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Veteran Israeli negotiator: 'There is a chance we can get out most of the hostages'

As Hamas prepares to release a first group of hostages held for more than six weeks in Gaza, it's worth remembering that Israelis have been held hostage many times over the nation's 75-year history. In October 2011, Franco-Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was freed by Hamas after being held in captivity…

France 24

Cameron to meet Palestinian leaders as truce announced in Middle East

The former prime minister earlier held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog.

The Independent UK

F1 Form Guide: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

This is the sport’s 15th visit to the Middle East track and the tenth time the race has run with the drivers’ championship already concluded – but that certainly does not mean it no longer matters.

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Russia Is the Loser in the Israel-Hamas War

Moscow’s decade as the arbiter of the Middle East is coming to an end.

Foreign Policy

Jared Kushner, Arab and Israeli officials outline day-after solutions for the first time since the Oct. 7 attacks at Yale’s Middle East Peace Dialogue

UAE Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba, Israeli Ambassador Michael Herzog, and Abraham Accords architect Jared Kushner discussed post-war scenarios.

Fortune

Russian diplomacy leverages Israel-Hamas war for moral high ground

The latest Middle East war could help Russia escape punishment for aggression and war crimes in Ukraine, say experts.

Al Jazeera

Keir Starmer drafts in Tony Blair to help build relations with Israel

TONY Blair is helping Keir Starmer build relationships with political leaders in the Middle East, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

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Jordan's foreign minister offers blistering criticism of Israel as its war on Hamas rages on

Jordan’s foreign minister has offered blistering criticism of Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, describing it as “blatant aggression” against Palestinian civilians that threaten to engulf the wider Middle East

The Independent UK

As Israel bombs Gaza, Ireland’s enduring support of Palestine gets stronger

Writers, politicians, and activists in Ireland, often an outlier in the West on the Middle East war, call for peace.

Al Jazeera

Labour seeks vote on Middle East stance while SNP urges MPs to back ceasefire

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has said Parliament must ‘show moral leadership’ and vote in favour of backing an immediate ceasefire.

The Independent UK

Labour to put party position on Israel-Hamas conflict to potential vote

Sir Keir Starmer’s party also said it is ‘not going to be engaging’ with an SNP amendment demanding a ceasefire in the Middle East.

The Independent UK

Dubai Design Week 2023 spotlights sustainability, culture and tech

Dubai Design Week 2023 gathered nearly 500 designers, architects and creatives, offering a confluence of Middle Eastern and international design

Wallpaper

What does David Cameron’s return to UK politics mean for the Middle East?

The former PM has called Gaza ‘a prison camp’ and advocated for two states, but he is also a staunch backer of Israel.

Al Jazeera

Brexit to pints with Xi: why David Cameron is a controversial foreign secretary

As former UK PM makes a return to cabinet, we look at his somewhat chequered record on global stage

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Middle East leaders hold emergency summit amid siege on Gaza hospital

Al-Shifa chief says Israeli troops firing at complex, which has no medical supplies, power or water for thousands trapped inside

The Guardian - AU

Albanese has threaded a needle between the US and China. Now he needs to do the same on Israel-Hamas at home

Australia is not a player in Middle East politics – but the domestic fallout from the conflict has significant implications for social cohesion

Reason

Why Are American Troops Still in Iraq and Syria?

Our troops are just sitting there with targets on their backs. Why?

The Conversation

Erdogan's stance on Israel reflects desire to mix politics with realpolitik – and still remain a relevant regional player

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pulled his ambassador from Israel on Nov. 4, 2023. Less than a month earlier, he was offering diplomatic assistance to calm the situation in the Middle East.

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The Independent UK

Manama travel guide: Where to visit, stay and eat in Bahrain’s up-and-coming capital

This Middle Eastern city might not have the swagger of its neighbours just yet, but it’s still a brilliantly attractive place for a city break, says Jeff Mills

Evening Standard

OPINION - Hamas adopted a suicide-bomber strategy towards Israel and it is failing

The war has lasted a month. Far longer than the Six Day or the Yom Kippur wars that made modern Middle Eastern history. And, at least for the Palestinians, far more destructive in terms of death and displacement than even the failed Arab invasion at the birth of Israel in…

Evening Standard

Iran-backed Yemeni rebels shoot down US drone

Iranian proxy groups have stepped up their attacks on US forces in the Middle East in recent weeks following the Gaza conflict

The Independent UK

Cleverly visits Saudi Arabia for talks on Israel-Hamas crisis

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will meet Middle East counterparts during his visit.

The Independent UK

Israel-Hamas war crowds crisis-heavy global agenda as Blinken, G7 foreign ministers meet in Japan

Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is shifting his intense diplomacy on the Israel-Hamas war to Asia

France 24

Impossible balancing act? Blinken's Middle East tour concludes in Turkey

"We obviously don’t agree on everything." That understatement comes courtesy of the US secretary of state. Now that Antony Blinken's weekend shuttling from Jordan and the West Bank to Iraq and Turkey is over, we can ask: what was it all about?

The Guardian - UK

Blinken leaves Middle East with no progress on hostages or humanitarian pause

Even number of aid trucks passing in to Gaza falls during visit of US secretary of state to region

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