Category: 3. Middle East

The UN said Thursday that Israel rejected 107 requests for the entry of relief materials into the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 10 ceasefire, blocking essential humanitarian supplies, Anadolu reports.

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The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said Thursday that it has agreed to a humanitarian truce in Sudan proposed by the Quad countries – the US, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, Anadolu reports.

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Paramilitary says it will accept a ceasefire proposed by the Quad mediators – the US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE.

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says it has agreed to a proposal by the United States for a ceasefire in Sudan after more than…

By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou

ATHENS (Reuters) -Pirates boarded a Malta-flagged products tanker off Somalia on Thursday, but the crew took refuge in a fortified safe room and remain in control of the vessel, maritime security sources said.

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Former EU representative to Palestine Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff has called on Brussels to keep the threat of sanctions against Israel alive, warning that failure to act could jeopardize the future of a Palestinian…

Video shows Israeli drones launching intense airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday. At least one person was killed in the town of Toura. Israel said it was targeting Hezbollah sites despite a ceasefire agreed to with the group last…

The newly elected mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, is married to Rama Duwaji, a woman of Syrian descent. For many in Syria, that practically makes him family.

That he’s also a Muslim and a supporter of the Palestinian cause doesn’t hurt…

A high-level meeting hosted Thursday by the US ahead of the UN Security Council vote on an international stabilization force for Gaza showed broad support for the draft resolution and for President Donald Trump’s…

The Israeli army launched a series of airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday evening, shortly after warning residents to evacuate, despite a ceasefire agreement in place since November 2024, Anadolu reports.

Israeli fighter jets struck a…

By Michelle Nichols

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council on Thursday will start negotiations on a U.S.-drafted resolution to endorse President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, said a senior U.S. government official, and…