamas have reached a hostage release deal after 15 months of war in Gaza is bittersweet for Ruth...
Jan 17, 2025
Gaza ceasefire 'closer than ever', Hamas says it is still awaiting Israeli maps
DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM - Negotiators were trying to clinch agreement on Tuesday on the final details of a ceasefire in Gaza after marathon...
Jan 17, 2025
Blinken lays out post-war Gaza plan to be handed to Trump team
WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday laid out plans for the post-war management of Gaza, saying the outgoing...
Jan 17, 2025
EU foreign ministers to tackle Syria sanctions relief at end of month
RIYADH - European foreign ministers will meet at the end of January to discuss the lifting of sanctions on Syria, the EU foreign policy...
Jan 17, 2025
Exclusive-US shifts some military aid to Lebanon from Egypt, letter says
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will divert $95 million in military aid allocated for Egypt to Lebanon, which...
Jan 17, 2025
Exclusive-UAE in talks with US, Israel about provisional government for post-war Gaza
DUBAI - The United Arab Emirates has discussed with Israel and the United States participating in a provisional administration of...
Jan 17, 2025
Israeli airstrikes push up Gaza death toll amid new truce push
CAIRO/JERUSALEM - Israel has carried out airstrikes on dozens of Hamas targets in Gaza over the past 24 hours, it said on Friday, in...
Jan 4, 2025
Israeli airstrikes kill Gaza head of police, 67 others, Gaza authorities say
CAIRO - Israeli airstrikes killed at least 68 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including at a tent camp where the head of...
Jan 4, 2025
Palestinian Authority suspends broadcast of Qatar's Al Jazeera TV temporarily
CAIRO -The Palestinian Authority temporarily halted operations of Qatar's Al Jazeera television in the territory including its...
Jan 4, 2025
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