Arab countries, European nations, and the United States are all pressing for the implementation of the next phase of the Trump plan, which will almost inevitably restore the PA to Gaza. From there, the two-state solution is already emerging on the horizon
Christmas cheer returned to the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ on Saturday as Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank lit up a tree for the first time since the war in Gaza began over two years ago. Covered in red and gold baubles, the Christmas tree standing metres away
Hundreds of people demonstrated on Saturday in the Tunisian capital against the government under the slogan "opposition is not a crime", calling for the release of jailed activists. The rally in Tunis was called after the recent arrests of three opposition figures convicted of
By Alexander Cornwell BETHLEHEM, West Bank, Dec 6 (Reuters) - A giant Christmas tree adorned with red and gold baubles stands in the West Bank city of Bethlehem for the first time since 2022. The Palestinian city, revered by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus, had refrained
By Tarek Amara TUNIS, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Tunisians took to the streets on Saturday for a third straight week to protest against President Kais Saied's expanding crackdown on the opposition, critics and NGOs, urging the release of political prisoners. Protests against Saied are
A United Nations Security Council delegation on Saturday urged all parties to uphold a year-old ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, expressing support for a state weapons monopoly at the end of a Lebanon visit. A November 2024 ceasefire was supposed to end more than a year
By Samia Nakhoul DOHA, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Reuters on Saturday that a credible Palestinian civil administration and a vetted, trained police force should be in place to allow Hamas to disarm, saying the group is prepared to hand over
Qatar and Egypt, guarantors of the Gaza ceasefire, called on Saturday for the withdrawal of Israeli troops and the deployment of an international stabilisation force as the necessary next steps in fully implementing the fragile agreement. The measures were spelt out in the US-
By Samia Nakhoul DOHA, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Reuters on Saturday that he believed Turkey and the United States would find a way to remove U.S. CAATSA sanctions "very soon", and added the NATO allies had started working on the issue.
Turkey's Foreign Minister and Qatar's Prime Minister said during the Doha Forum conference that there's still a 'big question' over the formation of an international security force for Gaza and that peace in the region could only take place with the eventual establishment of a
It took Egyptian actor Mona Zaki more than a year's preparation to take on the hardest role of her career -- the iconic singer Umm Kulthum, a legend in the Arab world. Marwan Hamed's "El Sett" ("The Lady") premiered this week at the Marrakech International Film Festival, where
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz flew into Israel Saturday for his first visit since taking office, and reaffirmed Berlin's support after traditionally solid ties between the countries were shaken by the Gaza war. Merz landed at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport just before 8:00 pm
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Israel on Saturday for his first visit since taking office, aiming to reaffirm traditionally solid ties that were shaken during the Gaza war. After a brief stop in Jordan, Merz landed at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport just before 8 pm
By Thomas Suen NONG KHAI, Thailand, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Two years after Thai worker Sudthisak Rinthalak was killed by Hamas militants, his family in northeastern Thailand is preparing to welcome his remains home and hold a Buddhist ceremony they believe will bring his spirit
DOHA, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said Saturday that negotiations on the war in Gaza were at a "critical" moment. Mediators are working together to force the next phase of ceasefire forward, he said during a panel at the Doha