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Elderly British couple released by Taliban arrive in Qatar An elderly British couple detained in Afghanistan for almost eight months arrived in Qatar after their release by Taliban authorities on Friday amid concerns for their health, an AFP journalist report...

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Rubio vows 'strong support' for Qatar after Israel strike US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged strong support for Qatar's security on a lightning visit on Tuesday, as anger boils in the Gulf ally over last week's Israeli attack on Hamas negotiators.On a...

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DR Congo, M23 Still 'Engaging' In Peace Process: Mediator Qatar The Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 militia have not backed out of their peace process despite missing a deadline for an agreement, mediator Qatar said Tuesday.

DR Congo, M23 Still 'Engaging' In Peace Process: Mediator Qatar

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Qatar says Hamas truce offer ‘almost identical’ to deal Israel agreed to Mediator Qatar said on Tuesday that a Gaza truce proposal given the green light by militant group Hamas was “almost identical” to an earlier version that

Qatar says Hamas truce offer ‘almost identical’ to deal Israel agreed to

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Al Jazeera journalists hold vigil for staff slain in Gaza Al Jazeera staff gathered at the news network's Doha headquarters on Monday for a televised memorial for five colleagues killed by Israel overnight in Gaza.Scores congregated in an Al Jazeera Arabic s...

Al Jazeera journalists hold vigil for staff slain in Gaza

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Israel PM eyes Hamas truce deal despite hurdles in talks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sounded upbeat Wednesday about the prospects for a ceasefire and hostage-release deal in Gaza, even as talks with Palestinian militant group Hamas failed to p...

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Qatar says 'we will need time' for Gaza ceasefire Qatar said Tuesday more time was needed for negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, after US President Donald Trump voiced optimism about a possible breakthrough.

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Trump hosts Netanyahu, hopes for Israel-Hamas deal 'this week' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Monday US President Donald Trump, who expressed hope for a "deal this week" between Israel and Hamas that sees hostages released from the Gaza Strip...

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What Do We Know About The Latest Push For A Gaza Truce? US President Donald Trump this week urged the Palestinian militant group Hamas to seize the opportunity for a 60-day truce in Gaza, saying Israel had agreed to the proposal.

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How Iran's 'telegraphed' strikes on Qatari soil paved way to Israel truce Iran's unprecedented strikes on a US base in Qatar were carefully calculated to provide an exit from hostilities with Washington and set up a truce with Israel, according to analysts and an official.

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Qatar thwarts Iran missile attack on US base Bright flashes lit up the night sky and blasts echoed across wealthy Doha in an attack that followed US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend

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Iran attacks US base in Qatar, Trump says time to make peace Iran announced it had launched missiles at a US base in Qatar Monday in retaliation for American strikes on key nuclear facilities, with US President Donald Trump shrugging off the response as "very w...

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Gulf states on Iran's doorstep scramble for end of war As Iran and Israel trade strikes and the US weighs joining in, wealthy Gulf states on the conflict's doorstep are engaged in frantic diplomacy to halt the war -- but solutions remain elusive.A spillov...

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Trump announces big Boeing order for Qatar Airways US President Donald Trump said Wednesday Qatar Airways had placed a "record" order for 160 planes from Boeing, as he signed a raft of deals in Doha alongside Qatar's emir.The order, which the White Ho...

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Trump presses Syria leader on Israel ties after lifting sanctions US President Donald Trump landed in Doha Wednesday after visiting Riyadh, where he urged Syria's president to normalise with Israel after offering a major boost to the war-ravaged country by vowing to...

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Israel not involved in Gaza food distribution under US aid plan: envoy Israel would not be involved in food distribution under a US-led plan for the Gaza Strip but would provide "necessary military security", Washington's ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said on Frid...

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UN experts warn of 'annihilation' in Gaza amid Israeli strikes UN experts demanded action on Wednesday to avert the "annihilation" of Palestinians in Gaza, as rescuers said Israeli strikes across the territory killed dozens of people.A planned expanded offensive ...

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Qataris hooked on traditional fishing competition On the Doha seashore, rows of wooden dhow boats line a pier, with scores of fish on display -- part of a festival seeking to revive the country's long seafaring tradition.

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Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists for Gaza offensive Israel was issuing orders to call up tens of thousands of reservists ahead of an expanded offensive in Gaza, Israeli media reported Saturday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked truce mediat...

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Qatar's chief negotiator says 'frustrated' by pace of Gaza talks Qatar's chief negotiator voiced frustration over talks for a truce in Gaza in an interview with AFP, a month after Israel resumed its strikes on the Palestinian territory and another round of negotiat...

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Ukraine to propose sky and sea ceasefire at Saudi talks with US: Kyiv official to AFP Kyiv will propose an aerial and naval ceasefire with Russia during talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, a Ukrainian official told AFP on

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U.S.-Hamas talks complicate Gaza truce efforts, analysts say The direct contact is 'a sign of a breakdown in mediation for a wider ceasefire,' one expert said.

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Sea, sand and stranded vehicles: on patrol with Qatar desert rescuers With the rev of an engine and a last tremendous pull, Raghdan Salem Zodeh's SUV was freed from the sand and rising tides near a resort in the desert state of Qatar.Zodeh, 47, a Syrian living in the Gu...

Sea, sand and stranded vehicles: on patrol with Qatar desert rescuers

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Israeli kibbutz rebuilds after 2023 attack as residents mull return In Kibbutz Nirim, hard by the Gaza border, the sound of hammers cuts through the silence that has settled on this small Israeli farming community since a ceasefire took effect on January 19.Hamas's 20...

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Hamas, Israel complete sixth hostage-prisoner swap under Gaza truce Palestinian militants released three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian inmates freed by Israel, completing the latest swap despite fears the Gaza truce deal was near...

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Three Gaza hostages set for release after ceasefire crisis abates Israel said Friday it had received the names of three hostages to be freed by militants in exchange for Palestinian prisoners this weekend, after a crisis in the ceasefire threatened to plunge Gaza ba...

Three Gaza hostages set for release after ceasefire crisis abates

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Hamas, Israel complete fifth hostage-prisoner swap under Gaza deal Israel and Hamas completed their fifth hostage-prisoner swap under a fragile Gaza ceasefire deal on Saturday, with the frail, disoriented appearance of the three freed Israelis sparking dismay among t...

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Trump says 'no guarantees' Gaza truce will hold ahead of Netanyahu visit US President Donald Trump said on Monday there were "no guarantees" that a fragile ceasefire in Gaza will hold, as he prepares to discuss its future with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Neta...

Trump says 'no guarantees' Gaza truce will hold ahead of Netanyahu visit

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Israeli military says 50 killed in weeks-long West Bank operation The Israeli military said Sunday that it had killed at least 50 militants during more than two weeks of operations in the occupied West Bank, earlier levelling buildings in Jenin refugee camp in the t...

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‘Shocking scenes’: Israel frees Palestinian prisoners after chaotic hostage exchange It is the third hostage-prisoner exchange under a January 19 ceasefire deal.

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