Archives for November, 2023

A man walks by photos of hostages held in the Gaza Strip at in the Museum of Modern Art, Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 22, 2023.

Qatar says Hamas-Israel temporary cease-fire to begin Friday morning

The breakthrough agreement, which was delayed by a day, will see the release of 50 hostages held captive by Hamas in exchange for a four-day truce in Gaza.

This photo taken on Sept. 21, 2016, shows Britain's Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet.

Turkey, UK sign defense deal as Ankara presses for Eurofighter jets

The move comes as Ankara ramps up its push to purchase 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets amid the absence of any progress on the Turkish bid to buy 40 new F-16 jets from the United States.

Palestinians who had taken refuge in temporary shelters return to their homes in eastern Khan Yunis, the southern Gaza Strip, during the first hours of a four-day truce between Israel and Hamas militants

Israel-Hamas truce begins, hostages to be released

Agence France-Presse

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli strike in Lebanon's southern village of Jibbayn near the boder with northern Israel on November 23, 2023

Lebanon's Hezbollah intensifies attacks on Israel

Agence France-Presse

The remains of barracks for prisoners at the former German Nazi death camp Auschwitz II - Birkenau, now a museum and memorial site, in Oswiecim, Poland

Hamas attacks horrific but unlike Holocaust: Yad Vashem chairman

Agence France-Presse

Fatih Birol

Middle East state oil firms ‘should set the tone’ for lowering emissions at COP28, IEA says

Chief energy economist Tim Gould said it was “a legitimate expectation that these companies should be doing more” to support the clean transition.

United Arab Emirates

Gaye Erkan

Breaking | Last Updated: November 23, 2023, 10:50 am

Turkey’s Central Bank delivers larger-than-expected rate hike

The decision comes after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earlier this week that the lira's depreciation has come to an end.

Drivers with truck-loads of aid have been waiting for days to enter Gaza

Aid-truck drivers hope truce will end long wait to enter Gaza

Agence France-Presse

Smoke billows following an Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Kila near the border with Israel on November 22, 2023, amid increasing cross-border tensions as fighting continues with Hamas militants in the southern Gaza Strip. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Breaking | Last Updated: November 22, 2023, 8:00 pm

Son of Hezbollah parliament leader killed in Israeli strike: reports

The death could mark a major escalation in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon amid the Gaza war.

Dozens of blue-wrapped bodies are placed in a mass grave

In Gaza, dozens of unidentified bodies buried in 'mass grave'

Agence France-Presse

A Huthi guard aboard the Galaxy Leader

Yemen rebels warn they may seize more Red Sea ships

Agence France-Presse

US President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on November 21, 2023

With Gaza hostage deal, Biden notches up win but faces pressure for more

Agence France-Presse

Yemen Houthi

Analysis

Yemen’s peace process imperiled as Houthis target Israel

Experts say the attacks are designed to increase the Houthis’ standing domestically, and to potentially increase their leverage in talks with Saudi Arabia.

Elizabeth Hagedorn

By Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

A rush for firearms in wartime Israel

Agence France-Presse

Jordan water

Analysis

How detrimental is Gaza war to Jordan-Israel climate cooperation, water security? 

Responding to domestic pressure, Jordan has called off a deal to exchange its solar energy for desalinated water from Israel, but it has no good solutions for its own water crisis.

Samuel Wendel

By Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Chairs with books and pictures of hostages held by Hamas are seen at Israel's newly opened National Library

Israeli hostages centre stage as National Library gets new home

Agence France-Presse