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- by MIIsrael intends to allow Palestinians stranded outside the Gaza Strip to return via the destroyed Rafah land crossing on the border with Egypt for the first time since Oct. 7, 2023, after establishing a mechanism with the Egyptian side, Israeli media reported on Friday, Anadolu reports. “For the first time since October 7, 2023, Gaza residents who left the Strip from Egypt will be allowed to return to the Gaza […]
- by MIThe Palestinian Interior Ministry said on Friday that its agencies will begin to deploy in areas of Gaza vacated by the withdrawing Israeli forces, Anadolu reports. “The ministry’s agencies will begin to deploy in the areas from which the occupation army is withdrawing in all governorates of the Gaza Strip, and will work diligently to restore order and address the chaos that the occupation has sought to spread over the […]
- by MIThe Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth has revealed that Israel refuses to release six senior Palestinian detainees described as “key bargaining cards”, despite Hamas demanding their inclusion in the new Trump prisoner exchange deal. According to the paper, Israel has imposed a “total veto” on releasing the six leaders, who are part of a wider list of 50 prisoners. The six are: Marwan Barghouti, a senior Fatah figure and potential successor […]
- by MIThe Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday, Anadolu reports. Although US President Donald Trump had been publicly lobbying for himself as a worthy recipient, Machado, 58, was awarded the prize “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.” There were 338 candidates nominated for this year’s prize, including 244 individuals and […]
- by MIEuropean Parliament President Roberta Metsola on Friday called for the Gaza ceasefire plan to be “respected” and “thoroughly implemented.” “This is a moment for peace and renewal in the Middle East. It opens a path that could finally end the intergenerational cycle of violence, of suffering and terror that has plagued the region. It must be respected and it must be thoroughly implemented,” she said during the Riga Conference held […]
- by MIIMAGES: Israeli occupation forces open fire and block roads preventing Gazans from returning to their homes
- by MIIsrael’s initial withdrawal from parts of Gaza City on Friday exposed the vast scale of destruction across residential neighborhoods and infrastructure, where entire districts have been reduced to rubble, Anadolu reports. Footage shared by activists and journalists on social media revealed unprecedented devastation in areas vacated by Israeli forces, who are repositioning along the Yellow Line within the Gaza Strip under the framework of the ceasefire agreement. The videos depicted […]
- by MIIsrael on Friday published a list of 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences set to be released under a hostage exchange agreement between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, part of their overall ceasefire deal, even as a Palestinian group said no list had been agreed to, Anadolu reports. The prisoners and detainees will be released in line with the Gaza ceasefire deal, according to a statement on the website of […]
- by MIThe announcement of the Gaza ceasefire on 9 October 2025 followed months of US-brokered negotiations between Israel and Hamas, culminating in a “first-phase” agreement mediated by Qatar and Egypt and endorsed by the United Nations. Under the terms publicly outlined, Israel agreed to withdraw its forces from central and southern Gaza in stages, permit the return of displaced civilians to the north, and increase humanitarian aid deliveries through the Rafah […]
- by MIIMAGES: Displaced Gazans build sand barriers to protect tents from rising sea waves
- by MIWith parliament scheduled to cast ballots on 11 November 2025, Iraq is at a juncture that extends far beyond the vote. Two fundamental questions underlie the essence of this turning point: Is Baghdad capable of gaining genuine sovereignty over its security apparatus by eliminating the Popular Mobilisation Force and its dependence on Tehran, and can it dismantle the current political framework and rid itself of the corrupt political elite that […]