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☆ A strong Saudi Arabia is important for the region, finance minister says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailA strong Saudi Arabia is important for the region, finance minister saysMohammed Al Jadaan, Saudi Arabia's minister of finance, says for the world and region’s economy to flourish, you need stability.

Persons: Mohammed Al Jadaan Organizations: Saudi Locations: Saudi Arabia

☆ Investcorp chairman says AI will boost the 'rise of the Gulf'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInvestcorp chairman says AI will boost the 'rise of the Gulf'Mohammed Al Ardhi, chairman of Investcorp, believes 2024 is going to be a year which investors look at as a time of normalization with the decrease of inflation.

Persons: Mohammed Al Ardhi

☆ Qatar says it has brokered a deal between Israel and Hamas to allow medicine to reach hostages.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Adam Rasgon | More About Adam Rasgon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Israel and Hamas have reached a deal that would allow medications to be delivered to Israeli hostages in return for additional medicine and aid for Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, officials said, marking a significant breakthrough in the indirect talks between the warring sides. The agreement was announced on Tuesday by Qatar, who have served as a mediator. A Hamas official, Basem Naim, later confirmed the agreement, and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said a deal had been reached to send medicine to the hostages. More than 120 hostages have been held in Gaza since Oct. 7, and many have health conditions that require regular medical care, including cancer and diabetes. Their families have grown increasingly concerned as the war entered its fourth month and as hostages released in late November have shared harrowing accounts of their captivity.

Persons: Basem Naim, Benjamin Netanyahu, Majed bin Mohammed al, Ansari Organizations: Hamas, Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Doha Locations: Israel, Gaza, Qatar, France, El Arish, Egypt

☆ Saudi Arabia isn’t ruling out befriending Israel. But it may come at a higher price
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +70 min

Fatima Shbair/AP Mourners collect the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, Gaza, on December 24. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa/picture-alliance/AP Relatives and friends bid farewell to the body of Al Jazeera camera operator Samer Abu Daqqa in Khan Younis, Gaza, on December 16. Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images Israeli soldiers form an honor guard at the funeral of Israeli reserve soldier Master Sgt. Mohammed Saber/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Children use candles for lighting in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Friday, October 20. Maya Alleruzzo/AP A boy carries salvaged belongings from the wreckage of his family's home in Khan Younis, Gaza, on October 11.

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☆ US Says It Shot Down Anti-Ship Cruise Missile From Houthi-Controlled Areas
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. fighter aircraft shot down an anti-ship cruise missile fired from Houthi militant areas of Yemen toward a U.S. destroyer operating in the Southern Red Sea, the U.S. military said on Sunday. The midair interception is the latest incident in the Red Sea where the Houthis have been attacking international shipping in what they say is a campaign to support Palestinians under seige from Israeli forces in Gaza. It follows a series of American and British airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen that have drawn threats of a "strong" response from the Iranian-backed militia. Earlier on Sunday, the Houthis complained that U.S. aircraft were observed flying close to Yemeni airspace and coastal areas. Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam described the activity by "enemy" aircraft as a blatant violation of national sovereignty.

Persons: CENTCOM, Mohammed Abdulsalam, Natalia Olivia, Chandni Shah, Raphael Satter, Kim Coghill, Neil Fullick Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S, British, U.S . Central Command, Reuters, Hamas Locations: Yemen, U.S, Gaza, Yemen's, Hodeidah, Yemeni, Israel, Tehran, Akrotiri, Cyprus, Palestine, Bengaluru

☆ Who are the Houthis? U.S. and U.K. strikes thrust Iran-backed group into the global spotlight
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

SANA'A, YEMEN - DECEMBER 03: Members of the Houthi-run Military Special Forces guard during a funeral procession of Houthi fighters at Al-Sha'ab Mosque on December 03, 2023 in Sana'a, Yemen. The strikes come after the Houthis defied a warning to stop targeting international maritime vessels in the Red Sea, which has wreaked havoc on global trade. This includes the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial maritime chokepoint that connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden. The militants claim their attacks in the Red Sea are in response to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. A ship transits the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea on January 10, 2024 in Ismailia, Egypt.

