UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | Within minutes of the Gaza ceasefire taking effect, displaced Palestinians resumed movement to the north, UN humanitarians said Friday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that Israeli tanks had blocked Al Rashid Road along the coast after people attempted to …
Read More »Exhausted by war, Gazans await progress from ceasefire talks in Egypt
GAZA, PALESTINE | Xinhua | Residents of the Gaza Strip are watching closely as Palestinian and Israeli delegations arrived in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh in a renewed effort to secure a comprehensive ceasefire after nearly two years of war. On the streets of Gaza, the mood …
Read More »Letter from Mideast: Back to routine, but not to normal
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL | Xinhua | The night before Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran, my husband boarded a flight to Belgrade for what was supposed to be a quiet weekend getaway. I kissed him goodbye, unaware that within hours, the country would be at war. Hours later, the unprecedented …
Read More »Israel-Iran Ceasefire: potential end to conflict
MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | A ceasefire between Israel and Iran has come into effect, following mutual strikes by the Islamic Republic and the Jewish state. Both sides have reported casualties and injuries. TASS has summed up the key facts about the development of the Middle East conflict. Ceasefire announcement …
Read More »India-Pakistan ceasefire brings relief as guns fall silent
NEW DELHI, INDIA | Xinhua | People living close to border areas and the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan Sunday woke up to a calm morning as guns have fallen silent four days after an incessant military conflict. The uneasy calm has brought relief to people in …
Read More »Pakistan, India agree on ceasefire with immediate effect
NEW DELHI | Xinhua | Pakistan and India announced on Saturday that they agreed on a ceasefire. The announcement came following four days of military strikes on each other. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Saturday that Pakistan and India have agreed on a ceasefire …
Read More »Putin announces three-day truce from midnight May 8
MOSCOW | Xinhua & TASS | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced a three-day truce starting from midnight May 8 (2100 GMT May 7). The Kremlin said that Putin had ordered a full cessation of hostilities to mark the 80th anniversary of Russia’s Victory Day, which falls on May …
Read More »DRC, M23 agree to immediate ceasefire
DOHA, QATAR | THE INDEPENDENT | Peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the March 23 Movement (M23) in Qatar’s capital, Doha, have taken a positive step after each party agreed to work towards ending the conflict. The peace talks that started this month are being mediated by …
Read More »G7: Any possible ceasefire in Ukraine must be respected
OTTAWA, CANADA | TASS | The Group of Seven (G7) insists that any possible ceasefire arrangements in Ukraine be respected, it said in a statement after a foreign ministers’ meeting in the Canadian province of Quebec. “We emphasized that any ceasefire must be respected and underscored the need for robust …
Read More »Gaza’s future remains elusive as ceasefire talks stagnate
GAZA, ISRAEL | Xinhua | As the first phase of the Gaza peace deal ended on Saturday and discussions on the second phase have yet to gain momentum, concerns are mounting that the hard-earned and fragile peace could be shattered again, impacting over 2 million people in the besieged coastal …
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