About a dozen of us walked into a US immigration office in Virginia on Saturday morning, people born all over the world excited to take the final step in becoming American citizens.
We clutched our naturalisation notices as we filed through…
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Gaza ceasefire has ‘saved millions of lives’
Speaking at the Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, co-chaired by US President Donald Trump and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Sharif lauded the role of Trump, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince…
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Trump says humanitarian aid ‘pouring in’ to Gaza as ceasefire sets in – Middle East Monitor
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that badly needed humanitarian assistance has begun to flow into the besieged Gaza Strip after Israel and Hamas exchanged prisoners.
“Humanitarian aid is now pouring in,…
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Trump, regional leaders sign Gaza ceasefire deal as Hamas decries ‘fascism’ in Israel jails
US President Donald Trump, along with several regional leaders, signed a document on the Gaza ceasefire deal during a summit in Egypt, hailing the release of Israeli captives, as Hamas condemned the “harshest forms…
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Trump’s Peace Show in West Asia: How the Architect of Conflict Plays the Peacemaker?
As Washington attempts a peace tour amid Gaza’s ruins, West Asia sees through the act: the same hand that armed the occupation now waves the flag of diplomacy. Trump’s journey from the Knesset to Cairo exposes the hollowness of U.S….
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What’s the US planning for the Middle East? | Israel-Palestine conflict
President Donald Trump is in the region Monday to cement his plan for peace in Gaza.
US President Donald Trump has made a last-minute trip to the Middle East in the wake of the Gaza ceasefire deal.
He landed in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm…
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UN reports movement of 300,000 Gazans from south to north
“From Friday until yesterday, our colleagues monitoring displacement recorded nearly 310,000 movements of people from southern to northern Gaza and about 23,000 movements in other directions,” UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said during a news…
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US, Egypt, Qatar, Turkiye sign document on Gaza ceasefire deal
US President Donald Trump and other world leaders signed a document on the Gaza ceasefire deal.
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Russia says Gaza prisoner exchange ‘won’t solve anything’ without Palestinian state – Middle East Monitor
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said Monday that while the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners is a positive step, it will not bring lasting peace unless a…
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Trump sets sights on peace with Iran as he hails ‘end of Gaza war’ | Israel
Donald Trump vowed on Monday to use the power of his presidency to ensure that Israel recognises it has achieved “all that it can by force of arms”, and begin an age of cooperation in the Middle East that may ultimately extend as far as peace…
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