Ceasefire
- Pakistan
Pakistan grateful to Trump for India ceasefire: Shehbaz Sharif
Islamabad: Pakistan will “forever remain grateful” to US President Donald Trump for his “timely” intervention in helping secure a ceasefire with India, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said. Addressing a reception hosted…
- Middle East
Israel and Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire, make security zones
Beirut, Jun 4: Israel and Lebanon have agreed to renew their fragile ceasefire and create a number of “pilot” security zones inside Lebanon from which Hezbollah militants would be banned. In a…
- Middle East
Hostilities erupt as Iran targets Kuwait, Bahrain; US hits back
Dubai: The US military said that Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait and Bahrain failed or were shot down, and that the US launched strikes on an Iranian facility in response. US Central…
- Middle East
Ceasefires in Gaza, Lebanon, Iran stretching term’s meaning
Ramallah: Ceasefires have been announced, often to great fanfare, in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. So why is there still so much fighting? In just the last few weeks, Israeli forces have captured…
- Middle East
Trump says he stopped Beirut raid, Netanyahu says Israel’s stance unchanged
United States President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered sharply differing accounts of a phone conversation on Monday, June 1, regarding Israel’s military operations in Lebanon. Trump claimed he…
- World
Iran war complicates plans for yet-to-materialise international force in Gaza
Bangkok: The International Stabilisation Force for Gaza was announced with great aplomb at the inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in February. The American general tapped to lead…
- Middle East
Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended for 45 days amid regional tensions
As the US-Israeli war on Iran entered its 78th day on Saturday, May 16, Washington announced a 45-day extension of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire after negotiations with both sides in the US capital…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia launched secret airstrikes on Iran during war: Report
Saudi Arabia carried out multiple covert strikes on Iran following attacks targeting the kingdom during the West Asia war, Reuters reported, citing two Western and Iranian officials. The Saudi attacks, which weren’t…
- Middle East
Iran accuses US of ceasefire breach after Hormuz exchange of fire
Iran accused the United States of violating a fragile ceasefire after Washington and Iranian forces exchanged fire in and around the Strait of Hormuz, intensifying tensions across the Gulf and raising fears…
- Middle East
US-Iran ceasefire extended even as Vance’s Pakistan peace trip on hold
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, April 22, posted a statement on Truth Social saying that due to deep divisions within Iran’s government, and at the request of Pakistani Field Marshal Asim…
- Middle East
Israel, Lebanon have ceasefire, but global attention shouldn’t move on
Melbourne: After weeks of bombardments in southern Lebanon that have killed more than 2,000 people and displaced more than one million residents, Israel has announced a ten-day ceasefire with Lebanon. Israeli Prime…
- Middle East
Israel-Lebanon ceasefire takes effect as Trump says Iran war ‘going swimmingly’
A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon came into force on Friday, April 17, coinciding with the tenth day of a separate truce between the United States (US) and Iran, as diplomatic…
- Middle East
Israel, Lebanon hold rare talks as US military claims Hormuz blockade a success
Lebanon and Israel were holding their first direct talks in decades as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah militants rocked southern Lebanon. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined the Israeli and Lebanese…
- Middle East
US–Iran ceasefire talks collapse after 14-hour marathon in Islamabad
Negotiations between the United States (US) and Iran collapsed early on Sunday, April 12, after marathon talks in Pakistan, with US Vice President J D Vance confirming that the American delegation is…
- World
Putin declares ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, April 9, declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend, following an earlier call from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a pause…