LONDON: Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al-Said of Oman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized the importance of establishing the Omani-Turkish Coordinating Council to enhance cooperation and monitor the implementation of bilateral agreements. The two sides held talks on Thursday in Muscat to enhance bilateral relations and expand cooperation, reaffirming their commitment to developing their […]
Read MoreTEL AVIV/JERUSALEM: US Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday President Donald Trump would oppose Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank and it would not happen, suggesting a move by Israeli lawmakers toward that end looked like a stupid “political stunt.” A bill applying Israeli law to the West Bank, a move tantamount to […]
Read MoreSaudi Arabia and several Arab and Islamic countries condemned on Thursday the Israeli Knesset’s approval of draft laws seeking to impose so-called “Israeli sovereignty” over the occupied West Bank and illegal settlements. They called it a flagrant violation of international law and UN Security Council Resolution 2334, a statement from the Saudi foreign ministry said. […]
Read MoreJERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted on Wednesday at his opposition to any role for Turkish security forces in the Gaza Strip as part of a mission to monitor a US-backed ceasefire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Speaking in Jerusalem alongside visiting US Vice President JD Vance, Netanyahu said they had discussed the […]
Read MoreLONDON: Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani co-chaired the 11th meeting of the Qatari-Turkish Supreme Strategic Committee with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Doha on Wednesday. During the meeting, they discussed strategies for cooperation across various areas, particularly in defense, trade, investment, energy, and information technology. They discussed key regional and international […]
Read MoreKFAR AZA, Israel: Two years after he survived Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel which killed 64 fellow residents of the Kfar Aza kibbutz, Avidor Schwartzman hopes his community can finally begin to overcome its pain. “We can start the healing process,” Schwartzman told AFP, even if “we know that there are a lot of […]
Read MoreJERUSALEM: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he was determined to ensure that Hamas hands back the remains of hostages still in Gaza, adding that the fight “is not over yet.” Under a ceasefire agreement spearheaded by US President Donald Trump, Hamas returned the last 20 surviving hostages to Israel, and said […]
Read MoreBy Tom Hussain Far from being a historic deal to end war in the Middle East as claimed by US President Donald Trump, the Gaza peace declaration has only established a bloc of regional countries that will work with Washington for now to stabilise the region, observers say. Composed of Egypt, Arab monarchies led by […]
Read MoreIsrael said on Thursday (16 October) it was preparing for the reopening of Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to let Palestinians in and out, but set no date as it traded blame with Hamas over violations of a US-mediated ceasefire. A row over the return of bodies of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza retains […]
Read MoreDUBAI: Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani on Wednesday ordered the formation of a joint forensic task force and a high-level investigative committee to examine the killing of election candidate Safaa Al-Mashhadani in a bomb attack north of Baghdad. The committee was tasked with determining who was responsible for the attack, which struck Al-Mashhadani’s vehicle […]
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