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Qatar’s prime minister has warned that an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities would “entirely contaminate” the waters of the Gulf and threaten life in Qatar, the UAE and Kuwait. Sheikh…

  Trump administration has been engaged in direct talks with Hamas over the release of American hostages held in Gaza and the possibility of a broader deal to end the…

Turkiye and Arab countries in separate statements have announced the sighting of the crescent for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, with Saturday marking the first day of fasting, Anadolu news agency…

Israel and Hamas have agreed on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal following 15 months of war, mediators Qatar and the US say. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin…

Gulf countries, including Qatar, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia, have strongly condemned an Israeli map published on official social media accounts that asserts “historical territorial rights” over Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon,…

The Palestinian group Hamas and Israel traded blame over their failure to conclude a ceasefire agreement despite progress reported by both sides in the past days. Hamas said that Israel…

Hamas said talks in Qatar on Tuesday aimed at a truce and hostage-prisoner exchange in Gaza were “serious and positive”, a day after an Israeli delegation arrived in Doha to…

Saudi Arabia was confirmed as host of the 2034 World Cup by FIFA on Wednesday, underlining the Gulf kingdom’s growing influence in world sport. At the same time, a virtual…

Palestinian officials said Tuesday that Fatah and the militant group Hamas were close to an agreement on a plan for administering post-war Gaza. The plan would see Fatah, which governs…

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…