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Exclusive-US weighing in on Lebanon's next central bank chief, sources say
BEIRUT/WASHINGTON -The U.S. is weighing in with Lebanon's government on the selection of the country's next central bank governor in a...
Mar 183 min read


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 174 min read


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 174 min read


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 175 min read


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 173 min read


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 172 min read


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 173 min read


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 174 min read


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 173 min read


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 172 min read


Exclusive-UAEÂ 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 174 min read


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 43 min read
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