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Air France became the first international airline to resume flights to Israel, with services between Tel Aviv and Paris restarting on January 25.

U.S. President Donald Trump proposed the permanent resettlement of Palestinians from war-shattered Gaza to neighboring countries, calling the enclave a "demolition site" on Tuesday as he held pivotal talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Monday it would take between four and five years to hold presidential elections, the first time he has laid out a timeline for the vote since he was named transitional president last week.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will extend his visit to Washington D.C. and will return to Israel on Saturday, an Axios reporter said on X on Monday.

The CEO of Turkish grocery delivery company Getir said on Monday he had been removed from his position, weeks after a shareholder meeting approved an updated restructuring plan that was disputed by one of the firm's co-founders.

Modon Holding P.S.C announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with IHC and TasHeel Holding for the acquisition of Theta Bidco Limited, the 100% owner of Arena Events Group, a global leader in large-scale temporary infrastructure and integrated event solutions.

U.S. President Donald Trump has paused new tariffs on Mexico for one month after Mexico agreed to reinforce its northern border with 10,000 National Guard members to stem the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, he said on Monday.

The Hamas-controlled authorities in Gaza have significantly raised their reported death toll, now claiming that over 61,700 people have been killed in Israel’s military offensive. 

Weeks into the ceasefire in Gaza, thousands of Palestinians who left for neighbouring Egypt are grappling with the question of when they might go home, though they reject the prospect of a mass displacement proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

A British soldier was sentenced to more than 14 years in jail for collecting sensitive information for Iran and gathering the names of special forces personnel before briefly escaping from prison while awaiting trial.

Algerian authorities are increasingly imposing arbitrary travel bans on dissidents, human rights organizations Human Rights Watch (HRW) and MENA Rights Group reported on Monday. 

A new era in Syria has begun following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on December 8, 2024, with Ahmad al-Sharaa, a former jihadist, emerging as the new interim leader.