Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held separate meetings Monday evening with a delegation from Hamas and US envoy Steve Witkoff to address the latest developments in Gaza cease-fire negotiations. The Amiri Diwan said in a statement that Sheikh Tamim welcomed a Hamas delegation...

Six member states of the European Union have called for the bloc to temporarily suspend sanctions on Syria in areas such as transport, energy and banking, according to a paper seen by Reuters. EU foreign ministers are set to discuss relaxing Syria sanctions during a meeting in Brussels on...

Israel denied media reports on Monday about receiving a "final draft" of a Gaza cease-fire and prisoner exchange agreement with Hamas. Media reports said early Monday that Qatar had delivered the final draft of the agreement to both Israel and Hamas. The Israeli daily Haaretz, citing an...

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun named International Court of Justice (ICJ) judge Nawaf Salam to form a new government. The move came after Salam secured the backing of 84 lawmakers in the 128-seat parliament. The Lebanese president invited Salam to form the country’s new government,...