Hamas confirms new Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel in Qatar on Saturday
A new round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel is underway in Qatar's Doha, Hamas official Taher al-Nono told Reuters on Saturday.
Senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk promises a release of two Russian natives kidnapped from the Nova festival on October 7, 2023 amid his upcoming talks in Moscow.
A Hamas delegation, led by Deputy Chairman of the Movement's Political bureau Mousa Abu Marzouk, is expected have talks in the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in particular with Special Representative of the Russian President for the Middle East and African Countries, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Bogdanov, according to tass.ru.
Kremlin’s spokesperson Dmirty Peskov said on Monday that its meeting with President Putin was not planned.
Hamas delegation aims to request Russian government to provide a humanitarian aid to Gaza and inform Moscow about the current situation over a Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
Russian outlet Sputnik reported that Mousa Abu Marzouk promised to release one of the remaining hostages, Sasha Trufanov, within the first phase of a ceasefire agreement with Israel, while a second Russian hostage, Maxim Kharkin, to be released during the second stage of the deal.
"One of them, Trufanov, will definitely be released very soon. He will be released even though he is a serviceperson, and it was decided to release him at the first stage of the deal. This is our response to Russia's position on the Palestinian issue," the deputy head said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on May 15, with discussions reportedly focusing on upcoming peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegates in Istanbul.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war in Gaza will not stop until Hamas is destroyed, following the release of US-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander.
Qatar signed a landmark agreement with U.S. aerospace giant Boeing on Wednesday to acquire 160 aircraft for Qatar Airways, a deal valued at $200 billion. The signing took place in Doha during the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Ukrainian and Russian delegations meet behind closed doors at Istanbul’s Dolmabahçe Palace at 10:00 local time today to explore security guarantees, territorial integrity and a possible ceasefire.
EU approves 17th Russia sanctions, blacklisting almost 200 shadow‑fleet ships, 30 evasion firms and 75 defence figures, banning missile chemicals and arming Brussels to strike Kremlin hybrid and operations.
A new round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel is underway in Qatar's Doha, Hamas official Taher al-Nono told Reuters on Saturday.
The informal summit of the heads of state of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) will take place on 20–21 May 2025 in Budapest, the capital of Hungary.
A meeting of the security agencies of the CIS member states took place on May 16th in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.
Azerbaijan has dismissed recent remarks by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in an interview with Azerbaijani Public Television in Albania, accusing him of misleading the international community on territorial claims and the OSCE Minsk Group’s dissolution.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay official visits to Hungary and Slovenia from May 19 to 22, holding talks with top leaders and participating in key bilateral and multilateral events.
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