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Middle East live updates: 'Real chance' of Gaza ceasefire success, source says
The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza with ceasefire talks resuming in Qatar.
Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire talks press on in Qatar
Israel and Hamas appear to be inching closer to a phased ceasefire agreement, officials said Monday. However, a deal hasn’t been reached yet and there are a number of obstacles that could
Middle East latest: Gaza war deaths pass 46,000 and Lebanon ends presidential deadlock
Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, with no end in sight to the 15-month conflict.
Middle East live updates: Netanyahu, Biden speak on ceasefire and hostage deal
The Israeli Defense Forces and the Shin Bet "located and returned the kidnapped body" of hostage Yosef Al-Zaydani on Tuesday "from an underground tunnel in the Rafah area," the army said in a release Wednesday. Israel said it has also recovered another body and are working to determine whether it is Al-Zaydani's son, Hamza.
Middle East powers cautiously welcome new Lebanon president
President Joseph Aoun said a "new phase" had begun with Israel, expressing hope that his election would bring stability. Germany, France and the European Union have also conveyed optimism.
Middle East latest: Death toll in Gaza passes 46,000; Lebanese parliament elects new president
Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday that more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, with no end in sight to the 15-month conflict.
Middle East live updates: Gaza death toll rises to 46,000, officials say
The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza with ceasefire talks resuming in Qatar.
Lebanon's Nawaf Salam to be designated PM, angering Hezbollah
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun summoned Nawaf Salam, head of the International Court of Justice, to designate him prime ...
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Top US general in Mideast meets Lebanon's Aoun in bid to shore up ceasefire with Israel
CENTCOM commander Gen. Erik Kurilla's final diplomatic tour of the region under President Joe Biden came as the outgoing ...
Watershed moment for the Middle East after Lebanon elects new president - with a Saudi push
Then, a Saudi delegation headed by the kingdom’s envoy, Prince Yazid bin Farhan, flew into Beirut for the second time in a ...
Who is Nawaf Salam, Lebanon's new prime minister-designate?
President Joseph Aoun summoned jurist Nawaf Salam on Monday to designate him as Lebanon's prime minister, after a majority of ...
Lebanon Turns a Political Page as Hezbollah’s Hold Is Weakened
In Lebanon, many saw the election on Thursday of Gen. Joseph Aoun, the commander of the Lebanese military, as a crucial step ...
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Crisis in the Middle East: What is happening?
On October 7, 2023, the decades-long conflict in the region experienced an unprecedented escalation when Hamas and other ...
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Middle East latest: Israel launches new strikes on Yemen's Houthi rebels
Israel's military says it has carried out new airstrikes on Yemen against what it said were Houthi rebel targets.
Lebanon selects president after 2-year impasse
Joseph Aoun president Thursday, ending a political deadlock that had kept the office vacant since October 2022. Aoun, 60, won ...