Middle East

Firefighters extinguish fires that took over a cement manufacturing complex following a series of Israeli airstrikes, in the village of Ansar, near Doueir, southern Lebanon, on October 16, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

Middle East

Lebanon Condemns Israeli Strikes as Violation of Ceasefire, Reports Civilian Casualties

This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)

Middle East

Houthi Military Chief Killed in Israeli Strike, Group Vows Retaliation

An Israeli military truck carries a tank in southern Israel on the border with the Gaza Strip, on Oct. 14, 2025. (AFP)

Middle East

Israel Warns It Will Resume Gaza Offensive if Hamas Fails to Honor US-Backed Truce

Mourners light candles in Kathmandu, during a candlelight vigil held for Bipin Joshi, a deceased Nepali who died while being held hostage in Gaza by Hamas, October 15, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

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Hamas Says It Has Returned All Recoverable Hostage Bodies to Israel

A child carries a plastic basin as displaced Palestinians return to their homes, Gaza Strip, on Oct. 14, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

Middle East

Hamas Executes Alleged Collaborators Amid Crackdown in Gaza

US President Donald Trump shows a signed document during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

Middle East

Trump hails 'tremendous day for Middle East' as leaders sign Gaza declaration

US President Donald Trump addresses the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem on October 13, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

Middle East

Trump Heads to Egypt After Landmark Visit to Israel and Speech at Knesset

U.S. President Donald Trump landing in Israel aboard Air Force One, October, 13, 2025. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

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Trump Arrives in Israel as First Hostages Freed Under Gaza Ceasefire Deal

People gather prior to the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, at the hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 13, 2025. (Photo: AP)

Middle East

Israel Says Hamas Hands Over First Hostages to Red Cross Under Gaza Ceasefire Deal

Demonstrators march during a "Bring them home" rally for Israeli hostages in New York City on Oct. 12, 2025. (AFP)

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Israel declares victory as hostages due home

A municipal employee raises the US flag among those of other nations in Sharm el-Sheikh, on Oct. 11, 2025. (AFP)

Middle East

Tasnim: Iran Not Expected to Attend Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians returned to a devastated Gaza City, on Oct. 12, 2025. (AFP)

Middle East

Israel Orders Army to Prepare for Demolition of ‘Hamas Tunnels’

Peace Square in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. (AFP)

Middle East

Qatari Diplomats Killed in Car Crash Before Gaza Summit in Egypt

US special envoy Steve Witkoff (C) speaks as senior adviser Jared Kushner (L) and his wife Ivanka Trump (R) look on during a gathering at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on October 11, 2025. (Photo

Middle East

Hamas to Begin Hostage Release Ahead of Trump-Led Peace Summit in Egypt

French President Emmanuel Macron. (Photo: AP)

Middle East

Macron to Join Regional Leaders in Egypt to Back Gaza Truce Agreement

Hamas political bureau member Bassem Naim. (Photo: Hamas Media)

Middle East

Hamas Rejects Disarmament Under Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan as Ceasefire Takes Hold