Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Qatar

Live updates | Israel-Hamas truce begins with a cease-fire ahead of hostage and prisoner releases

A four-day cease fire in the Israel-Hamas war begins Friday morning in Gaza as part of an agreement that Qatar helped broker

The Independent UK

Qatar says Gaza cease-fire will begin Friday morning, with aid to follow ‘as soon as possible’

The two sides had exchanged lists of those to be released, and the first group of 13 women and children held by Hamas would be freed Friday afternoon.

Chicago Sun-Times

Israel-Hamas war: Biggest aid convoy since start of war enters Gaza – as it happened

This blog is now closed

The Guardian - US

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

What are the details of the truce between Israel and Hamas?

Four-day pause is set to begin on Friday morning and includes the release of Hamas captives, Palestinian prisoners.

Al Jazeera

Gaza ceasefire: Qatar says hostage deal ‘can be catalyst for peace’ as 13 women and children to be released

Qatari official tells The Independent that the world must use ‘momentum’ from the truce to end war

The Independent UK

Hostage deal delayed: What is the sticking point between Hamas and Israel?

There has been a delay in the expected release of some 50 Israeli hostages. The deal is still being finalised in Qatar, where senior Hamas leadership is based. A high-ranking member of Israel's Mossad secret service is there talking to Hamas. The deal, as publicised thus far, involves 50 hostages…

France 24

Martin: No answers yet from Michelin after Qatar MotoGP problems

Martin struggled to a season-worst 10th in the penultimate grand prix of the season due to an apparent tyre defect, which affected him from the off last Sunday.

Autosport

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

‘Dogs are eating corpses on the streets of Gaza’: Qatari official describes ‘unparalleled’ destruction

No amount of foreign aid will be enough, a top Qatari official tells The Independent, as Hamas run health ministry puts the number of people killed in Gaza since the conflict began at 14,500

The Independent UK

Israel-Hamas truce, captive release to begin on Friday, Qatar says

Truce to begin in the morning and 13 people held by Hamas to be freed in the afternoon, Qatari official says.

Al Jazeera

OPINION - Cracks are showing in Hamas’s grip on Gaza while the IDF plot their campaign for the south of the strip

War can all of sudden turn battle commanders into fastidious lawyers when it comes to terms. Protesters marching in the streets of London may be calling for a ceasefire, but that is not what either side in the Middle East wants to call the minimum four-day halt they have just…

Evening Standard

Qatar qualifier reinforced my desire to change things in India: Arsene Wenger

MUMBAI: Watching Qatar outclass India in their Fifa World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 joint qualifier at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday left Arsene Wenger convinced that this was the ideal time for him to try and lend Indian football a helping hand.

The Times of India

How the hostage deal came about: Negotiations stumbled, but persistence finally won out

Negotiations to free the hostages held by Hamas hardly ran smoothly

The Independent UK

How Joe Biden and a ‘secret cell’ of aides worked to arrange a Gaza ceasefire

President Biden’s brief sojourn in Tel Aviv marked the start of what has been a high-stakes game of shuttle diplomacy that resulted in a hostage deal, Andrew Feinberg reports

The Independent UK

Behind the scenes: How the Israel-Hamas truce deal came together

Here’s how the negotiations involving Israel, Hamas, Qatar, the US and Egypt unfolded.

Al Jazeera

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Autosport

Drivers call for F1's Las Vegas race to move away from Abu Dhabi finale

F1's inaugural race around the Strip's casinos provided an enthralling spectacle on Saturday night, vindicating the series' decision to chase a race in the gambling capital. PLUS: What F1 could do to make 2023's best race even better While drivers and teams were all pleased with how the event was…

France 24

World leaders hail Israel-Hamas truce deal, release of hostages

World leaders on Wednesday welcomed a truce deal between Israel and Hamas that agreed a four-day halt to the devastating war in Gaza, accompanied by the release of dozens of hostages held by the militant group in return for Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel. The agreement marks the biggest diplomatic…

The Independent UK

Live updates | Timing for the Israel-Hamas pause in fighting will be announced in the next 24 hours

A cease-fire agreement between the Hamas militant group and Israel has been confirmed by both parties, along with Washington and Qatar, which helped broker the deal that would bring a temporary halt to the devastating war that is now in its seventh week

The Times of India

India's football coach Igor Stimac says 'don't ask about results in Asian Cup'

The head coach of the Indian men's football team, Igor Stimac, has expressed his view that the upcoming Asian Cup in Doha shouldn't be deemed as a significant tournament for the national team. Stimac cited the absence of a proper national camp as a crucial factor, a sentiment that might…

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Israel and Hamas have reached a deal on a cease-fire and hostages. What does it look like?

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a deal that is to trigger a four-day halt in their devastating war

Al Jazeera

Gaza truce deal: What have Hamas, Israel and Qatar said?

The warring sides and the mediator issue statements about the agreed pause in hostilities that started on October 7.

Al Jazeera

Israel-Hamas truce deal: All that you need to know

The two sides have agreed to a four-day pause in fighting, but Israel has made it clear that it is not ending the war.

Pedestrian.tv

Israel & Hamas Have Agreed To A Temporary Ceasefire: What We Know (& Don’t Know)

Israel and Hamas have made an agreement to a ceasefire for the first time since conflict began in order to free hostages in Gaza.

Chicago Sun-Times

Israeli Cabinet approves truce for hostages deal with Hamas; Palestinian prisoners also to be freed

The agreement, negotiated with Qatar, calls for the release of 50 of 240 hostages held by Hamas and the release of Palestinian women and children held in Israeli prisons.

The Times of India

Explainer: Israel-Hamas hostage deal

Israel and Hamas backed a deal that will free dozens of hostages from Gaza in return for a four-day pause in fighting and the release of a number of Palestinian prisoners — the first lull in a conflict that began Oct. 7 and has killed thousands of people.

The Times of India

Urmila Rosario: From tennis ball girl to managing cricket world champions, Mangalurean on a roll

MANGALURU: Tennis world’s loss is cricket’s gain. That’s how you can put in a nutshell the life of Urmila Rosario, 34, the manager of the Australian cricket team, whose pictures holding the ICC men’s Cricket World Cup trophy went viral on social media since last Sunday night.

1 … 88 89 90 91

People

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

162 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.