Category: 3. Middle East

Chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court Karim Khan met Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday, state media reported, as last month’s ouster of Bashar al-Assad sparks hopes for justice.

Sharaa and Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad…

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are eager to leave miserable tent camps and return to their homes if a long-awaited ceasefire agreement halts the Israel-Hamas war, but many will find there is nothing left and no way to rebuild.

Israeli…

France’s President Emmanuel Macron was in Lebanon on Friday, where he was due to meet his newly-elected counterpart and offer support to leaders seeking to open a new chapter in their country’s turbulent history.

After more than two years of a…

The EU is prepared to redeploy a monitoring mission to the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt after a ceasefire deal to end Israel’s war in the territory, the bloc’s top diplomat said Friday.

“We are ready to do it,” foreign policy chief…

France’s president said Friday that Paris will soon host an aid conference to help rebuild Lebanon after the Israel-Hezbollah war last year, as he visited Beirut in a show of support for Lebanon’s new leaders.

After a vacancy of more than two…

DEIR EL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — It was a moment many thought would not come. The people of Gaza greeted the news of a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel with a spontaneous outpouring of joy after nearly 470 days of war, the longest…

An Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal expected to take effect on Sunday has sparked hope for life-saving aid to reach Palestinians, but aid agencies warn of obstacles from destroyed infrastructure, massive need and collapsed law and order.

Announcing the…