Saudi Arabia, Qatar, six others accept Trump ‘Board of Peace’ invite: statement
Saudi Arabia and seven Muslim-majority countries including Gaza mediators Qatar and Turkey have agreed to join US President Donald Trump's "Board...
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Saudi, Qatar, Oman convinced Trump to ‘give Iran a chance’: senior Saudi official
Two diplomatic sources told AFP on Thursday that the security posture at Qatar's Al-Udeid Airbase had been lowered after a...
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Syria strikes kill 17 including Iran Guard, WHO worker
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards adviser, his two Iranian security escorts, and...
- A US defence official told AFP the United States "did not conduct any airstrikes" overnight
- WHO chief announced on social media "the tragic loss of another one of our own in an air strike in Syria"
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Qatar says negotiations ‘ongoing’ for Gaza truce
Doha, Qatar - Mediator Qatar said on Tuesday that talks between Hamas and Israel on a Gaza truce and hostage release...
- Qatar, with the United States and Egypt, has been engaged in weeks of behind-the-scenes talks in a bid to secure a truce in Gaza
- Since the UN adopted a resolution on Monday demanding an "immediate ceasefire", Hamas and Israel have traded blame for their failure to agree a deal.
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US defense chief tells Israeli counterpart that Gaza toll is ‘too high’
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant that civilian casualties in Gaza are "too high". A...
- A senior Pentagon official said that US Defense Secretary had discussed his hopes that negotiations would "soon produce the release of all hostages."
- The United States has backed Israel with both military and diplomatic support.
Thousands trapped in Gaza hospital surrounded by Israeli tanks
Gaza's health ministry said Israeli troops were shooting and firing "shells and (conducting) violent raids in its surroundings in preparation...
- Witnesses told AFP that shots were being fired at the sprawling complex in the southern city of Khan Yunis, but no raid was as yet taking place
- "Thousands of displaced people are still inside the hospital,.They do not have sufficient quantities of drinking water, food and infant formula," the ministry said.
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‘Parliamentary diplomacy crucial in stopping wars’
He also points out the necessity of leveraging parliamentary diplomacy to avert wars and conflicts, through mediation and good offices...
- Qatar's Shura Council pushes for the reform of the United Nations system, highlighting the need for justice and equality.
- The Gulf country's mediation efforts are being recognized for promoting peace and reconciliation on the international stage.
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Hamas leader Haniyeh visits Iran: state media
Haniyeh's visit comes after a resolution adopted by the UN Security Council on Monday called for an "immediate ceasefire" for...
- Hamas chief will meet with Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian and other senior officials
- Haniyeh's last visit was in early November when he met Iran's supreme leader
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No let-up in Gaza war despite UN ceasefire resolution
The resolution demanding an "immediate ceasefire" was adopted Monday after Israel's closest ally the United States abstained. Washington insisted that...
- Israel reacted furiously to the US abstention, as it allowed the resolution to go through
- The Israeli military said Monday it was battling fighters around two hospitals in Gaza
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Hamas-allied official escapes Israeli strike in Lebanon
According to a security source, who did not want to be identified, the target was Mohammad Assaf of Jamaa Islamiya,...
- A strike in January widely blamed on Israel killed Hamas's deputy leader Saleh al-Aruri in Beirut
- Since October the cross-border violence has killed at least 326 people in Lebanon
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Trump tells Israel media ‘you’re losing support’ over Gaza war
Former US president Donald Trump warned Israel in an interview that it was losing support over the war in Gaza....
- Trump frequently touts himself as a devoted ally of Israel, pointing to his decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem.
- The former US President said he would have responded to Hamas's attack "very much the same way" Israel did.
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Aramco CEO highlights collaboration with Beijing at forum in China
AL-DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIA – Aramco President and CEO Amin Nasser outlined the potential for stronger collaboration with Chinese partners in...
- The CEO acknowledged China's economic growth in recent decades, and expressed admiration for the country’s ability to overcome challenges.
- He underscored the possibility of fostering broader economic globalization by strengthening ties with Chinese partners.
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Iran says return of IAEA inspectors not full resumption of cooperation
Iran said Wednesday that the return of UN nuclear inspectors did not represent a full resumption of cooperation, which was...
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Israel ups pressure on famine-struck Gaza City as Trump talks post-war plan
On the ground, Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 38 people on Wednesday, including...
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Erdogan jubilant as ‘Steel Dome’ air defence system delivered to military, hails it a milestone
Last August, Turkey, a member of NATO, unveiled plans to build a multi-layered air defence system to protect its airspace,...
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Amnesty urges war crimes probe into Israeli destruction in Lebanon
Amnesty International said Tuesday that the Israeli army's extensive destruction of civilian property in south Lebanon, including after a ceasefire...
- The November 27 truce largely ended more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah that culminated in two months of open war
- The rights group's Erika Guevara Rosas said in the statement that the destruction had "rendered entire areas uninhabitable and ruined countless lives".
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Hezbollah chief rejects disarmament ahead of government talks with visiting US officials
Hezbollah's chief on Monday doubled down on his refusal to give up the group's weapons ahead of talks between Lebanese...
- Hezbollah was the only faction that kept its weapons after Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war, doing so in the name of "resistance" against Israel, and has always rejected the decision
- The move came after the balance of power in Lebanon shifted following more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah that left the group badly weakened
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Israeli rights group accuses general of war crimes in West Bank
A leading Israeli rights organisation said Monday that it had requested a military investigation into a senior commander over suspected...
- The request comes days after Major General Avi Bluth, head of the Israeli military in the West Bank, appeared in a video in which he called for encirclement of Palestinian villages
- In a letter to the military advocate-general, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) urged an inquiry into Bluth, citing his comments and actions