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The 22nd Doha Forum, held last weekend, was attended by the first deputy speaker of the Greek Parliament, Yiannis Plakiotakis, who held a series of meetings with senior state officials.

Plakiotakis even participated in the opening ceremony of the forum, which was attended by the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and other heads of state.

Ceasefire and hostage sweep negotiations between Israel and Hamas have progressed to the stage where both sides are exchanging lists of individuals for release, according to a report on Dec. 9.

Israeli soldiers stand guard on a security fence gate near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.

It took just 11 days for Syrian opposition groups to force Bashar al-Assad to flee the country and impose a new revision of the strategic map in the Middle East.

A Hamas official has announced that international mediators have resumed negotiations with the Palestinian group and Israel over a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, adding that he is hopeful a deal to end the 14-month war is within reach.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry today dismissed as “completely fabricated” an Amnesty International report accusing the Israeli state of “committing genocide” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Amnesty International on Thursday accused Israel of "committing genocide" against Palestinians in Gaza since the start of the war last year, saying its new report was a "wake-up call" for the international community.

Egypt plans to float up to four military-owned companies on the stock market as part of a broader privatization plan to attract investment and boost the economy, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has said. 

The government has been under pressure to sell stakes in state-owned companies under a bailout package secured from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in December 2022.

Jewish settlers mounted a string of attacks on Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank overnight, burning homes and clashing with Israeli troops.

There were no immediate reports of any Palestinian casualties.

The transfer of approximately 150,000 tons of crude oil from the Greek-flagged Suezmax tanker Sounion to Delta Blue at the Suez anchorage has been successfully completed.

Maritime sources report that the operation was executed with the support of the Greek tugboat Aigaion Pelagos.

Nejla Işık, the local head of a village in the southwestern province of Muğla and an environmental activist, has secured a spot on BBC's prestigious annual list of the world's 100 most influential women.