Speaking on the sidelines of a summit in Turkmenistan, Erdogan told Putin that efforts to end the war were valuable,...
Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner huddled into the early hours with Putin in the Kremlin but reached...
In the days before the trip, the White House has played an instrumental part in hammering out a ceasefire between...Riyadh, Doha and Abu Dhabi are expected to roll out the red carpet with a lavish royal welcome for the 78-year-old billionaire
Iran is likely to feature prominently during the visit, following a fourth round of talks in Oman over the weekend
Iraq welcomed Monday the Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) decision to disband and end its armed struggle against Turkey, saying it...The PKK decision is a "significant opportunity to promote peace efforts and end long-standing conflicts," a foreign ministry statement said
Blacklisted as a terrorist organisation by Turkey and its Western allies, the PKK operates rear bases in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region
- Ramallah, Palestinian Territories - An Israeli rights group denounced Monday a government decision to launch extensive land registration for parts...
The Israeli security cabinet on Sunday decided to initiate a land registration process in the West Bank's Area C, which covers more than 60 percent of the territory
This might lead to "a massive land theft", Peace Now said, adding that the process could result "in the transfer of ownership of the vast majority of Area C to the (Israeli) state"
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday urged parties to take advantage of recent contacts to strike a deal toward..."I would like to reiterate that we are ready to contribute to these meetings and we will be happy to host them," Erdogan said
Zelensky said he wanted Trump to attend the direct peace talks with Russia, after the US leader said he was "thinking" of going
- Calling the plane a "flying palace," ABC News, which first reported the story, said the Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet gifted...
Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet gifted from the Qatari royal family would possibly be the most expensive gift ever received by the American government
The controversy around the jet builds on questions the US leader is facing over potential conflicts of interest with his family businesses and use of public office
- In a joint statement Egypt and Qatar, who along with the US have mediated talks between Hamas and Israel, also...
US President Donald Trump hailed the "monumental news" in a post on social media, describing it as a "good faith gesture."
Earlier, two Hamas officials told AFP that talks were ongoing in the Qatari capital of Doha with the United States and reported "progress" had been made
- Poonch, India - A ceasefire appeared to hold on Sunday between India and Pakistan, hours after the nuclear-armed rivals accused...
The ceasefire was agreed on Saturday after four days of missile, drone and artillery attacks which killed at least 60 people
The "full and immediate" halt to hostilities was unexpectedly announced by US President Donald Trump on social media
- Iran and the United States wrapped up nuclear talks in Oman on Sunday with no apparent breakthrough in a public...
The talks come amid a flurry of diplomatic activity in the region, with Trump heading to the Gulf next week
According to the US official, the talks Sunday were "both direct and indirect, and lasted over three hours"
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed holding direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, hours after Kyiv and...The leaders of Ukraine, Britain, France, Germany and Poland had in Kyiv on Saturday threatened Moscow with fresh sanctions and military support for Ukraine
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators held direct talks in Istanbul in the first weeks of the conflict, but failed to agree to halt the fighting, which has been raging ever since
- The hospital was established in 2006 to treat victims of the sectarian violence that erupted in Iraq in the aftermath...
MSF field communications manager Merel van de Geyn said the Al-Mowash hospital has patients "from conflict zones across the Middle East, from Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Gaza."
The hospital was established in 2006 to treat victims of the sectarian violence that erupted in Iraq in the aftermath of the US-led invasion, but has since expanded its mission
