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Lebanon's Syrian refugees turn their eyes to home after fall of Assad
5 days ago · Lebanese officials, having long been criticised by Syrian and international aid organisations for reportedly trying to force refugees back during Assad’s rule, reiterated their call for Syrians ...
Rage and clarity as Palestinians detail devastation in northern Gaza
6 days ago · A couple of weeks ago, on 3 December, the Jouda family, who lived next door, were killed in an Israeli air strike. A mother, father and four children.
Israel, Saudi Arabia closer to normalisation deal: Report
Dec 17, 2024 · Israel and Saudi Arabia have reached a breakthrough in talks around normalising relations, Haaretz reported on Tuesday, adding that the normalisation could be related to an elusive ceasefire deal ...
War on Gaza: Ceasefire deal is closer than ever, Palestinian source ...
Dec 16, 2024 · A "new dynamic" has emerged in the talks between Israel and Hamas over a ceasefire in Gaza, with a senior Palestinian source telling Middle East Eye that both sides are closer than ever to ...
Hamas indicates ceasefire deal is close, if Israel ‘stops adding new ...
Dec 17, 2024 · While the Reuters news agency initially reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was personally on his way to Cairo - suggesting that a deal was well past the negotiation stage ...
Turkey seeks Saudi Arabia and UAE support for new Syria
Dec 17, 2024 · The dramatic collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria within just 11 days shocked the world and positioned Turkey as a key player in shaping the country's future. However, Turkish officials ...
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Defence minister Israel Katz says Israel will decapitate Houthi leadership the same way it did Hamas
How the Syria crisis could reshape the Middle East
Dec 4, 2024 · It was meant to establish four zones to contain the conflict. But between 2018 and 2019, Syrian forces, supported by Russia and Iran, seized three zones and parts of a fourth, squeezing 4.5 ...
Live: Gaza ceasefire talks gain momentum as officials push for deal ...
The parliamentary hearing on France's annual arms exports was cancelled for the second time last week.. Initially scheduled for November, the hearing - intended to question the ministers of the ...