Decision on where to send the prisoners is coordinated with Israel, officials tell ToI; Hamas said to vow terror chiefs Barghouti and Saadat will be freed in deal's 2nd phase

The talks on where to send the released terrorists are reportedly being conducted in full coordination with Jerusalem.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said discussions with a Qatari delegation in Damascus Thursday included reconstruction in the war-torn country, during the first visit by a head of state since Bashar al-Assad's ouster.

Ankara: Chairperson of National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) and Chairperson of Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), H E

The meeting provided an opportunity to showcase the ongoing efforts of the Agency’s National Data Privacy Protection Office and to explore avenues for further collaboration between the two sides

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A hundred and nine terrorists were released back into Judea and Samaria, 21 to the Gaza Strip and the rest, about 70, were deported to Egypt and are expected to leave for other countries in accordance with the terms of the agreement, which went into effect on Jan. 19.

Qatar's Emir visits Syria, welcomed by interim President Sharaa, signaling support for reconstruction and diplomatic ties.

Ooredoo Group CEO Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo called the cable "strategic" as it would connect Gulf Arab states with "the lowest latency, highest capacity cable in the region".

When the mother of one of the Thai hostages held in the Gaza Strip for over a year caught sight of her son on a Facebook livestream after his release Thursday, he had changed so much that she didn’t recognize him at first.

Visiting Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani emphasised the "urgent need" to form an inclusive Syrian government during a meeting Thursday with the country's new interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa, the Qatari royal court said.

Ahmed al Sharaa was declared the new president of Syria in the transitional government that came into power after the collapse of the Assad regime on December 8. This declaration led to congratulations from several Arab states in the region,