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Feb
07
2024
By HUMEYRA PAMUK
Blinken to meet Egypt’s Sisi on Gaza hostage deal

Blinken to meet Egypt’s Sisi on Gaza hostage deal

NEWS
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Cairo for his meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi as the United States works to advance a Gaza truce and hostage deal mediated by the Egyptians and Qataris. The top U.S. diplomat departed Riyadh shortly after sunrise for what is set to be a marathon day visiting Egypt and Qatar before flying to Israel to discuss hostage negotiations, post-war Gaza plans and the prospect of Arab countries and Israel normalizing ties. Blinken's fifth trip to the region since October comes as the United States presses ahead with its retaliatory campaign against…
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Nov
22
2023
By NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI and EMILY ROSE
Netanyahu, Hamas leader indicate deal on Gaza truce and hostages is close

Netanyahu, Hamas leader indicate deal on Gaza truce and hostages is close

WORLD
THE leader of Hamas said that a truce deal with Israel was close and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hoped for good news soon about hostages, the most optimistic signals so far of a deal to pause the war in Gaza and free captives. Hamas officials were "close to reaching a truce agreement" with Israel and the group had delivered its response to Qatari mediators, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said in a statement sent to Reuters by his aide. Netanyahu said: "We are making progress. I don't think it's worth saying too much, not at even this moment, but…
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May
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Israel-Hamas truce takes hold after 11 days of fighting

Israel-Hamas truce takes hold after 11 days of fighting

NEWS
NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI and DAN WILLIAMS AN Egyptian-mediated truce between Israel and Hamas took hold today after the worst violence in years, with U.S. President Joe Biden pledging to salvage the devastated Gaza Strip and the United Nations urging renewed Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. Israeli aerial bombardment of the densely populated enclave killed 232 Palestinians, damaged thousands of homes and disabled critical infrastructure. Gaza rocket attacks killed 12 people in Israel and wounded hundreds. Palestinians who had spent 11 days huddled in fear of Israeli shelling poured into Gaza's streets, embracing one another in celebration in front of bombed out buildings and along…
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