Syria: Assad faces stunning setbacks as rebels seize Daraa, Hama, and Aleppo in quick succession
While Aleppo and Hama, the two other main cities taken from government control in recent days, fell to an Islamist-led...
Iran says ready to study any Syrian request for troops
Tehran, Iran - Iran will consider any request from its Syrian ally for troops to help tackle a sweeping rebel offensive...
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Palestinian official says Hamas still seeks truce despite Israeli denial
"We expect the negotiations to be very complex and difficult but Hamas is open to discussions and the movement is...
- Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday dismissed the organization's ceasefire proposal, calling it "bizarre".
- The Palestinian official said a Hamas delegation would meet Egyptian officials in Cairo from Thursday to again discuss the details of ceasefire.
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US strikes destroy two Houthi missile systems in Yemen
Washington, US - The United States military confirmed on Thursday its forces conducted multiple strikes against Houthi missile systems as the...
- US "conducted self-defense strikes against two Houthi mobile anti-ship cruise missiles prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea," CENTCOM said.
- The strikes "will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for US Navy and merchant vessels", it said.
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Israel bombs Rafah crowded with 1 million Palestinians
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken left Israel without securing a pause in fighting, wrapping up his fifth crisis tour...
- UN rights chief Volker Turk charged that Israel was committing a "war crime" with its reported destruction of buildings to create a "buffer zone" along the border inside Gaza.
- Hundreds of thousands of people's lives are at risk in north and central Gaza because of a lack of food, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned.
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Maldives: Muizzu expands diplomacy beyond India
Muizzu won last year’s presidential election on the "India Out" platform against Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's "India first" policy.
- Muizzu won last year’s presidential election on the "India Out" platform against Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's "India first" policy
- He has reaffirmed friendly relations with India but has maintained an uncompromising position on the presence of Indian troops
Pakistanis vote with Khan in jail, Sharif tipped to win
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is expected to win the most seats in Thursday's vote, with analysts saying its 74-year-old...
- Adding to the concerns about the integrity of the vote, authorities announced just before polls opened that they had suspended mobile telephone services across the country
- Pollsters had predicted a low turnout from the country's 128 million eligible voters following a lacklustre campaign overshadowed by the jailing of former prime minister Imran Khan
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Civilians among 11 dead in Israel strikes on Syria: monitor
Four students and a woman and her son were among the dead along with an unidentified civilian, the Observatory said,...
- Eleven people including seven civilians" and two Hizbollah fighters were killed in "Israeli bombardment" of a building in the Hamra neighborhood of Homs
- The strikes completely levelled the building in one of the city's most affluent districts, and also hit other targets linked to Iran-backed groups
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Israel PM dismisses Hamas demand for ceasefire, sets sights on Rafah
In Beirut, a senior Hamas official responded, saying Netanyahu's "insistence on continuing the aggression totally confirms that the goal... is...
- Netanyahu has ordered troops to prepare to move on the city of Rafah in Gaza's far south, where more than one million Palestinians have sought refuge
- An official from mediator Egypt told AFP that "a new round of negotiations" would start on Thursday in Cairo aimed at achieving "calm in the Gaza Strip".
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Iranian President Raisi accuses US of disrupting Middle East security
"The presence of US forces in our region has no justification," Raisi said in a Tehran ceremony ahead of the...
- Raisi said the US presence "in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and the region is in no way creating security. It disrupts the security in the region"
- Raisi's remarks to foreign diplomats came while US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was on a regional tour for talks on the Gaza ceasefire deal
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Israeli strikes kill 10 including six civilians in Syrian city of Homs
"Ten people, including six civilians and two Hizbollah fighters, were killed in Israeli strikes on a building in the Hamra...
- Three students and a woman were among the dead, two of whom have yet to be identified, an official said
- Two Hizbollah fighters were also among the dead, a source to the Iran-backed Lebanese group confirmed to AFP
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Blinken in Israel voices hope for Gaza truce deal to free hostages
"There's a lot of work to be done, but we are very much focused on doing that work and hopefully...
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that if Israel presses into Gaza's far-southern Rafah, it "would exponentially increase what is already a humanitarian nightmare".
- AFPTV footage showed frantic scenes of Palestinians running for their lives, many screaming, as gunfire rang out from advancing Israeli forces in a Gaza City neighborhood.
Syria: Assad faces stunning setbacks as rebels seize Daraa, Hama, and Aleppo in quick succession
While Aleppo and Hama, the two other main cities taken from government control in recent days, fell to an Islamist-led...
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Israel army says 9 soldiers held over suspected abuse of detainee
The Israeli military said Monday nine soldiers were being held in a case of suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee...
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Hamas says Netanyahu ‘stalling’ ceasefire deal with new terms
A source with knowledge of the talks said last week that Israel's return with extra demands was "a recurring theme"...
Iran’s Khamenei formally grants Pezeshkian presidential powers
In a message read by the director of Khamenei's office, he said: "I endorse the vote (for) the wise, honest,...
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Gaza mediators, Israel spy chief to meet in Rome: Egypt media
"A four-way meeting between Egyptian officials and their American and Qatari counterparts, in the presence of Israel's intelligence chief, will...
- Egypt, along with Qatar and the United States, has been involved in months of mediation efforts aimed at ending the Israel-Hamas war
- The proposed truce deal would be linked to the release of hostages held by Gaza fighters in exchange for Palestinian captives held in Israel
UAE urges ‘temporary international mission’ for post-war Gaza
Washington has said repeatedly that it opposes post-war government of Gaza by either Israel or Hamas and has called for...
- It came after Arab heads of state called at a summit in May for the deployment of UN peacekeepers across the occupied Palestinian territories, an idea strongly opposed by Israel
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said little about his plans for post-war Gaza, but he wants Israel to retain control of security matters
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Palestinian and Jewish protesters stage rare peace march
Chanting "yes, to peace, yes, to a deal", hundreds of Palestinian and Jewish Israelis marched noisily through Tel Aviv on...
- Their agenda starts with a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, but ultimately, they want to reboot Palestinian-Israeli relations,
- According to activists and watchdogs, Palestinian citizens of Israel have struggled to get authorization for anti-war protests