Middle East latest: Families welcome news of 3 more male hostages to be released
The organization representing families of hostages held in the Gaza strip is celebrating the news that three male hostages would be released Saturday as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
Middle East live updates: 8 hostages released and handed over to the Red Cross
Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were making their way home on Monday.
Middle East live updates: 8 dead hostages among 33 being released, Israel says
Many residents of northern Gaza and southern Lebanon are expected to return to their homes in the coming days and weeks, with most of the fighting in both areas paused under Israeli ceasefire agreements with Hamas and Hezbollah.
Middle East latest: Eight hostages are released from Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners
Hamas has released eight hostages five Thai farm workers and three dual German-Israeli nationals. That's in exchange for 110 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Middle East updates: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended to Feb. 18
The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel began Jan. 19 after Hamas supplied a list of the hostages slated for return to Israel.
Israelis and Palestinians rejoice after more hostages and prisoners are freed
The hostages-for-prisoners exchange is a key part of a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the deadliest war between Israel and Hamas.
A chaotic hostage release in Gaza underscores high stakes of ceasefire
Crowds of spectators gathered around vehicles carrying hostages in southern Gaza on Thursday, raising fears the captives wouldn’t be released safely.
Middle East latest: Hostages and prisoners set to be released as ceasefire holds
Hamas released eight hostages on Thursday — five Thai farm workers and three dual German-Israeli nationals — in exchange for 110 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. This is the third round of exchanges in the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas,
Palestinian Militants Arrive at Gaza Site Before Hostage Handover, Militant Sources and Witnesses Say
Militants from Hamas and allied groups Islamic Jihad and Popular Resistance Committees arrived at a site in Khan Younis in Gaza ahead of the handover of Israeli hostages on Thursday Hamas sources and witnesses said,
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Rally in Middle East Oil Has Traders Piling In at Record Level
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Trump Middle East Envoy Witkoff Makes Rare Trip by U.S. Official to Gaza
Steve Witkoff visited the enclave to oversee the implementation of a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
Trump wants to ‘clean out’ Gaza. Here’s what this could mean for the Middle East
US President Donald Trump’s proposal to “clean out” the Gaza Strip by moving more than a million Palestinians to neighboring ...
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Welch calls for two-state solution in Middle East
In a speech on the Senate floor, Senator Peter Welch said the only solution that would offer lasting peace is two independent ...
High-Speed Rail Route Planned Between Major Middle East Cities
The United Arab Emirates is aiming to connect all seven emirates through a 900-kilometer (559-mile) high-speed rail network.
A French Cartoonist Draws a Window Into the Middle East
Riad Sattouf’s saga of his parents’ failed bicultural marriage, with its harsh depiction of life in rural Syria, has become a ...
FSU Middle East Center offers new perspective with 16th Annual Film Festival
Florida State University’s Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics and the FSU Middle East Center (MEC) will host the ...