Israel cuts electricity to Gaza as hopes rise for breakthrough in Doha talks
Hazem Qassem, the spokesperson for the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), stated that Israel has effectively cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip since the beginning of its war in October 2023. His comments came in response to Israel’s recent decision
Kurdish-led SDF, Syria’s interim government reach agreement on integration
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led group backed by the United States, has signed an agreement with Syrian Interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa to integrate its autonomous region into the central Syrian state, the Syrian presidency announced on Monday.
Abdelatty, Kallas discuss Gaza reconstruction, Syrian stability
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a phone call with Kaja Kallas, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on Monday, to discuss recent regional developments, according to an official statement. Ambassador Tamim Khallaf, the
Hamas open to any initiative that ensures Israel implements ceasefire
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced that a delegation from the movement met in Cairo with the head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service, Hassan Rashad, to discuss the implementation of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza and the phased exchange
Hamas: ‘complete flexibility’ to reach Gaza deal 2nd phase
“We are demonstrating complete flexibility to reach the second phase of the Gaza agreement while upholding all of its terms,” said Taher El-Nounou, media advisor to the head of Hamas’s political bureau, in response to potential pressure from US envoy
Syria forms committee to probe human rights abuses in Syrian coast operations
Syria’s Defence Ministry has formed an emergency committee to investigate alleged violations by its forces during recent military and security operations in the coastal region, a ministry source told state news agency SANA on Saturday. Those found to have violated
France condemns violence against civilians in Syria; 745 reported killed
France condemned violence in Syria on Saturday targeting “civilians because of their faith, and prisoners,” amid reports that hundreds of Alawites have been killed in recent days. The Alawites are a religious minority to which toppled president Bashar al-Assad belonged.
France, Germany, Italy, and UK back Egypt’s Gaza reconstruction plan
The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy, and the UK expressed their support on Saturday for the Egyptian plan on Gaza, which was endorsed at the emergency summit in Cairo earlier this week and formally adopted by the Organization of
Egypt expresses concern over Syrian clashes, calls for for inclusive political process
Egypt has expressed its concern regarding the confrontations in Syrian Governorate of Latakia, which have resulted in a number of casualties and injuries, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday. In a statement, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed its
Syrian security operations result in mass civilian casualties on coast
Approximately 125 civilians have been killed by security forces in the rural areas of Latakia, Tartus, and Hama on the Syrian coast, the Syrian Network for Human Rights said on Friday. The organisation added that forces loyal to the former