Bombs batter Gaza Strip after truce collapses
This picture taken from southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke rising from buildings after being hit by Israeli strikes, as battles resume between Israel and …
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Israel and Hamas agree to last-minute cease-fire extension of 24 hours
Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire by at least a further 24 hours just minutes before the fragile truce hit its deadline. The six-day pause in fighting so …
Fragile Truce In Gaza Is Extended As Israel Faces Pressure To Spare Civilians If Fighting Resumes
The sides agreed to extend their truce through Wednesday, with another two planned exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. This undated photo released by Hostages and Missing …
Pack your jerseys. The era of ‘sports tourism’ is here
Start your engines. From Formula One races to the Summer Olympic Games, traveling to attend major sporting events is on the rise. Sports tourism, as it’s called, is one of …
Israel confirms 17 hostages released, including four-year-old American girl
A Red Cross vehicle, as part of a convoy believed to be carrying hostages abducted by Hamas militants during the October 7 attack on Israel, arrives at the Rafah border, …
How Hamas Aims To Trap Israeli Armed Forces In Gaza Tunnel Web
Hamas, which rules Gaza, has stockpiled weapons, missiles, food and medical supplies. A Palestinian expert in international affairs at Qatar University who has studied Hamas, said the group must have …
Qatar signs 27-year gas deal with Britain’s Shell
Qatar has agreed to supply British firm Shell with natural gas for 27 years, the Gulf emirate’s state-owned energy company announced on Wednesday. Since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine last year, …
US, Qatar agree to hold back $6B from Iranian access
By Matthew Lee, Mary Clare Jalonick and Seung Min Kim | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Qatar have reached an agreement that the Qataris will not act on …
Passenger on flight from Doha to Sydney on which woman died slams Qatar Airways for not doing enough to help her
A passenger has detailed their horrific experience when a woman died on board a Qatar Airways flight to Sydney last week. Francesca travelled from Doha to Sydney on Friday afternoon …
Japan plans meeting with Gulf region foreign ministers in September, report says
The government is making preparations for a meeting of foreign ministers from Japan and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states in Saudi Arabia in early September, Kyodo news agency …