A ceasefire in the Gaza war will begin Sunday morning at 0630 GMT, mediator Qatar said on Saturday after Israel’s cabinet voted to approve the truce and hostage-prisoner release deal. The exact time of the ceasefire’s start had been unclear, though Israel had said no Palestinian...

Syria lost on Friday the writer and theater director Farhan Bulbul after a long struggle with illness at the age of 88, and with his absence the Arab theater lost one of its pioneers who came after the founding generation. Bulbul was a milestone in the history of Syrian and Arab...

The UN human rights chief on Friday warned that the conflict in Sudan is taking "an even more dangerous turn" for civilians amid reports of dozens killed in ethnically targeted attacks in Al Jazirah and an imminent battle for control of Khartoum. The conflict between the army and the...

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 truce, United States President Joe Biden...