Israel, Hamas reach ceasefire agreement meant to end 15-month Gaza conflict, official says Official says deal includes six-week initial ceasefire phase, release of hostages Published 15 Jan, 2025 10:35pm
World Gaza ceasefire ‘closer than ever’ as sides work on final details DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Negotiators met in Qatar on Tuesday hoping to hammer out final details of a ceasefire in Gaza,... Published 14 Jan, 2025 10:01pm
World Blinken says Gaza ceasefire right on the brink, awaiting final word from Hamas WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said an agreement on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal... Published 14 Jan, 2025 09:42pm
World Israel far-right finance minister warns won’t back Gaza deal that halts war JERUSALEM: Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich warned on Monday that he would not support a deal in... Published 13 Jan, 2025 05:48pm
World Qatar hands Israel, Hamas ‘final’ draft of Gaza ceasefire deal, official tells Reuters Mediator Qatar has handed Israel and Hamas a “final” draft of a ceasefire and hostage release agreement designed to... Published 13 Jan, 2025 02:16pm
World Trump’s Mideast envoy to meet Netanyahu on Saturday, Israeli official says US President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin... Published 11 Jan, 2025 06:59pm
World Mediator Qatar briefs Trump envoy on Gaza truce talks DOHA: Mediator Qatar said it briefed US President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff on Friday... Published 11 Jan, 2025 04:55pm
World Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as US pushes for ceasefire CAIRO: Israeli military strikes across Gaza killed at least 22 people on Wednesday, Palestinian medics said, as the... Published 08 Jan, 2025 04:49pm
World Antony Blinken in Paris to discuss Mideast, receive honour PARIS: Outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday began a visit to Paris in which he will receive... Published 08 Jan, 2025 01:45pm
World Hamas stands by demand for end to Gaza war under hostage deal, as Trump deadline approaches JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Hamas stood by its demand on Tuesday that Israel fully end its assault on Gaza under any deal to... Published 07 Jan, 2025 09:00pm
World At least 10 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, medics say At least 10 people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza early on Thursday, medics... Updated 26 Dec, 2024 11:29am
World Hamas, Israel trade blame over delay in finalising Gaza truce deal GAZA STRIP: Hamas and Israel traded accusations on Wednesday over delays in finalising a ceasefire and hostage... Published 26 Dec, 2024 06:11am
World Qatar out of Gaza talks, warns Hamas over Doha office: diplomatic source Qatar, with the United States and Egypt, has been engaged in months of fruitless negotiations for a truce with hostage and prisoner releases Published 09 Nov, 2024 09:37pm
World Death toll from Israeli aggression on Gaza rises to 43,552 The toll includes 44 deaths in the previous 24 hours, according to the ministry Updated 09 Nov, 2024 09:47pm
World Gaza rescuers say 14 killed in Israeli strikes GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Saturday that Israeli air strikes killed at least 14 Palestinians... Updated 09 Nov, 2024 04:14pm
World Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead women and children, UN rights office says GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Office said on Friday nearly 70% of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were... Updated 08 Nov, 2024 08:04pm
World Israeli strikes kill 10 people in Gaza, keep up pressure on north CAIRO: Israeli airstrikes killed at least 10 Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, with seven dead in an attack on two... Published 04 Nov, 2024 06:26pm
World Israeli attacks kill at least 31 people in Gaza, medics say CAIRO: At least 31 people were killed during Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, Palestinian medics... Updated 03 Nov, 2024 09:39pm
World Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 43,341 GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Sunday that at least 43,341 people have been killed in the... Published 03 Nov, 2024 05:11pm
World Death toll from Israeli aggression on Gaza rises to 43,314 The toll includes 55 deaths in the previous 24 hours, according to the ministry Updated 02 Nov, 2024 10:39pm
World Hamas rejects short-term Gaza truce GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: A senior Hamas official said Thursday that the group rejects any proposal for a... Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am
World Mideast conflicts to leave ‘lasting scars’: IMF DUBAI: Gaza, Lebanon and Sudan will take decades to recover from the conflicts raging on their soil, the... Published 31 Oct, 2024 05:09pm
World Hamas says will discuss any Gaza truce plan that leads to Israel withdrawal GAZA CITY: A Hamas official said Wednesday that the group had not received any proposals for a Gaza ceasefire but... Published 30 Oct, 2024 07:00pm
World Gaza mediators to propose truce of ‘less than a month’: source DUBAI: Mediators seeking a Gaza ceasefire are set to propose a truce of under a month to Palestinian Hamas, a source... Published 30 Oct, 2024 05:19pm
World Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 43,163 The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Wednesday that at least 43,163 people have been killed in the... Published 30 Oct, 2024 05:08pm
World Saudi hosts meeting of new group pushing for Palestinian state Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan says nearly 90 states and international organisations taking part in two-day meeting in Riyadh Updated 30 Oct, 2024 09:58pm
World Israeli strike kills dozens in north Gaza town, Gaza health ministry says CAIRO: At least 93 Palestinians were killed and missing and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a residential... Published 29 Oct, 2024 05:18pm
World Qatar says it will work with Biden administration until ‘last minute’ for Gaza ceasefire deal DOHA: Qatar will work with US President Joe Biden’s administration “until the last minute” before the Presidential... Published 29 Oct, 2024 04:49pm
World Israeli strike on Beit Lahiya kills at least 55 Palestinians, many trapped under rubble CAIRO: At least 55 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded in an Israeli strike on a residential... Updated 29 Oct, 2024 06:25pm
World Israel wants more peace deals with Arab countries after war, Netanyahu says OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he hopes to reach peace deals with more... Updated 28 Oct, 2024 11:41pm