The release of Palestinian prisoners as part of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal is deeply controversial in Israel and invigorating to the Palestinian public after 15 months of fighting.

The Abu Dhabi Police's Happiness Patrol has struck again: Sixty motorists in the emirate were recently surprised after being pulled over-not for a traffic offense, but because they were good drivers.

Egyptian and Qatari mediators are working to salvage the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, which risks being derailed ...

Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times Supported ... was the knowledge that this phase of the cease-fire is to last just 42 days and free only some of the hostages, and that big diplomatic hurdles ...

More than 1,000 are to be set free over the course ... organization since 1997. Mr. Abu Marzouk’s remarks may also indicate that Hamas feels buoyed by the cease-fire and believes there could ...

Hamas freed three hostages in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday and Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners in the fourth ...

Photo: Dawoud Abu Alkas ... the Gaza cease-fire deal, raising hopes for other captives as the fragile agreement approaches its second week. The militant group set free Karina Ariev ...

Ja’Von Paige, a hairstylist born and raised in the fire-affected, largely Black populated area of Altadena, decided to give back by offering to do residents’ hair for free. As reported by the ...

After nearly 16 months of fighting, Hamas has progressively released detainees since the first phase of a truce began on ...

Economic shock therapy: plans include privatizations and slashing public sector jobs Reforms designed to avoid chaos of post-Soviet free market reforms in Eastern Europe, minister says But protests ...