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Mar- 2025 -

2 March

Israel Suspends Aid to Gaza as First Phase of Truce Ends

Israel said Sunday that it was suspending the entry of supplies into Gaza, with deadly attacks reported in the territory after it and Hamas hit an impasse over how to proceed with their fragile ceasefire.

2 March

Staff Writer With AFP

US Says Killed Military Leader of Syria Al-Qaeda Affiliate

The US Army said Saturday it had killed a top military leader of Hurras al-Din, a Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda which announced its dissolution in January.

1 March

PKK fighters in northern Iraq near the Turkish border

Staff Writer With AFP

PKK Declares Ceasefire With Turkey After 40 Years of Armed Struggle

Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband and end more than four decades of armed struggle.

1 March

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his nomination hearing as Department of State Secretary in Washington DC, USA, on January 15, 2025. (Photo by Lenin Nolly/NurPhoto) (Photo by Lenin Nolly / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)

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US Approves Sale of $3B in Munitions, Bulldozers to Israel

The United States on Friday announced the approval of the sale of more than $3 billion in munitions, bulldozers, and related equipment to Israel, which used American-made weapons to devastating effect in densely populated Gaza.

Feb- 2025 -

28 February

Poster of Abdullah Ocalan, the founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Qamishli, Syria

Staff Writer With AFP

In Major Shift, Ocalan Calls for PKK to Drop Weapons, Disband

An emotional crowd broke into applause, while others wept in the main city of Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast Thursday as jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan urged his militant group to dissolve and his fighters to lay down their weapons.

27 February

Friends and family members welcome one of the Palestinian prisoners released from Israel's prisons in return for the handover of bodies of 4 Israeli hostages by Hamas to the Red Cross in Ramallah, West Bank on February 26, 2025. (Photo by Mohammad Nazal / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Frees Hundreds of Palestinian Prisoners After Body Handover

Israel freed hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on Thursday, shortly after saying Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over coffins believed to contain the bodies of four hostages.

27 February

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Rejects ‘Annexation’ Proposals for Palestinian Territories

The UN rights chief on Wednesday rejected as "unlawful" proposals for the annexation of or forced transfer from Palestinian territories, warning they posed a threat to the entire region.

27 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Significantly Increased Stocks of Highly Enriched Uranium: IAEA

Iran has significantly increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in recent months, according to a confidential report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seen by AFP on Wednesday.

26 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Army Says Struck Military Targets in Southern Syria

The Israeli army said it carried out air strikes targeting military sites containing weapons in southern Syria on Tuesday, just days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for demilitarizing the area.

24 February