Persons: Mohammed Hamoud, —, Netherlands —, Joe Biden, Allah, Hussein Badr Eddin, Yemenis, Israel, Michael Page, Mohammed Abdulsalam, Sayed Hassan Organizations: Special Forces, Al, Getty, The U.S . Air Force, U.S . Central Command, Gaza, Watch, Human Rights, Hezbollah, Sea Locations: SANA'A, YEMEN, Sha'ab, Sana'a, Yemen, Iranian, Red, The, United Kingdom, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Netherlands, Islam, Sanaa, Saudi Arabia, Al, Gaza, Israel, East, North Africa, Mandeb, Aden, Iran, U.S, Palestine, Suez, Ismailia, Egypt

☆ Big Protests Break Out in Yemen After U.S.-British Attacks
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

The U.S. and Britain carried out dozens of air strikes on Houthi military targets overnight, widening a wave of regional conflict unleashed by Israel's war in Gaza. "Your strikes on Yemen are terrorism," said Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi, a member of the Houthi Supreme Political Council, referring to the United States. "The United States is the Devil." The groups hold the U.S., Israel's closest ally, partly responsible for the crisis and the scope of Israel's massive response. The United States has no plans to deploy more forces to the region, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said.

Persons: Yemenis, Houthi, Mohammed Ali Al, Houthis, Israel's, Patrick Ryder, Doina Chiacu, Ahmed Rasheed, Michael Georgy, Kevin Liffey Organizations: Reuters, Political, Iraqi, United, Pentagon Locations: DUBAI, Red, U.S, Gaza, Yemen, United States, Israel, Iran, America, Sanaa, Iraq, Syria, Washington

☆ Houthi attacks rocking Red Sea trade routes likely won't end anytime soon. Here's what could happen next
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-21 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Houthi military helicopter flies over the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea in this photo released on Nov. 20, 2023. Houthi Military Media | Via ReutersDrone and missile attacks by Yemen-based Houthi militants have upended shipping through the Red Sea and Suez Canal, a narrow waterway through which some 10% of the world's trade sails. And will a U.S.-led naval security coalition be effective enough to make the Red Sea trade routes safe for trade again? Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards An infographic titled 'Bab-el-Mandeb Strait: Trade route between East and West narrows amid Houthi threat' created in Ankara, Turkiye on December 18, 2023. Concerns grow as major maritime transportation companies alter their ship routes in response to the increasing Houthi threats in the Red Sea.

Persons: Lloyd, Ryan Bohl, Rane, Khaled Abdullah, Houthi, Rather, Mohammed Hamoud, Mohammed al, Sidharth, , Kaushal, Corey Ranslem Organizations: Galaxy Leader, Houthi, Media, Reuters, . Central Command, BP, Maersk, MSC, CMA, Pentagon, DHL, Middle East, CNBC, Hezbollah, Saudi, Arab, Hamas, Royal United Services Institute, Maxar, Dryad Locations: Red, Yemen, Suez, Africa, Asia, Europe, North Africa, U.S, Lebanese, America, Israel, Saudi, Sanaa, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Mandeb, Trade, East, West, Ankara, Turkiye, Hodeida, Islamic Republic, Gaza, Palestinian, Israel's, Sana'a, London, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain

☆ Red Sea crisis: Who are the Houthis and why are they attacking ships?
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-19 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are stepping up their strikes on ships in the Red Sea, which they say are revenge against Israel for its military campaign in Gaza. While the Houthis may not be able to pose a serious threat to Israel, their technology can wreak havoc in the Red Sea. Video Ad Feedback Video shows moment Houthi rebels storm cargo ship in the Red Sea 02:30 - Source: CNNWhy are the Houthis attacking ships in the Red Sea? A number of countries have taken steps to try and push back Houthi aggression in the Red Sea region. The United Nations Security Council has meanwhile approved a resolution calling on Yemen’s Houthi rebel group to “cease its brazen” attacks in the Red Sea.

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☆ Who is Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader Israel has called a ‘dead man walking’
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-07 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | David Shortell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

He was elected to Hamas’ main decision-making body, the Politburo, in 2017 as the political leader of Hamas in Gaza branch. Back in Gaza, Sinwar has risen through the ranks and quickly became a key player within Hamas. As the political leader of Hamas, Sinwar focused on the group’s foreign relationships. The talks involved senior figures from Israel, Hamas, the United States, Qatar and Egypt. In order for Israel to destroy Hamas, it needs to destroy a critical mass of power centers, not just him,” he said.

