UN Security Council backs Israel-Hamas ceasefire plan
United Nations Reuters The United Nations Security Council on Monday backed a proposal outlined by President Joe Biden for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and urged the Palestinian militants to accept the deal aimed at ending the eight-month-long war. Hamas welcomed the adoption of the US-drafted resolution and said in […]
Syria’s Assad to steal spotlight at Arab summit after years in the cold
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Reuters Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a pariah for more than a decade, is expected to steal the spotlight at Friday’s Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia, where he will rub shoulders with regional leaders who once backed his war foes. Ostracised by most Arab states following his crackdown on protests against his […]
US launches economic formula for Middle East peace, Palestinians unhappy
Manama, Bahrain Reuters The US Trump administration launched a $US50 billion economic formula for Israeli-Palestinian peace on Tuesday, saying an investment programme for the Palestinians was a precondition for ending the decades-old conflict. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner opened a two-day international meeting in Bahrain to rally support for the blueprint, […]