Category: 3. Middle East

Israel’s security cabinet met Friday to vote on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that should take effect this weekend.

If approved, the agreement would halt fighting and bombardment in Gaza’s deadliest-ever war and initiate the release of…

Israel’s security cabinet approved in a vote on Friday a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that should take effect this weekend, the prime minister’s office said.

The agreement, which must now go to the full cabinet for a final green light,…

US President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday the ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas would have never been reached without pressure from him and his incoming administration.

The agreement, which would exchange…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a deal to return hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip has been reached, clearing a hurdle toward a ceasefire aimed at ending the 15-month war between the two sides.

A statement released early…

Russia and Iran will sign a “comprehensive strategic partnership” treaty on Friday during a visit to Moscow by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, cementing ties between two of the world’s most heavily sanctioned countries.

The agreement comes…

Russia and Iran are poised to sign a new treaty on Friday to cement military and economic ties between two of the world’s most heavily sanctioned nations, in a pact likely to worry the West.

The agreement comes just days before Iran-hawk Donald…

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a “deal to release the hostages” has been agreed.

Netanyahu had delayed a cabinet vote to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal, due on Thursday, accusing Hamas of seeking last-minute changes…

Hundreds of Paris police officers were deployed on Thursday for a basketball match classified as “high-risk” due to the participation of an Israeli team.

The game between Paris and Maccabi Tel Aviv attracted around 5,000 spectators, 1,000 of whom…