Iran and Cuba seek closer ties and stand together to confront US sanctions
On Monday, Iran and Cuba vowed to strengthen relations and stand together against sanctions imposed on them by the United…
Turkey’s inflation rate ticks up slightly to 62%
Turkey’s annual inflation rate ticked up slightly in November, the state statistics agency said on Monday, showing further signs of…
Israel denies forcibly evacuating thousands of Palestinians in Gaza after UN expressed alarm
On Monday, Israel said it was not seeking to force Palestinian civilians to permanently leave their homes in Gaza after…
The Netherlands faces trial over role in F-35 fighter jet parts used in Israel’s war on Gaza
On Monday, the Netherlands faces a legal challenge over accusations that its role in the export of F-35 fighter jet…
Talks with Israel on further exchanges of hostages and prisoners must be tied to a ceasefire: Hamas
On Sunday, Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said that resuming talks with Israel on further exchanges of hostages and prisoners…
Negotiations continuing with Israelis and Palestinians to restore truce: Qatar
On Friday, Qatar’s foreign ministry said that negotiations were ongoing with Israelis and Palestinians to renew a truce that expired…
Truce talks between Israel and Hamas ‘ongoing’: Source
Talks between Israel and Hamas aimed at renewing a Gaza truce by mediators Qatar and Egypt are continuing despite renewed…
Israel was aware of October 7 Hamas attacks, but dismissed warnings: NYT Report
Israeli officials had intelligence that Palestinian militant group Hamas was preparing a wide-ranging attack before its October 7 assault but…
‘We want an eighth day and beyond,’ Blinken called for further truce extension
On Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for a further extension to a truce that has paused fighting…
Israel-Hamas temporary truce producing results and US hopes it continued: US State Secretary Blinken
On Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that a temporary truce between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas…
Israel receives a new list of “to be released” hostages after the truce extension
The Israeli government said it has received a new list of women and children hostages in the Gaza Strip to…
Hamas and Israel agree to extend Gaza truce as mediators work to free hostages
On Thursday, Hamas said it had agreed to extend a truce with Israel in Gaza for a seventh day. Israel’s…
US urges Israel to exercise caution in southern Gaza operations: Officials
The United States is urging Israel to narrow the zone of combat and clarify where Palestinian civilians can seek safety…
Hamas frees 16 more hostages in final hours of the recent Gaza truce
A new swap of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners in Israel got underway late Wednesday in the final…
Israel release 30 Palestinians in sixth exchange under truce agreement with Hamas
Thirty Palestinian prisoners were freed overnight Wednesday, Israeli prison authorities said, in the final exchange under an extended truce deal…
Hamas says ready to exchange all detained Israeli soldiers for all Palestinian prisoners held in Israel
On Wednesday, a senior Hamas official said the militant movement was ready to release all the Israeli soldiers it is…
Turkey’s President Erdogan labels Israeli PM Netanyahu a ‘butcher of Gaza’ and accuses him of spawning anti-Semitism
On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan branded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “the butcher of Gaza” and accused him…
Elon Musk invited by Hamas to Gaza to witness ‘massacres and destruction’ in person
Hamas has invited Elon Musk to witness in person the scope of the violence and devastation heaped upon the Gaza…
Thailand welcomes Thai hostages who had been taken by Hamas in Israel
On Wednesday, Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara welcomed the release of two more Thai hostages who had been held by…
‘Thank you for extraordinary humanity’: Israeli hostage thanks Hamas for making daughter feel ‘like a queen’
Danielle Aloni and her daughter 5-year-old Emilia were held hostage by the Palestinian group Hamas for 49 days in besieged…
