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Gaza ceasefire negotiations extend to another day as death toll exceeds 40,000
DOHA/CAIRO - Negotiators were to meet in the Qatari capital Doha again on Friday in an effort to hammer out a Gaza ceasefire agreement as...
Aug 16, 20243 min read


Trump says he told Netanyahu to end Gaza war but criticizes ceasefire call
WASHINGTON/ BEDMINSTER, New Jersey - Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday he told Israeli Prime Minister...
Aug 16, 20242 min read


British and French foreign ministers to visit Middle East to urge de-escalation
LONDON - British and French foreign ministers will travel to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories to call for an urgent...
Aug 16, 20241 min read


Negotiators seek Gaza ceasefire deal in Qatar talks as death toll surpasses 40,000
DOHA/CAIRO - A new round of Gaza ceasefire talks was under way in the Qatari capital Doha on Thursday, officials said, with Israel's spy...
Aug 16, 20243 min read


Israeli minister tells US that large-scale Iranian attack expected, Axios reports
WASHINGTON - Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday that Iran was making preparations...
Aug 12, 20241 min read


Israel orders more Gaza evacuations after school shelter attack kills scores
CAIRO - Israel expanded evacuation orders in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip overnight, forcing tens of thousands of Palestinian...
Aug 12, 20243 min read


Hamas names Oct 7 mastermind Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh assassination
CAIRO - Hamas named its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar as successor to former political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran...
Aug 7, 20243 min read


US says military moves in Middle East aimed at de-escalating tensions
WASHINGTON - The U.S. is deploying additional military might in the Middle East as a defensive measure with a goal of de-escalating...
Aug 6, 20243 min read


Factbox-What is Iran's 'Axis of Resistance'?
DUBAI - If Iran retaliates for the assassination of its close ally Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, its regional allies -...
Aug 5, 20244 min read


Factbox-Iran's Revolutionary Guards: powerful group with wide regional reach
DUBAI - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are likely to play a central role if the country retaliates for the assassination of its close...
Aug 5, 20243 min read


Israeli strikes hit Gaza schools, hospital compound after talks fail
CAIRO - An Israeli airstrike hit two schools in Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 30 people, Palestinian officials said, while the...
Aug 5, 20243 min read


Israeli strikes kill 15 Palestinians in Gaza school, nine West Bank militants
CAIRO/RAMALLAH - An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced persons in Gaza City killed at least 15 Palestinians on Saturday,...
Aug 4, 20243 min read
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