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Middle East

December 18, 2024 3:35 PM

Gaza mediators intensify ceasefire efforts, Israeli strikes kill 16 people

The United States, joined by Arab mediators, sought on Wednesday to conclude an agreement between Israel and Hamas to halt the 14-month-old war in the Gaza Strip where medics said Israeli strikes killed at least 16 Palestinians overnight. On Tuesday...

December 18, 2024 3:41 PM

Syrian mass graves expose “machinery of death” under Assad, top prosecutor says

An international war crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday that evidence emerging from mass grave sites in Syria has exposed a state-run "machinery of death" under toppled leader Bashar al-Assad in which he estimated more than 100,000 people were torture...

December 18, 2024 12:37 PM

Gaza ceasefire talks gain momentum as officials push for deal

An agreement to halt the 14-month-old war in Gaza and free hostages held in the Palestinian enclave could be signed in the coming days with talks in Cairo making progress, sources briefed on the meeting said on Tuesday. The U.S. administration, join...

December 18, 2024 9:04 AM

Hamas is hopeful of ceasefire deal in Gaza after holding positive talks

Hamas has expressed optimism about the prospects of reaching a deal about hostage and ceasefire negotiations with Israel, amid a flurry of diplomatic activity in the region, CNN reported. In an official statement on Tuesday, Hamas said reaching an ag...

December 17, 2024 10:17 AM

OPEC fund approves $1 billion in development financing for global projects

The OPEC Fund for International Development has approved nearly $1 billion in new development financing during the final quarter of 2024, with the latest round of approvals coming from its 190th Governing Board meeting held in Vienna. The financing ...

December 17, 2024 10:22 AM

Bashar al-Assad gives account of last hours before leaving Syria

Syria's Bashar al-Assad issued his first statement since being toppled from power, saying he was evacuated to Russia from the Hmeimim base on Dec. 8 as it came under drone attack, after leaving Damascus that morning with rebel fighters closing in. H...

December 16, 2024 11:16 AM

Israel approves $11.13 million settlement expansion in Golan Heights

The Israeli government has unanimously approved a comprehensive plan to expand settlements in the occupied Golan Heights, allocating more than $11.13 million to the initiative. The decision, announced Sunday, comes amid heightened regional tensions f...

December 16, 2024 12:59 PM

Israeli forces carry out air, ground attacks in Gaza; dozens dead

Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 53 Palestinians, including a journalist and rescue workers, medics said, and the Israeli military said its air and ground forces in the north of the enclave killed dozens of militants and captured others. An a...

December 14, 2024 5:37 PM

Seven killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school, Palestinian emergency service says

At least seven Palestinians were killed and 12 wounded after an Israeli strike on a former school that was sheltering displaced people in Gaza City, the civil emergency service said on Saturday. The Israeli military is looking into the report, a spo...

December 14, 2024 10:56 AM

US general discusses Syria, other regional issues in Israel visit

A top U.S. military officer visited Israel from Wednesday to Friday, meeting with Israeli defense officials and discussing the situation in Syria, among other regional topics, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement. Army General Mich...

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