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Tel Aviv Pride started, then stopped… and I was there
Rainbow flags were everywhere, moving in the breeze, and they moved me, as I had been invited to join a press delegation attending Tel Aviv Pride and was thrilled to be there. I was excited to report on celebrations that were scheduled, not in...

Cyprus Business Now: CySEC, tourism, hospital tookover, job satisfaction
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Monday will chair a Eurogroup meeting, which is also set to elect a new president for the next two and a half years. According to a statement from the Finance Ministry, ministers will first exchange views on the...
Israel sending negotiating team to Qatar for Gaza ceasefire talks
Israel is sending a negotiating team to Qatar for talks on a Gaza ceasefire proposal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed. In a statement late on Saturday, Netanyahu’s office said the team would travel on Sunday after the...

Israel rejects Hamas edits to Gaza truce proposal
2025-07-05T22:22:22+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Middle East/Gaza On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Hamas’ changes to the ceasefire plan for Gaza. Netanyahu’s office confirmed that an Israeli...

Al-Sharaa to the UAE… U.S.: Dialogue Between Syria and Israel Has Begun
U.S. envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack, said on Monday, July 7, that dialogue between Syria and Israel has begun, while Syria’s state-run news agency reported that President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in the United Arab Emirates. In a press conference...
Israel says to send delegation for indirect talks with Hamas on Sunday
JERUSALEM, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed a negotiating team to travel to Qatar on Sunday for talks with Hamas on a ceasefire-hostages deal, Israeli Prime Minister's Office said in a statement Saturday...

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu may take a victory lap on Iran, but the war in Gaza looms over their meeting
WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump might look to take a victory lap on Monday after their recent joint strikes on Iran, hailed by both as an unmitigated success. But as they meet at the White...

Israel dispatches team to Qatar for ceasefire talks, kills 78 in Gaza
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to send a negotiating team to Qatar for talks on a Gaza ceasefire proposal as Israeli forces continued to bombard the Palestinian enclave, killing at least 78 people in...

“We’ve Never Seen a July Like This” – Hotel Old Borjomi Director Reports Sharp Drop in Tourism
Sophio Kikadze, Director of the Old Borjomi hotel in the resort town of Borjomi, says this summer season marks an unprecedented decline in tourist demand, particularly in the month of July. “Our reservations are frozen. There are very few people,...

Israel, Hamas edge toward deal ahead of Netanyahu-Trump talks—but obstacles remain
4 View gallery Khalil al-Hayya, Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu (Photo: AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun, Joshua Sukoff/Shutterstock) Despite the apparent breakthrough, significant obstacles remain on both the...

Trump and Israel’s Netanyahu sit down at White House as Gaza ceasefire deal looms: Live updates
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says he stands with Texas after flood disaster Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent his support to Texas after its flood disaster. Ahead of his visit with President Donald Trump at the White House Monday...

Gaza meets Damascus: Trump pushes Israel-Syria deal in exchange for stopping war
US President Donald Trump is pressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire with the terrorist organization Hamas, while simultaneously advancing a US-guaranteed agreement between Israel and Syria. The White House aims...

Israel set to send mediators to talks aimed at Gaza ceasefire
Israel will send a delegation aimed at restarting talks with Hamas, after the militant group said it was ready to “immediately” negotiate a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza. Guy Levy, a spokesman for Prime...
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Israel to send delegation to Qatar for renewed Gaza ceasefire and hostage talks
Israel will send a delegation to Qatar on Sunday to revive stalled negotiations on a potential Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, an Israeli official told Reuters, raising hopes for a possible breakthrough in the 21-month-long conflict. The move...

Arab Israeli Citizens Back Political Partnership With Jewish Parties, Survey Finds
A new survey by Tel Aviv University has found that a clear majority of Arab citizens of Israel want to see Arab political parties represented in the next Israeli government, pointing to growing interest in Jewish-Arab political cooperation...

Young French Tourist Disappears in Iran
A French diplomatic source confirmed that a young French tourist disappeared while cycling through Iran and described the matter as “a cause for concern.” Prior to this, announcements had been shared on social media to help locate the individual....

Watch: July 4 Traveler Gushes Over Low Gas Prices Just After Trump's White House Announced Massive Drop
As of Independence Day, Americans nationwide were enjoying relatively low gas prices, according to both the Trump administration and even its often critical establishment media detractors. “Gas prices are falling as millions of Americans hit the...

Israel to send delegation to Qatar for Gaza ceasefire talks: Report
Israel will send a delegation to Qatar on Sunday for talks on a possible ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, an Israeli official told Reuters. The move comes after the Palestinian group Hamas said it had responded to a US-backed proposal “in a...

Israel receives Hamas Response to Ceasefire Proposal
Israel has received Hamas’ response to a new proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and negotiations on the details are underway, Israeli media reported. Israel’s Channel 12, citing an anonymous source, said that mediators had delivered to...

Air France Resuming Flights to Israel
(JNS) Air France will resume flights to Israel on Monday, becoming the first major European airline to restore service to Tel Aviv since the outbreak of the war with Iran. The French flag carrier will operate a daily nonstop flight between Paris...