Ceasefire
- Middle East
Israel-Hamas war: Mediatory talks on for a 2-month-long ceasefire to release hostages
Tel Aviv: Hectic parleys are on in Doha, Cairo and Washington for a two-month-long ceasefire between Israel and Hamas for release of hostages. Arab and Qatari media have reported that the Hamas…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia reiterates demand for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji has reiterated the Kingdom’s rejection of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and demands an immediate ceasefire. Elkhereiji made the statement…
- Middle East
Sudan’s army chief demands paramilitary forces’ withdrawal to achieve ceasefire
Khartoum: Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, the Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council and General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), has said that stopping the war in Sudan would not be achieved…
- Middle East
Watch: Dubai witnesses largest demonstration at COP28 demanding Gaza ceasefire
Hundreds of climate activists staged a protest during a United Nations climate change conference (UNFCCC COP28) in Dubai, demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Since the COP28 summit’s opening on…
- World
US blocks UN resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza
United Nations: The US has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution, drafted by the UAE and backed by more than 100 countries, gained support…
- Middle East
‘No immunity to Hamas leaders during ceasefire’, says Israel
Tel Aviv: Even as the four-day ceasefire between Hamas and Israel is underway and two groups of hostages released on Friday and Saturday, Israeli government has ordered its intelligence agency, Mossad, to…
- Middle East
Four-day truce begins in Israel-Hamas war
Gaza: A four-day humanitarian pause deal agreed by Israel and Hamas came into effect in Gaza on Friday, which allow the release of at least 50 hostages in the duration of the…
- Middle East
Israel rejects ceasefire, hostage release offer
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has rejected the offer of the Hamas for a five days ceasefire and the release of hostages. As the backchannel negotiations between various Arab nations…
- Middle East
Sudanese ceasefire talks resumed in Saudi Arabia
Washington: The United States, Saudi Arabia and the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) reconvened ceasefire talks between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), US Department of State…