Persons: Yahya Sinwar, Sinwar, Benjamin Netanyahu, ” Israel, ”, Harel Chorev, Moshe Dayan, “, ” Chorev, Mohammed al, Masri, Mohammed Deif, Al, Marwan Issa, Deif, hasn’t, Ashraf Amra, Khan Younis, Gilad Shalit, Chorev, Gershon Baskin, Shalit, Richard Hecht, Osama bin Laden, Butcher, Israel, it’s Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, Israel, ’, European Council, Foreign Relations, US Department of State, Moshe, Moshe Dayan Center for, African, Tel Aviv University, Brigades, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Al Locations: Gaza, United Kingdom, France, Gaza City, Palestinian, Sinwar, Islam, Iran, Israel, United States, Qatar, Egypt, “

☆ Saudi Arabia offers tax breaks for companies moving regional HQs to Riyadh
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan attends the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, 15 July 2022. The programme has so far attracted 200 foreign companies, Saudi Investment minister Khaled Al-Falih was quoted as saying. "The new tax exemptions granted on regional headquarters activities will give .... international companies in the kingdom more clarity of vision and stability," Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said, according to SPA. Foreign companies have scrambled to meet the Saudi condition to relocate their regional headquarters after the kingdom said in October the deadline will be enforced. Foreign firms have for years used neighbouring United Arab Emirates as a springboard for their regional operations, including for Saudi Arabia.

Persons: Finance Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al, Jadaan, Jan, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Khaled Al, Falih, Mohammed Al, ” Jadaan, Aziz El, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Finance, Ministers, Central Bank Governors, Rights, United, United Arab Emirates, International, Saudi Investment, Saudi Finance, Games, , Thomson Locations: Saudi, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Rights RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, United Arab, United Arab Emirates

☆ ‘It’s chaos:’ Starving Gazans dig for food, supplies under the rubble
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | Abeer Salman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi CNN —One man carries six jars of cooking oil as he struggles to walk across the rubble. Since October 9, Israel has blocked access to water, food and electricity in the Strip that is home to more than 2 million Palestinians. “It’s chaos,” one resident told CNN Monday, standing behind a crowd of people scavenging for supplies under the damage. Displaced Palestinians queue for food donations in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on November 30. A day after the IDF said it was expanding its ground operation, it said it struck about 200 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.

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KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel intensified its bombardment in and around Gaza's second largest city early Tuesday, as ambulances and private cars came racing into a local hospital carrying people wounded in a bloody new phase of the war in Gaza. At the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, ambulances brought dozens of wounded people in throughout the night. “My children, since 10 p.m., are still under the rubble.”Satellite photos taken Sunday showed tanks and troops massing outside Khan Younis, the latest target of the offensive, which was home to more than 400,000 people before the war. Constant bombardment on the edge of Khan Younis lit up the sky over the town Monday evening. The area that Israel ordered evacuated covers about a fifth of Khan Younis.

Persons: KHAN YOUNIS, — Israel, Khan Younis, ”, “, Jake Sullivan, Mohammed Aghaalkurdi, ___ Magdy, Jon Gambrell Organizations: U.S, Nasser, United Nations, Israel, Health Ministry, White House, The Associated Press, Aid, PalTel, Communications, Associated Press Locations: Gaza, Gaza's, Israel, Khan, United, Gaza City, Egypt, Palestinian, Shijaiya, Cairo, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, israel

"Hell on Earth has returned to Gaza," said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the U.N. humanitarian office in Geneva. Israeli assaults since have laid waste much of Gaza, which Hamas has ruled since 2007. Sirens blared across southern Israel as militants fired rockets from the coastal enclave into towns. U.S. AND HAMAS TRADE ACCUSATIONSThe United States blamed Hamas for the renewed fighting, saying it had failed to produce a new list of hostages to release. The United States is working on a plan with Israel to minimize harm to civilians in any military operation in southern Gaza, a senior U.S. official said.

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☆ Goldman Sachs analyst used inside information for profit, London court told
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Sam Tobin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - A former Goldman Sachs (GS.N) analyst used confidential information to make more than 140,000 pounds ($176,800) from shares in listed companies, prosecutors told a London court on Thursday. Prosecutor Peter Carter said the brothers "used information which they should not have used – because it was private, confidential, price-sensitive information – to gamble effectively, to invest on the stock exchange". He told the jury that Goldman Sachs' internal policies strictly forbid any use of confidential information acquired by the investment bank or its employees. "To breach a confidence or to use confidential information improperly or carelessly would be unthinkable," the policy says. Carter said the policy was clear that employees are not allowed to use confidential information "other than for your work at (Goldman Sachs) and nothing else".

