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Israel reopens fishing zone off Gaza’s coast after truce
Middle East
May 10, 2019
Israel reopens fishing zone off Gaza’s coast after truce
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it’s reopening the permitted fishing zone off the Gaza coast following a cease-fire deal with…
Deadly escalation in northwestern Syria threatens truce
Middle East
May 3, 2019
Deadly escalation in northwestern Syria threatens truce
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists say dozens of airstrikes by government forces and Russia on the last rebel-held enclave in…
Pro-government forces cast doubt on rebel withdrawal from Hodeida port
Middle East
December 30, 2018
Pro-government forces cast doubt on rebel withdrawal from Hodeida port
Yemeni rebels have begun to withdraw from the port of Hodeida, under a truce agreement, a UN official said…
Yemen’s Hodeida calm after ceasefire takes effect
Middle East
December 18, 2018
Yemen’s Hodeida calm after ceasefire takes effect
Yemen’s flashpoint city of Hodeida was calm on Tuesday following heavy clashes that erupted after the UN-brokered ceasefire started…
Jihadists fail to quit Syria buffer, throwing deal into doubt
Middle East
October 15, 2018
Jihadists fail to quit Syria buffer, throwing deal into doubt
Jihadists in Syria’s Idlib failed to meet a Monday deadline to leave a planned buffer zone ringing the country’s…
Uneasy truce may not last long in embattled Libyan capital
Middle East
September 7, 2018
Uneasy truce may not last long in embattled Libyan capital
TRIPOLI/TUNIS (Reuters) – Residents of Tripoli emerging from their homes to take advantage of a ceasefire between armed groups…
Gaza ceasefire holds after two-day flare-up, protests expected
Middle East
August 10, 2018
Gaza ceasefire holds after two-day flare-up, protests expected
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israel-Gaza border was quiet on Friday after an Egyptian-brokered truce ended a surge in violence that…
Israel signals any truce with Hamas to be limited in scope
Middle East
August 6, 2018
Israel signals any truce with Hamas to be limited in scope
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli Cabinet minister on Monday played down the significance of indirect truce talks with Gaza’s Hamas…
Egypt trying to broker broad Israel-Hamas truce, Hamas says
Egypt
August 3, 2018
Egypt trying to broker broad Israel-Hamas truce, Hamas says
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Egypt is trying to broker a broad cease-fire deal between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers…
Israel, Hamas agree to restore calm in Gaza: Hamas
Middle East
July 21, 2018
Israel, Hamas agree to restore calm in Gaza: Hamas
Hamas said on Saturday it had agreed a truce with Israel in the Gaza Strip, a day after clashes killed…