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Gaza and a ceasefire slip out of focus as Lebanon conflict rages

CAIRO, Oct 3: Palestinians fear the crisis in Lebanon is diverting the world's attention from Gaza, where Israeli strikes killed ...

UNGA general debate concludes with call for ceasefire in Middle East

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 1: The General Debate of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) concluded on ...

Lebanon PM calls for ceasefire with Israel

BEIRUT, Sept 30: Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Monday called for a ceasefire in the fighting between Israel and ...

Prof Yunus calls for immediate ceasefire to protect Palestinians

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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday urged the global leaders to enforce an immediate and complete ceasefire to protect ...

US, EU, Arab states call for Lebanon ‘temporary ceasefire’

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26: The United States, European Union and several Arab nations issued a joint call Wednesday for a ...

Israel rejects US-backed Lebanon ceasefire proposal

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Israel rejected proposals on Thursday for a ceasefire with Hezbollah, defying allies including the United States which had called for ...

US believes Gaza ceasefire deal unlikely in Biden’s term: WSJ

WASHINGTON, Sept 20: US officials now believe that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza ...

Blinken arrives in Egypt to push Gaza ceasefire

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Cairo early Wednesday on his 10th trip to the Middle East since ...

UN welcomes progress in Gaza polio campaign, calls for permanent ceasefire

CAIRO, Sept 4: Good progress is being made in rolling out a polio vaccine to children in Gaza but a ...

Turkish, US top diplomats discuss Gaza ceasefire efforts in call, Ankara says

ANKARA, Aug 21: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the latest state efforts ...

Sisi, Blinken discuss ways to move forward in Gaza ceasefire negotiations

CAIRO, Aug 20: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Cairo on Tuesday ...

Biden says Gaza ceasefire 'still possible'

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US President Joe Biden said that a Gaza ceasefire remained a possibility, despite Israel and Hamas trading blame as top ...

Gaza ceasefire deal still not in sight

A ceasefire to end Israeli atrocities in Palestine is not still in sight though mediators said that discussions on a ...

What’s Biden’s roadmap for Gaza ceasefire?

M A Hossain

The ongoing tensions in the Middle East, particularly between Israel and Palestine, have long captured the attention of the international ...

Gaza ceasefire negotiations to resume as Israel orders new evacuations

CAIRO, Aug 16: Negotiators were to meet in Qatar again on Friday seeking a Gaza ceasefire agreement that could help ...

US wants ‘tangible results’ at Sudan ceasefire talks

GENEVA, Aug 15: The US special envoy for Sudan on Thursday said he wanted "tangible results" from talks on ending ...

In Beirut, US envoy says 'no more time to waste' on Gaza ceasefire

BEIRUT, Aug 14: Visiting US envoy Amos Hochstein warned Wednesday the clock was ticking for a Gaza ceasefire that could ...

Only Gaza ceasefire will delay retaliation, say Iranian officials

DUBAI/BEIRUT, Aug 13: Only a ceasefire deal in Gaza stemming from hoped-for talks this week would hold Iran back from ...

'No further delay' to Gaza ceasefire: France, Germany, UK

PARIS, Aug 12: The leaders of France, Germany and Britain said Monday that "there can be no further delay" in ...

EU chief says Gaza ceasefire needed 'now'

BRUSSELS, Aug 9: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday that there needs to be an immediate ceasefire in ...

Israel agrees to resume Gaza ceasefire talks Aug 15

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Israel has agreed to resume Gaza ceasefire talks on August 15 at the demand of US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators, ...

Killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh not helpful for ceasefire talks: Biden

WASHINGTON, Aug 2: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday the killing of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas' leader Ismail Haniyeh ...

Starmer says 'immediate steps' needed towards Gaza ceasefire

LONDON, July 29: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Israel's President Isaac Herzog there needed to be "immediate steps" towards ...

Israel opposition offers PM lifeline if he signs ceasefire

JERUSALEM, July 8: The head of Israels biggest opposition party said on Monday he would lend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

Hamas says it’s waiting for Israeli response on Gaza ceasefire proposal

CAIRO, July 7: Hamas is waiting for a response from Israel on its ceasefire proposal, two officials from the Palestinian ...

Waiting for Israeli response on ceasefire proposal: Hamas

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Hamas is waiting for a response from Israel on its ceasefire proposal, two officials from the Palestinian group said on ...

Efforts to secure Gaza ceasefire and hostage release gain momentum

CAIRO, July 5: Efforts to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza were gathering momentum on Friday after Hamas ...

Orban calls for Ukraine ceasefire to speed up peace talks

KYIV, July 2: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged Kyiv on Tuesday to work towards a "quick ceasefire" in Ukraine ...

Biden pushes Gaza ceasefire deal in Eid message

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President Joe Biden used his Eid al-Adha message to Muslims to advocate a US-backed ceasefire deal in Gaza, saying Sunday ...

Putin promises ceasefire in Ukraine if Kyiv drops Nato bid

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Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to "immediately" order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing ...