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A top Hamas official has stated that the organization is "open to any deal or ideas" from mediators to end the war in Gaza, but that these must entail a complete Israeli military pullout from Palestinian land. In a televised speech on…

BEIRUT - Hezbollah, the Lebanese armed group, chose Naim Qassem as its new leader on Tuesday, but Israel declared his stay would be "temporary," an apparent threat after killing his predecessor Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut more than a month…

Israel's recent strikes on Iran did not affect any oil extraction facilities, which reduced the political risk premium associated with the Middle East. As a result, crude oil prices have dropped precipitously, the biggest single-day loss in…

Qatar's Doha : Yesterday marked the start of the first-ever debate on "Business and Human Rights in the Arab Region" with the theme "Charting the Course for Responsible Business Practices in the Arab Region." The purpose of the two-day…

On Monday, the UN head cautioned that Israel's suspension on the agency that handles Palestinian refugees might have "devastating consequences." In a move that is anticipated to significantly limit the crucial organization's ability to…

A suicide bomber detonated at a checkpoint in western Pakistan on Saturday, killing eight people and wounding five more, officials said. The bomber set off the blast from the back of a motorbike rickshaw near the town of Mir Ali in…

APIA, Samoa: The Commonwealth’s 56 members agreed the “time has come” for talks about the legacy of the “abhorrent” transatlantic slave trade Saturday, in a landmark summit declaration that raised the prospect of future reparations.…

The IDF on Tuesday announced that top Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut earlier this month. Safieddine, the head of Hezbollah’s executive council, was presumed to be the successor of Hassan…

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke on the phone with Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani on Tuesday, Saudi Press Agency reported. During the call, they reviewed relations between the two countries and ways to enhance and…

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Riyadh on Wednesday. During the meeting, developments in Gaza and Lebanon and efforts made with regard to them were discussed,…