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Ali Al-Ansari, media attache to the Qatari Embassy to the United States, told Newsweek his nation "appreciates the important ...

Former CIA official Sarah Adams has made some startling observations in her investigative report, suggesting that the Hamas ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has met with Muhammad Ismail Darwish, the chairman of the Hamas Shura Council (the highest body of the movement) and other members of the council as well as the ...

Already, the fragile deal has come under considerable stress, and it could collapse in the weeks to come. Yet for the time ...

Hamas handed captive Israeli soldier Agam Berger over to the Red Cross in the Gaza Strip, the first of eight hostages set to be released today as part of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip ...

Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, said on Wednesday that he welcomed the potential for “a dialogue” ...

Israel and Hamas have agreed to implement a three-phase ceasefire plan, starting with a 42-day truce that includes the ...

Al-Thani calls for deal to be seen through to end, rejects allegation that Qatar funded Hamas terrorism, insists on two-state ...

The Qataris do not want the PA in the Gaza Strip to rein in Hamas and other terrorist groups, or to prevent attacks against Israel. Instead, they want the PA to act as a front to maintain Hamas's hold ...

By Mick Krever and Kareem Khadder, CNN Tel Aviv, Ramallah and Khan Younis (CNN) — Chaotic scenes surrounding the release of Israeli and Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday brought condemnation from ...

Inside a lavish clubhouse on Doha’s waterfront, tensions strained by months of fruitless back-and-forth weighed on negotiators as the hour neared 3 a.m. On the first floor, a Hamas delegation whose ...