The Al-Hayat newspaper reported Friday that understandings has been reached regarding a long-term ceasefire arrangement between Hamas and the Israeli occupation, through Egypt-mediated indirect negotiations. The daily reported that the understanding would see the lifting of the Gaza blockade in exchange for complete cessation of “border violence.” According to Al-Hayat, ...
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif deplored the latest US sanctions targeting a number of Iranian individuals, describing the move as an attempt to divert the world’s attention from Saudi crimes in Yemen and the brutal murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “To deflect from headlines on Saudi brutality in ...