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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 17
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
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
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
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