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The Hamas militant group said Thursday it would release the next three Israeli hostages as planned this weekend in exchange ...

The families of Israeli hostages still held by the Hamas militant group have welcomed the “joyous news” that three men, all taken from the same kibbutz on Oct. 7, 2023, are expected to be freed on Sat ...

Lebanon’s prime minister on Saturday announced the formation of a new government cabinet, including five women who will serve ...

Assad's ouster from Syria, a weakened Iran and Lebanon's new government are attracting renewed interest in stocks and ...

Hamas named the next three Israeli hostages it plans to release this weekend as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel.

The head of the U_N_ agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, says an Israeli ban on his institution has not ...

Egyptian and Qatari mediators are working to salvage the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, which risks being derailed ...

The Israeli military blew up buildings in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Sunday in an operation that the ...

A historic shake-up of the Middle East is starting to draw international investors, warming to the prospects of relative ...

Arouri has been noted as a central target for Israel in the past year due to his role in organizing terrorism in the West Bank. A member ... Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut, according to the Al Arabiya ...