Israel and Hamas have revived indirect talks on a ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday evening. Israel’s Kan public broadcaster reported that a delegation led by David Barnea, head of Israel’s foreign intelligence service Mossad, met with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman […]
The Taliban asked Western leaders to look past its harsh edicts on Afghan women, including banning them from education and working, as they reached Doha for the first ever dialogue with the international community on Sunday. Amid mounting criticism of its exclusion of Afghan women at the talks, the Taliban urged that the harsh conditions […]
A two-day UN conference begins on Sunday in Doha which aims to bolster international engagement with the Taliban and includes a Taliban delegation for the first time since their return to power. The UN announced that representatives from about 30 countries and international organizations have been invited to the third round of such talks to […]
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban government is due to send officials to Qatar next weekend to meet top U.N. officials and envoys from up to 25 countries for a two-day gathering that rights groups have criticized for not including Afghan women. It will be the third such U.N.-led meeting in Doha, […]
The Taliban government on Sunday officially announced its intention to send a delegation to the upcoming Doha meeting on the situation in Afghanistan. Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told TOLOnews that the group believes their participation in the Qatar talks will benefit Afghanistan when it comes to humanitarian aid and investment. Meanwhile, the Taliban foreign […]
icon Semafor Signals Supported by Microsoft logo Title icon The News Israel’s main cable provider stopped broadcasting Al Jazeera on Sunday, after the government voted to ban the Qatar-owned news outlet on national security grounds, ordering it to cease operations in the country immediately. The network decried the decision as a “criminal act,” and “suppression […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved plans for a military operation in Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip on Friday, according to his office. Alongside the operational deployment, the army is preparing to evacuate the civilian population, the statement said. The move comes despite growing international criticism of a potential Rafah operation as […]
Ireland has a new distance champion after Daniel Wiffen swam another impressive race at the World Championships in Doha on Sunday. The Armagh man obliterated the field in the 1500m freestyle to claim gold. His latest success comes just days after he won Ireland’s first world title in the 800m on Wednesday. Wiffen posted a […]
A two-day meeting of various countries’ special representatives for Afghanistan, chaired by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, began in Qatar on Sunday, according to a UN spokeswoman. According to the UN, the objective of the meeting is to discuss how to approach increasing international involvement in Afghanistan. The Taliban government in Kabul has declined to participate […]