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US official lays out new details on Gaza ceasefire talks, says Netanyahu comments on Philadelphi Corridor not constructive
Middle East
September 5, 2024
US official lays out new details on Gaza ceasefire talks, says Netanyahu comments on Philadelphi Corridor not constructive
CNN — A prospective hostage and ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is 90 percent completed, but disputes remain over…
Turkish Ambassador to Cairo praises strong ties between Egypt and Turkey in exclusive interview
Features/Interviews
September 5, 2024
Turkish Ambassador to Cairo praises strong ties between Egypt and Turkey in exclusive interview
Turkey’s ambassador to Cairo, Salih Mutlu Şen, stated that the strategic relationship between Egypt and Turkey is one based on…
Journalists injured by Israeli fire during military raid in West Bank, eyewitnesses say
Middle East
September 5, 2024
Journalists injured by Israeli fire during military raid in West Bank, eyewitnesses say
CNN — Palestinian journalists say that they were fired on by the Israeli military during a raid in the occupied West Bank town of…
Netanyahu derailed a potential Gaza hostage deal in July, Israeli newspaper reports
Middle East
September 5, 2024
Netanyahu derailed a potential Gaza hostage deal in July, Israeli newspaper reports
CNN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in July effectively spiked a draft hostage and ceasefire deal by introducing a…
Biden and Netanyahu at odds again after US president says Israeli PM not doing enough in ceasefire-hostage release talks
Middle East
September 4, 2024
Biden and Netanyahu at odds again after US president says Israeli PM not doing enough in ceasefire-hostage release talks
Washington CNN — President Joe Biden said Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure…
US prosecutors charge Hamas leaders in October 7 attack
Middle East
September 4, 2024
US prosecutors charge Hamas leaders in October 7 attack
Washington CNN — The US Department of Justice has charged several senior Hamas leaders over the October 7 terrorist attack,…
Hamas’ brutal new tactics signal new phase in war and hostage crisis
Middle East
September 4, 2024
Hamas’ brutal new tactics signal new phase in war and hostage crisis
CNN — With its announcement that militants guarding Israeli hostages in the buildings and tunnels of Gaza had “new instructions”…
Grief and fury on Israel’s streets, as hostage killings pile pressure on Netanyahu to secure ceasefire deal
Middle East
September 3, 2024
Grief and fury on Israel’s streets, as hostage killings pile pressure on Netanyahu to secure ceasefire deal
CNN — From bustling Tel Aviv to the southern Israeli city of Eilat, tens of thousands of Israelis took to…
Biden: “We’re in the middle of negotiations” on a possible hostage deal
Middle East
September 3, 2024
Biden: “We’re in the middle of negotiations” on a possible hostage deal
President Joe Biden deflected questions about his comments earlier Monday on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, telling CNN they were…
Children unable to return to school in Gaza being “deprived” of learning, UNRWA chief says
Middle East
September 3, 2024
Children unable to return to school in Gaza being “deprived” of learning, UNRWA chief says
As students in many parts of the world return to school after the summer, the head of UNRWA, the main…