Qatar resumes Gaza mediation: source with knowledge of talks
Doha, Qatar - Qatar has resumed its role as a mediator in efforts to secure a truce in the Israel-Hamas war...
Israel vows ‘harsh response’ to Hezbollah attack
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed a "harsh response" to a Hezbollah rocket launch targeting a military position on Monday
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Hamas hands response to Gaza truce deal to Egypt and Qatar
Hamas has for more than a week mulled the deal drawn up in its absence at Paris talks, as international...
- Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said Doha had received a "positive" response from Hamas to the truce plans.
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he would bring a response from Hamas on a hostage deal to Israel on Wednesday and called it "essential" to move ahead.
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UAE, Russian Presidents discuss regional and global developments
ABU DHABI, UAE - President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan spoke by telephone to President of the Russian Federation...
- Sheikh Mohamed reiterated the UAE's steadfast commitment to promoting peace and stability both regionally and globally.
- The UAE and Russian Presidents discussed several issues of mutual interest, with a particular focus on the Ukraine conflict.
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Halting funding to UNRWA perils Middle East stability: Arab League
Cairo, Egypt -- The potential termination of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East...
- According to the Arab League secretary general, "the desire of some countries to exclude the role of UNRWA by suspending its funding is a moral, humanitarian and security mistake."
- He said this "dangerous trend" is consistent with the position of right-wing parties in Israel, which have always sought and are still seeking to limit UNRWA's activities.
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Three killed in attack outside court in Turkey, says minister
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - Turkish police on Tuesday shot dead two assailants from a leftist organization, branded "terrorists" by authorities, who attacked...
- Turkey's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the assailants were members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C).
- The group, considered a terrorist organization by the United States, has been fighting US influence in the Middle East and across the world.
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4,895 students killed, 400 schools damaged in Palestinian territories
The Palestinian Ministry of Education said more than 4,851 students were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, while 8,227 others...
- The Ministry said that 239 teachers and administrators were killed and 836 were injured in the Gaza Strip and six were injured and more than 71 detained in the West Bank.
- Nearly 90% of government school and education buildings were directly or indirectly damaged, while 29% were damaged to an extent that they are not operational anymore.
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British-owned cargo ship hit by drone off Yemen in latest Houthi attack
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said last week that the movement's armed forces had targeted an American merchant ship named...
- According to British firm Ambrey, the Barbados-flagged ship "reportedly incurred minor damage on the port side" in an attack west of Hodeida
- Houthi rebels, who control much of Yemen, have been harassing Red Sea shipping for months in protest against the Israel-Hamas war
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WEF24: Scaramucci calls for reform in US politics
US politics need reform, strategic foresight, and principled governance to address domestic and global challenges, says noted American financier Anthony...
- US politics need reform, strategic foresight, and principled governance to address domestic and global challenges, says noted American financier Anthony Scaramucci.
- Scaramucci tackles issues like the 'weaponization of the dollar,' lobbying influences, and power concentration in the US during a TRENDS-hosted panel session.
Israeli settler violence ‘must stop’: French FM
French minister denounced anti-Palestinian rhetoric and "even calls to commit war crimes" by Israeli officials, after some Netanyahu allies have...
- Since the October 7 attack triggered war between Israel and Hamas, at least 381 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli troops and settlers in the West Bank
- The French Minister called for "a comprehensive political solution, with two states living in peace side by side", urging the resumption of the peace process "without delay"
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UAE and Jordan leaders discuss boosting economic, investment ties
Amman, Jordan-- The UAE and Jordan have explored opportunities for collaboration in the fields of economy, investment, food security, renewable...
- The two leaders explored new opportunities for collaboration to support the development goals of both countries
- They discussed regional and international issues with a specific focus on the Middle East, in particular the Gaza Strip
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Blinken heads to Egypt to seek ‘enduring end’ to Gaza war
Palestinian Territories - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to fly to Egypt on Tuesday as part of...
- In Cairo, Blinken is scheduled to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the day after he held talks in Riyadh with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
- Blinken's diplomatic push has been given fresh urgency with Israeli forces pressing further south towards Rafah, a Palestinian city on the southern border with Egypt
Qatar resumes Gaza mediation: source with knowledge of talks
Doha, Qatar - Qatar has resumed its role as a mediator in efforts to secure a truce in the Israel-Hamas war...
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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...
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Netanyahu, Biden to meet on elusive Gaza deal
Joe Biden will press Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to seal a Gaza ceasefire deal, despite the US president's shock election...
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‘We love life’: Gaza’s war-weary footballers play on
For fans and players, Tuesday's match in the Jabalia refugee camp was a welcome distraction from the pangs of hunger...
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Defiant Netanyahu to face US Congress amid Biden’s withdrawal
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, using an American football image, said Friday that negotiators were "inside the 10 yard...
- Israel's longest-serving premier will on Wednesday become the first foreign leader to address a joint meeting of the two chambers four times
- But analysts say the Gaza war since the October 7 Hamas attacks has created worrying tensions between Israel and the United States
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The Biden bombshell: a plot twist that roils Trump too
With the Democrat no longer in the race, the Trump operation finds itself pushed into a strategic pivot, forced now...
- For months Trump and his allies have been playing on concerns that the 81-year-old Biden may no longer be fit for office
- He was frequently a target of Republican mockery and scorn at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee
Israel strikes key Yemen port after Tel Aviv attack
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned "anyone who harms us will pay a very heavy price", after Friday's drone attack in...
- The strikes on the vital port, which triggered a raging fire and plumes of black smoke, are the first claimed by Israel in the Arabian peninsula's poorest country
- Gallant said the Hodeida strikes were also a warning to other Iran-backed armed groups around the Middle East that have claimed attacks on Israel during the Gaza war