GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas announced late Friday that it had taken a “positive step” by expressing its intention to release Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, who also holds American citizenship. In a statement, Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem told Anadolu: “We have taken a positive step by announcing our intention to release Israeli...
Tehran (AA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that negotiations with the US will not lead to the removal of sanctions but will instead tighten them. His remarks came during an annual meeting with university students in Tehran. He noted that some within Iran continue to raise the issue of negotiations with [&he...
MUSCAT, Oman (MNTV) – Muscat International Airport and Salalah Airport have been honored with multiple awards by the Airports Council International (ACI) for their exceptional service quality in the Middle East. The accolades are based on ACI’s global Airport Service Quality survey, which evaluates performance indicators at passenger departur...
DAMASCUS, Syria (MNTV) – Syria’s interim government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have signed a landmark agreement to integrate the Kurdish-led administration and military forces into the Syrian state. This marks a significant step towards national unification after more than a decade of conflict. The deal, signed on Monda...
Syria’s new government has struck a surprise deal with the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), integrating Kurdish-led civilian and military institutions. The agreement was signed on Monday. It promises full citizenship and constitutional rights for Syria’s long-marginalised Kurds. Celebrations broke out in the capital Damascus and in...
A federal judge has halted the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil. The ruling came late Monday, delaying the Trump administration’s efforts to remove him from the country. Judge Jesse Furman ordered a hearing for Wednesday in New York City. President Donald Trump took credit for Khalil’s arrest. Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump called Kh...
The arrest of former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil has divided American Jews. Some support the move, while others fear it threatens civil liberties. Some Jewish groups, such as the Anti-Defamation League or ADL, praised the arrest, citing concerns over campus protests supporting Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. The ADL praise...
ANKARA (AA) – The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has said that Israeli threats to resume the war on Gaza “will not work.” “We affirm our full commitment to the cease-fire agreement, and to implementing what was agreed upon,” Hamas said in a statement. “We are ready to immediately begin negotiations for the second phase,” it added. “T...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, was subjected to torture and brutal abuse in Israeli prisons, a Palestinian lawyer has revealed. In late December, Israeli forces arrested Abu Safiya at gunpoint after raiding the hospital amid destruction that left the facility inoperable. Images of ...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany has urged Israel to resume supplying the Gaza Strip with electricity and humanitarian aid. In contravention of the cease-fire deal, Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen had ordered all of Gaza’s electricity supply to be cut off. The announcement came a week after Israel cut off all aid supplies to the battered en...
