Israel Releases Palestinian Prisoners After Delay Over Traumatic Hostage Handover
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Emily Rose, Maayan Lubell and Ali Sawafta
CAIRO/JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Hamas freed three Israeli and five Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday and Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners after delaying the process in anger at the...
Palestinian Militants Begin Handover of Three Israeli Hostages in Latest Stage of Ceasefire Deal
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Emily Rose and Maayan Lubell
CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Palestinian militants began handing over three Israeli hostages in Gaza on Thursday in return for 110 Palestinian prisoners to be freed under a phased agreement that...
Israel Says Its Troops in Syria Will Remain on Mt Hermon Indefinitely
Jan 28 (Reuters) - Israeli troops who seized strategic ground in southern Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad will remain on the summit of Mount Hermon indefinitely, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday after...
Iran-Backed Hezbollah Does Not Accept Reasons for Time Extension for Israeli Troop Withdrawal
CAIRO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Monday that the group would not accept any justifications to extend the period for Israeli troops' withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
"What comes after the period...
Iran’s Weakening Will Not Harm Iraq, Deputy Parliament Speaker Says
By Timour Azhari
BAGHDAD, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Iraq will not be negatively affected by the weakening of Iran's influence in the Middle East, Iraq's deputy parliament speaker said, with Baghdad looking to chart its own diplomatic path...
Iran-Backed Houthis Release 153 Prisoners With Red Cross Support
CAIRO, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis released 153 prisoners on Saturday with support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the ICRC said in a statement.
The identities of the prisoners were not disclosed,...
Trump Releases 2,000-Pound Bombs to Israel, as Conflict With Iran-Backed Armed Groups Continues
By Steve Holland, Nandita Bose and Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Republican President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has instructed the U.S. military to release a hold imposed by Democratic former President Joe Biden on the supply of 2,000-pound bombs...
EXCLUSIVE: Iran-Backed Hamas Has Added Up to 15,000 Fighters Since Start of War, US...
By Erin Banco
NEW YORK, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The Palestinian militant group Hamas has recruited between 10,000 and 15,000 members since the start of its war with Israel, according to two congressional sources briefed on U.S. intelligence,...
UN Says Seven Staff Detained in by Iran-Backed Houthis in Yemen
DUBAI, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Friday that the Houthis who control northern Yemen had detained seven U.N. personnel, and it was suspending all UN staff movement in Houthi-held areas while seeking...
How Türkiye Is Seizing More Middle East Power — At Iran’s Expense
KAYHAN-LONDON
English edition • Worldcrunch
Shahram Sabzevari
January 23, 2025
Discreet at first, Türkiye is now open in its backing for Syria's new ruler, Ahmad al-Sharaa, the Islamist rebel whose forces toppled the Iran-backed Bashar al-Assad. Indeed, Assad's fall...