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Mohammed Zina, Zina, Suhail Zina, Clifford Chance, Mohammed, Peter Carter, Carter, Sam Tobin, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Goldman, Goldman Sachs International, Arm Holdings, Southwark Crown, Tesco Bank, Thomson Locations: London, Southwark

☆ No Strings Attached? Conditions on Israel Aid Split Democrats
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Paul Kiernan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Diplomatic efforts continue to extend a temporary cease-fire in Gaza as the truce deal enters its final hours. Israel said Tuesday that the government is not considering any proposals for a permanent cease-fire. Photo: Mohammed Alaswad/Zuma PressWASHINGTON—Senate Democrats are engaged in an intraparty debate on whether to attach strings to military aid for Israel in hopes of limiting further civilian casualties in Gaza, with a vote on a foreign-aid package that also includes assistance for Ukraine and Taiwan coming to the floor as soon as next week. The debate within the party comes as the Biden administration is pressing Israel to modify its plans for the next phase of its campaign in Gaza to better protect civilians. The White House has faced criticism that it has given Israeli forces free rein to wage their war with Hamas.

Persons: Israel, Mohammed Alaswad, Biden Organizations: Zuma Press WASHINGTON, Israel Locations: Gaza, Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel

☆ Senate Democrats Debate Possible U.S. Conditions for Israel Aid
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Paul Kiernan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Israel, Mohammed Alaswad, Biden Organizations: Zuma Press WASHINGTON, Israel Locations: Gaza, Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel

☆ Donkey Cart Ride Shows Scale of Destruction in Gaza's Khan Younis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

Unfortunately it takes us three to four hours to reach Khan Younis," said Najar, speaking on the back of the cart. The slower pace gives a clear view of a city scarred by war, with the white donkey trotting past one scene of destruction after another. The destruction in Khan Younis in the south is not as extreme as in Gaza City and other parts of northern Gaza that have borne the brunt of Israel's military campaign. Vowing to destroy Hamas, Israel launched an assault on Gaza that has killed more than 15,000 people, four in ten of them children, according to health officials there. "They didn't leave a tree or a stone," he said, appealing to God to bring the war to an end.

Persons: Bassam Masoud, Fadi Shana KHAN YOUNIS, Khan Younis, Mohammed al Najar, Estelle Shirbon, Janet Lawrence Organizations: Reuters, World Health Organization Locations: Gaza, Khan, Khuza'a, Gaza City, rampaged, Israel

☆ Truce gives Gazans moment to breathe – and reveals scale of devastation
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The pause in hostilities has given Gazans a moment to breathe – and take stock of the devastation around them. Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter southern Gaza through the Rafah crossing on November 25, 2023. On Saturday, 61 trucks delivered food, water, and emergency medical supplies to northern Gaza, according to the United Nations. “We need 200 aid trucks a day continuously for two months at least to meet the needs. Today we are also sending convoys towards Gaza City and northern Gaza.

Persons: Al Qarara, Bassam Masoud, Deir, Deir El Balah, Ihab, ”, Um Mohammad, Abu Udai, Mohammed Abed, Adnan Abu Hasna Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Reuters CNN, Trucks, Getty, United Nations Relief, Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, Israel Defense Forces, United Nations, UNRWA, Gaza Locations: Gaza, Al, Israel, Khan, Gaza City, Deir El Balah, Deir, Rafah, AFP

☆ Israel-Hamas war live updates: Israel and Hamas begin temporary pause in Gaza fighting, with first hostage release expected
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The 50 hostages, among about 240 taken by Hamas in their Oct. 7 raid on Israel, are expected to be released in batches, probably about a dozen a day, during the four-day ceasefire. The pause will be extended by a day for each additional batch of 10 hostages released, Israel said in a statement. The group said Israel agreed not to attack or arrest anyone in Gaza, and people can move freely along Salah al-Din Street, the main road along which many Palestinians have fled northern Gaza where Israel launched its ground invasion. Hamas has not released a full list of names of those being held in Gaza. Not all the hostages taken on Oct. 7 were being held by Hamas fighters.

Persons: Israel, Salah al, Foreign Ministry Mohammed Al, Joe Biden, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al, Benjamin Netanyahu, — Organizations: Hamas, State, Foreign Ministry, U.S, Qatar, Qatari, United Locations: Israel, Gaza, Qatar, Gaza ., Doha, United States, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Israeli, Egypt

☆ As fighting pauses, Gazans displaced from north want to return home to bury their dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | Abeer Salman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Many are using the lull in fighting to try to travel back north, despite the Israeli military warning against this. But many Gazans say they need to use this pause in fighting to return home, where memories, belongings, money, clothes and even some of their loved ones remain – dead or alive. We have martyrs tossed all over the streets.”Palestinians trying to go back north were, however, blocked by Israeli forces, residents and a journalist told CNN. A Palestinian woman cries in anguish following Israeli strikes on Rafah, Gaza, on November 20, 2023. Palestinians on Friday called for a safe corridor that would allow them to cross north, gather their belongings, bury their dead and then return south.

