Category: 3. Middle East

The Palestinian group Hamas has handed over two bodies it said were of deceased Israeli captives, a day after the fragile Gaza ceasefire was shattered by a series of deadly Israeli strikes across the besieged enclave.

The office of Israeli Prime…

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman discussed on Thursday with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio the need to ensure the full implementation of a Gaza ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas,…

The members of the UN Security Council condemned on Thursday the assault by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El-Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur and expressed “grave concern” over escalating…

The fate of the app used by 170 million Americans has remained uncertain for more than 18 months.

China has approved the transfer agreement for the short video app…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reaffirmed his country’s support for Eritrea’s sovereignty and territorial integrity during talks in Cairo on Thursday with his Eritrean counterpart, Isaias Afwerki, Anadolu…

Russia on Thursday hoped that a bill on extending Israeli sovereignty to the West Bank would not be finally approved, warning that it risks major escalation, Anadolu reports.

Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow,…

France has sent a team of military and civilian personnel to Israel to take part in planning the post-ceasefire phase in the Gaza Strip, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot announced Thursday, Anadolu reports.

Barrot…

New York declares a ‘state of emergency’ as state and local officials scramble to assist residents set to lose benefits.

Millions of people in the United States who rely on nutrition assistance programmes are facing uncertainty, as food aid is…

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun ordered his army on Thursday to counter any Israeli incursions into liberated areas in the south, in the first such move since a ceasefire took effect in late 2024, according to local…