In exchange for the four soldiers being released Saturday, Israel should free 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees, ...

Middle East Highlights: Israel’s Cease-Fire Deal With Hamas to Take Effect Sunday The truce will begin at 8:30 a.m., according to the Foreign Ministry of Qatar, a mediator in the talks. U.S. and ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. In Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump found a kindred spirit, and unconventional choice as the Middle East peacemaker. Both made ...

LONDON – The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the radical Palestinian militant organisation, represents a significant diplomatic breakthrough, offering much-needed humanitarian ...

That in turn could defuse tensions across the wider Middle East, where the war has stoked conflict in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iraq, and raised fears of all-out ...

TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, which may now be drawing to a close, has dramatically reshaped much of the Middle East and is still delivering aftershocks. When Hamas launched ...

Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Even before the ceasefire in Gaza Donald Trump had begun to reshape the Middle East. He was influential in pushing ...

With an active American role, both might be achieved, in turn transforming the Middle East. President-elect Donald Trump will enter office with that outcome as a real possibility. But he also ...

President-elect Trump's incoming Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, is being credited with playing a key role in securing the cease-fire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas before ...

India’s crude oil imports from Middle Eastern suppliers including Iraq and Saudi Arabia are likely to rise in the coming months as the US further tightens sanctions on Russia. On January 10 ...

We asked Scott Lucas, an expert in the Middle East conflict at University College Dublin, to explain the key issues that have led to the agreement and what it means for the future of the region.

What Does the Ceasefire Agreement Mean for Israel, Hamas and the Wider Middle East? Mediators said Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause the fighting in Gaza starting Sunday after 15 months of war ...