Middle East

Hamas leader says ‘close to reaching’ truce deal in Israel-Hamas war

DOHA, Nov 21, 2023 (AFP) - Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Tuesday his militant movement was nearing a truce…

Israeli ships ‘legitimate target’, Yemen’s Huthis warn after seizure

HODEIDA, Yemen, Nov 20, 2023 (AFP) - Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels said on Sunday that they had seized in the…

Israeli army releases footage it says shows ‘hostages at Gaza hospital’

JERUSALEM, Nov 19, 2023 (AFP) - Israel's military released security camera footage Sunday it said showed hostages being brought into…

Tanzania says student abducted by Hamas is dead

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 18, 2023 (AFP) - Tanzania's foreign ministry has confirmed the death of one of two citizens…

Hundreds flee as Israel orders Gaza’s main hospital evacuated

By Adel Zaanoun GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Nov 18, 2023 (AFP) - Hundreds of people fled on foot Saturday after…

UAE inaugurates giant solar plant, two weeks before climate talks

AL DHAFRA, United Arab Emirates, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) - The United Arab Emirates inaugurated on Thursday one of the…

Appeals court judge temporarily lifts Trump gag order

NEW YORK, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) - An appeals court judge on Thursday temporarily lifted a partial gag order imposed…

Israel army says body of hostage found near Gaza hospital

JERUSALEM, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) - Israeli soldiers near Gaza's largest hospital found the body of a hostage seized by…

Twenty-five Hamas-held Thai hostages are ‘safe’: mediator

BANGKOK, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) - Thailand's government has been given assurances by Hamas that 25 of its nationals held…

Gunmen wound several in attack near Jerusalem: Israeli police

JERUSALEM, Nov 16, 2023 (AFP) - Three gunmen attacked a checkpoint near Jerusalem on Thursday, Israeli police said, wounding several…

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