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In a bold political statement, Lebanese MP Nadim Bachir Gemayel, a senior figure in the Kataeb Party, declared that the Iran-Syria axis has reached the end of its influence in the region. 

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez once again proves that he is no architect of peace, but rather a political arsonist fanning the flames of conflict.

Gulf carriers Qatar Airways and Emirates are ramping up their presence in Africa, competing for market dominance in a fast-growing and strategically vital aviation region, reports Jeune Afrique.

Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has released the last surviving hostages it was holding in Gaza, in exchange for almost 2,000 Palestinian detainees and prisoners, under the terms of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said on Tuesday that it will take time to hand over the remains of hostages and detainees killed in the Israel-Hamas war, calling it a "massive challenge" given the difficulties of finding bodies amid Gaza's rubble.

The Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, held Monday, marked a major diplomatic milestone with the signing of a joint document by leaders of the mediating countries in support of the October 9 agreement aimed at ending the war in Gaza.

U.S. President Donald Trump, a self-proclaimed peacemaker who has campaigned for a Nobel Prize, finally got a camera-ready diplomatic victory on Monday as world leaders flew to Egypt for the signing of the ceasefire and hostage-release deal he brokered between Israel and Hamas.

“The Franco-Saudi initiative, along with the New York Declaration endorsed by 142 states, created decisive momentum and paved the way for the peace plan signed today.”

Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza on Monday under a ceasefire deal and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees, as U.S. President Donald Trump declared the end of the two-year long war that has upended the broader Middle East.

Ahead of a high-level international summit on the Gaza ceasefire, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump is “the only one capable of bringing peace” to the region.

In the short term, the mood is almost celebratory. Hostilities have paused, hostages have been returned, and the guns have fallen silent—at least for now. 

President Donald Trump, in a speech to Israel’s parliament, spotlighted mega-donor Miriam Adelson’s outsized influence on U.S. policy toward Israel, recalling her frequent White House visits with her late husband, casino mogul Sheldon Adelson.