City leaders and community members took part in the event to call for the continued support of Oakland’s Ceasefire program to reduce gun violence. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) OAKLAND ...

But the truce has brought some calm to a tumultuous region. By Abdi Latif Dahir Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon A fragile cease-fire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has ...

A Hamas official has denied reports that Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar is refusing to provide Israel a list of hostages to be released in a future ceasefire-prisoner swap deal. Speaking to Al-Araby ...

Russia has said it would only accept a legally binding ceasefire deal for a lasting peace that would ensure the security of both Russia and its neighbours. Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov ...

Palestinian resistance movement Hamas and Israel traded accusations on Wednesday over delays in finalising a ceasefire and hostage release deal, after both had reported progress in the latest ...

By Sebastian Shehadi The relief that swept over Lebanon after a 60-day ceasefire deal was agreed in late November was palpable. As the army’s peacekeeping troops drove through Beirut, making their way ...

Hamas and two other Palestinian militant groups on Saturday said that a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel is “closer than ever,” provided Israel does not impose new conditions. Last week, indirect ...

Hamas and two other Palestinian militant groups said on Saturday that a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel is “closer than ever”, provided Israel does not impose new conditions. Last week ...

The Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper has reported "cautious optimism" regarding a ceasefire-prisoner swap deal which will see Israeli civilians and soldiers released in exchange for convicted terrorists.

Talks to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas are 90% complete, but key issues remain that need to be bridged, a senior Palestinian official involved in the ...