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Progress requires patience

Qatar

Progress requires patience

Qatar has called for more time to allow diplomatic efforts between the United States and Iran to bear fruit, as the region holds its breath over the fate of negotiations that could determine whether the Middle East slides further into conflict.

ICC says Libyan detainee ran brutal torture operations

Libya

ICC says Libyan detainee ran brutal torture operations

 A 47-year-old suspect accused of overseeing one of the most notorious prisons in Libya was known as a ruthless torturer nicknamed "the angel of death" by detainees, prosecutors told judges at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday.

Most Lebanese communities back peace with Israel

Lebanon

Most Lebanese communities back peace with Israel

A new poll conducted between April 28 and May 5 reveals a striking picture of Lebanese public opinion on a potential peace agreement with Israel: across most of the country's major religious communities, support is either strong or majority, with one dramatic exception.

Trump-appointed Gaza Board calls for quicker disbursement

Gaza

Trump-appointed Gaza Board calls for quicker disbursement

The gap between funding pledges and disbursement for Donald Trump's Gaza rebuilding plan must be closed urgently, the U.S. president's "Board of Peace" has said in a report, identifying a potential cash crunch in a plan estimated to cost $70 billion.

Majority of the fleet was intercepted

Gaza

Majority of the fleet was intercepted

The organisers of an aid flotilla bound for Gaza said on Tuesday Israeli forces had intercepted 41 of their boats in the eastern Mediterranean, with 10 vessels still sailing toward the enclave.

Another mass shooting in Turkey

Turkey

Another mass shooting in Turkey

A gunman killed six people and wounded eight others Monday in Turkey's southern Mersin province, in a shooting spree that began with the murder of his ex-wife before spiralling into a rampage through a roadside restaurant and surrounding area.

Israeli forces intercept 39 Gaza aid boats, activists say

Gaza

Israeli forces intercept 39 Gaza aid boats, activists say

The organisers of a flotilla of aid vessels bound for Gaza said on Monday that Israeli forces had intercepted 39 of their boats in the eastern Mediterranean, while the remaining ships were continuing to sail toward the enclave.

Trump suspends Iran attack plans to allow diplomacy

Iran

Trump suspends Iran attack plans to allow diplomacy

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had paused a planned attack against Iran to allow for negotiations to take place on a deal to end the U.S.-Israeli war, after Iran sent a new peace proposal to Washington.

Türk's genocide rhetoric: irresponsible, repetitive and dangerous

United Nations

Türk's genocide rhetoric: irresponsible, repetitive and dangerous

On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists stormed southern Israel and massacred 1,200 people, men, women, children, elderly, in the deadliest assault on Jewish people since the Holocaust. They took 250 hostages. They filmed their crimes with pride.

Truce extension fails to halt Israel-Hezbollah tensions

Lebanon

Truce extension fails to halt Israel-Hezbollah tensions

Israel carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese security sources and the state news agency said, while Hezbollah announced new attacks on Israeli forces, continuing the war in Lebanon despite the extension of a U.S.-backed truce.

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