Blair dropped from US Gaza governance plan after Arab objections
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been excluded from a proposed role in administering Gaza under US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war, due to strong objections from Arab and Islamic states, the Financial Times reported, citing
Egypt, Qatar press for full implementation of Gaza ceasefire
Egypt and Qatar, the two main mediators, alongside the United States, in securing the Gaza ceasefire, urged on Sunday the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Strip and the deployment of an international stabilization force. Both steps, they said, are
Eight Arab, Muslim states reject any displacement of Palestinians
Eight Arab and Muslim countries–Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, the UAE, Türkiye, Pakistan, and Indonesia–expressed concern over Israeli statements suggesting that the Rafah crossing could be used unilaterally to move Gaza’s population into Egypt. In a joint statement, their foreign
Gaza accuses Israel of hundreds of truce violations as winter rains deepen humanitarian crisis
Gaza’s fragile ceasefire came under renewed strain as local authorities accused Israel of committing hundreds of violations since the truce took effect on October 11, while international officials warned that heavy rains and winter cold were intensifying an already dire
‘We have nothing to hide’: Trump urges GOP to release Jeffrey Epstein files
US President Donald Trump has reversed his previous opposition and urged House Republicans to vote for the release of government files related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a post on his Truth Social platform
Tensions mount ahead of UN vote on Gaza plan as Israel holds hard line, humanitarian crisis worsens
On the eve of a critical UN Security Council vote on a US-drafted resolution backing President Donald Trump’s plan to halt the war in the Gaza Strip, political, military, and humanitarian pressures are intensifying. Israel continues to signal that it
Trump announces US boycott of G20 summit in South Africa over ‘human rights abuses’
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that no US government official will attend the Group of 20 (G20) summit in South Africa later this month, citing what he described as “human rights abuses” occurring in the country. “It is
Gaza ceasefire faces new strains amid stalled reconstruction talks
Tensions are mounting in the Gaza Strip as disagreements over post-war reconstruction threaten to undermine the fragile ceasefire that took effect earlier this month. The disputes come amid ongoing humanitarian challenges and rising political friction among the parties involved in
Thailand, Cambodia to sign ceasefire in Malaysia with Trump in attendance
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will travel to Malaysia on Saturday to sign a ceasefire agreement with Cambodia, a ceremony to be witnessed by US President Donald Trump, after the prime minister decided to skip the main ASEAN summit following
Steve Bannon claims ‘plan’ exists for Trump to serve a third term
Steve Bannon, a former White House chief strategist for Donald Trump, has publicly endorsed the idea of the president serving a third term, claiming a “plan” is being developed to circumvent the constitutional two-term limit. The comments from Bannon, a