Blinken met with Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman for an hour in Riyadh and is heading to Qatar and then Britain for further talks with officials to try to broker…
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Hamas has rejected “new conditions” in a Gaza ceasefire proposal that US-led mediators presented during two days of talks in Qatar. Diplomatic efforts have so far failed to alleviate the…
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Qatar is set to host Gaza ceasefire talks on Thursday, seeking a so-far elusive agreement that the United States hopes would stop Iran from striking Israel and avert a wider…
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Biden admits Gaza cease-fire elusive as US continues pushing for talks
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskU.S. President Joe Biden says the goal of peace in Gaza appears increasingly elusive, despite the White House and key mediators Egypt and Qatar intensifying efforts to push Israel and…
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Funeral for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh held in Qatar
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskThe funeral for assassinated Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh took place in the Qatari capital, Doha. His body was returned from Tehran where he was killed in what Hamas says…
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The Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Friday (May 10) that efforts to find a Gaza Strip truce deal were back at square one after Israel effectively spurned a plan…
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Qatar court hands down death penalty verdict for eight Indians
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskA Qatar court has announced the death penalty for eight Indians arrested in the country last year, the Indian government said on Thursday, adding it was “deeply shocked” by the…
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Qatar leads talks to swap hostages for Palestinians in Israeli jails
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskQatar has been holding talks with Hamas on releasing Israeli women and children who were captured in exchange for the release of 36 Palestinian women and children from Israeli jails.…