Israel is demanding the release of all 50 hostages held in Gaza, an Israeli official has said, casting doubt on whether it will accept a new proposal for a 60-day ceasefire that Hamas agreed to on Monday.
The proposal, put forward by Qatar and (...)
Arab mediators are awaiting a formal response from Israel after Hamas said it had accepted a new proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal.
The plan was presented by Qatar and Egypt, which are trying to avert a major new Israeli (...)
The Diriyah Biennale Foundation has announced the appointment of an expanded curatorial team and the official opening date for the third edition of the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale, which will begin on Jan. 30, 2026.
Led by Artistic Directors (...)
A Singapore-based billionaire has been fined $23,400 (S$30,000; £17,251) after he had earlier pleaded guilty to a charge connected to a gift scandal that shocked the country last year.
Hotel tycoon Ong Beng Seng had admitted to abetting the (...)
Five Al Jazeera journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike near Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital, the broadcaster has said.
Correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, alongside cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa (...)
A Singapore-based billionaire hotelier has pleaded guilty to a charge connected to a rare corruption scandal that shocked the country last year.
Ong Beng Seng has admitted to abetting the obstruction of justice by helping ex-transportation minister (...)
Five Australian women who were strip-searched and invasively examined at Doha airport have won the right to sue Qatar Airways after an appeal.
The women were ordered off a flight and checked for whether they had given birth after a baby was found (...)
For the first time since the start of the war in Gaza, Israel is holding negotiations with Hamas on a potential agreement to end the conflict, an Israeli political source familiar with the matter told Haaretz on Saturday.
"This negotiation is (...)
The Israeli army on Sunday issued a fresh evacuation order for residents in the southwestern parts of Deir al-Balah, as it intensified its military campaign in central Gaza.
Army spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced that civilians sheltering in (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia welcomed the signing of a declaration of principles between the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Congo River Alliance – March 23 Movement, which took place in Doha.
In a statement on Saturday, the (...)
Israel is expected to present a revised withdrawal map during ceasefire negotiations in Doha, following a stall in talks over its previous proposal to retain control over a significant portion of the Gaza Strip, media outlets reported on (...)
At least 15 Palestinians, including eight children and two women, have been killed in an Israeli strike near a medical point in central Gaza, a hospital there says.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital said the strike hit people queueing for nutritional (...)
Negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Qatar on a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal have stalled after three days of indirect talks, a Palestinian official has told the BBC.
The official said key sticking points included how aid would be (...)
Israel has received a formal response from Hamas regarding a new ceasefire proposal in Gaza, with local media reporting late Friday that discussions on the proposal's details are now underway.
According to Israel's Channel 12, an anonymous source (...)
DOHA — The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held an emergency ministerial meeting in Doha on Tuesday to address the Iranian missile strike targeting a military base in Qatar, condemning the attack as a serious violation of international law and the (...)
DOHA — Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and foreign ministers of other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states at the Emiri Diwan in Doha on Tuesday. GCC Secretary General Jassim (...)
DOHA — Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait have resumed normal air traffic in their airspace after a brief suspension on Monday. This suspension was part of a series of precautionary measures taken following the escalation of situation in the region.
Shortly (...)
Airlines have canceled or rerouted flights to and from the Middle East, as the conflict between Israel and Iran raged.
Qatar's Doha airport, a critical hub in the region, halted operations on Monday, after Iran fired missiles at a US military base (...)
RIYADH — Shortly after Iran launched missile attacks on US military bases in Qatar and Iraq on Monday, several nations including Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain have closed their air spaces while the United Arab Emirates imposed some restrictions on (...)
Iran launched a missile attack targeting Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Monday, in what it described as retaliation for recent US strikes on nuclear facilities inside Iran.
The move marks a major escalation in the widening conflict between Iran, the (...)
Qatar announced on Monday the temporary closure of its airspace in response to heightened regional tensions, according to a statement by the Qatari Foreign Ministry posted on X.
The move was described as a precautionary measure "to ensure the safety (...)
The State of Qatar has strongly condemned a missile attack launched by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeting Al-Udeid Air Base, describing it as a flagrant violation of Qatari sovereignty, airspace, international law, and the UN (...)
Iran announced on Monday night that it launched missile strikes targeting American forces stationed at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar and a US base in Iraq, marking a significant escalation in its confrontation with the United States.
The announcement (...)
DAMASCUS — Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan affirmed on Saturday from Damascus that the Kingdom will be at the forefront of nations supporting Syria's reconstruction and economic revival.
Speaking alongside his Syrian (...)
Elon Musk has said he is leaving the Trump administration after helping lead a tumultuous drive to shrink the size of US government that saw thousands of federal jobs axed.
In a post on his social media platform X, the world's richest man thanked (...)