Persons: CNN — “, Mahmoud Moharram, ” Moharram, “, Israel, Avichay Adraee, ” Adraee, ”, Asa’ad Agha, haven’t, ” Agha, Abo Mohamed, Fayoumi, Salah al, Mohammed Abed, David Satterfield, Crescent, Said Khatib, Agha Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, ” Flyers, Getty, United States, United Nations Relief, Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, Palestinian, UNRWA Locations: Gaza, Israel, Beit Lahia, “, Rafah, AFP, Egypt, Territories

☆ Israel-Hamas war live updates: 'We are not ending the war,' Israel military chief of staff says; no hostage releases expected before Friday
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache Katrina Bishop | Ruxandra Iordache | Katrina Bishop | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Qatar's lead negotiator in the Israel-Hamas hostage talks has shared further details of the deal, saying the releases will happen "systematically." "This agreement specifically focuses on civilian women and children in each side, on both sides. It comes after Tzachi Hanegbi, Israel's national security adviser, said late Wednesday that the hostage release has been delayed until at least Friday. "The contacts on the release of our hostages are advancing and continuing constantly," Hanegbi said in a statement translated by NBC News. "The start of the release will take place according to the original agreement between the sides, and not before Friday."

Persons: Qatar's, Mohammed, Khulaifi, Tzachi Hanegbi, Hanegbi Organizations: NBC News Locations: Rafah, Gaza, Israel, Egypt, U.S, Qatar

☆ Opinion: The deep moral dilemma at the heart of the hostage deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Frida Ghitis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The deal, however, is hardly the stuff of unalloyed joy – for Palestinians or for Israel. And the deal arguably strengthens Hamas, allowing it to claim credit, catch its breath and regroup. But their voices were drowned by the strength of the hostages’ families. They simultaneously support the government’s aim of fighting Hamas so it can no longer threaten Israel. It’s a sign of a deep moral dilemma that will continue playing out in profound human suffering.

Persons: Frida Ghitis, Israel, –, Cpl, Gilad Shalit, Shalit, Yahya Sinwar, Israel –, It’s, Frida Ghitis It’s, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mohammed Al, Masri, embeds, Iran –, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, Washington Post, Politics, Hamas, Frida Ghitis CNN, Gaza, Israel’s Locations: Israel, Gaza, Sinwar, Egypt, Sinai, Iran, Palestinian

☆ Israel–Hamas war: The hostage deal and ceasefire explained
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Israeli tanks take position near a border with Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, November 22, 2023. The pause will be extended by a day for each additional batch of 10 hostages released, Israel said in a statement. Qatar's chief negotiator in ceasefire talks, Minister of State at the Foreign Ministry Mohammed Al-Khulaifi, said that under the deal there would be "no attack whatsoever. The deal was announced 46 days after the start of the war, one of the most fierce conflicts to erupt between the two sides. The initial negotiations for a deal between Israel and Hamas, both sworn enemies, began within days of the Oct. 7 attack but progress was slow.

Persons: Amir Cohen, Israel, Salah al, Foreign Ministry Mohammed Al, Mahmoud Abbas, Joe Biden, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's, Edmund Blair, Howard Goller Organizations: Palestinian, Hamas, REUTERS, State, Foreign Ministry, Committee, WHO, U.S, Palestinian Prisoners Society, West Bank and, Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Qatari, United, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Qatar, Egypt, Gaza ., Argentina, Britain, Chile, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, U.S, West Bank and Jerusalem, Doha, United States, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Israeli, Cairo

☆ Sudan refugees detail second wave of ethnic purge by Arab forces
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +16 min

After seizing swathes of Khartoum, it has forced retreats by the Sudanese army in parts of the Darfur and Kordofan regions. When they were ambushed by Arab militiamen and came under fire along the route, the vehicle’s occupants scattered. In return, the Arab forces would guarantee the safety of the camp’s occupants and allow safe passage out of El Geneina for those who wanted to leave. He said he watched the Arab forces from his hiding place behind a wall at his home. Multiple eyewitnesses said that RSF and Arab militia forces rounded up hundreds of Masalit men, some of whom were executed.

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