The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has issued its first statement since the beginning of the hostage release process involving Israeli captives held by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza.
Lebanon formed a new government on Saturday, Lebanon's presidency announced, following unusually direct U.S. intervention in the process and bringing the country closer to accessing reconstruction funds following last year's devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah.
Egypt condemned statements by Israeli officials suggesting the establishment of a Palestinian state on Saudi territory as "irresponsible" on Saturday.
Louvre Abu Dhabi has welcomed a record-breaking 1.4 million visitors in 2024, marking its highest annual attendance since its grand opening in 2017.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has denounced the release of three Israeli hostages by Hamas on Saturday, calling it a "crime against humanity", as images of the freed men in severely weakened physical condition circulated online.
At least 29 bodies of migrants have been recovered in two locations in the southeast and west of Libya, a security directorate and the Libyan Red Crescent said on Thursday.
Leaders at an unprecedented joint summit of Eastern and Southern African blocs aimed at defusing the crisis in Eastern Congo urged all parties to hold direct talks, including with Rwanda-backed rebels whose advance has fanned fears of a wider war.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with acting Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya and two other leaders of the Palestinian group in Tehran on Saturday, Iranian state media reported.
Palestinian terrorist group Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday, whose emaciated appearance shocked Israelis following their release on live TV, in the latest stage of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the 15-month war in Gaza.
The head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), a global non-proliferation agency, will meet Syrian officials in Damascus on Saturday, three sources familiar with the visit told Reuters.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has welcomed the European Union’s roadmap for lifting sanctions against Syria, during a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday, according to a statement from the Turkish presidency.
The UAE Federal Supreme Court has officially approved the extradition of Mehdi Charafa, a French national, to France, following a request from French authorities.
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