Tag: ceasefire
No halt to Gaza flare-up despite ‘ceasefire’
TEL AVIV: Israel kept up air strikes on Gaza into Tuesday and Palestinian militants launched new rockets despite a reported ceasefire deal, raising fears...
Taliban deny discussing ceasefire, Afghan dialogue with US
KABUL: The Taliban denied on Friday that they were discussing a ceasefire and dialogue with the Kabul government during ongoing talks with the US in...
Israel defence minister says resigning after Gaza ceasefire
JERUSALEM: Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation on Wednesday and called for early elections after a sharp disagreement over a Gaza ceasefire deal,...
Hamas announces ceasefire with Israel after worst escalation in years
GAZA: Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip announced an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Israel on Tuesday after a severe escalation of violence threatened to descend...
Turkey is working to reach ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib: FM
ISTANBUL: Turkey is working to achieve a ceasefire in Syria's rebel-held northwest and is ready for cooperation to fight terrorist groups in the Idlib...
Turkey calls for ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib, Russia opposes
TEHRAN: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called for a ceasefire in the rebel-held region of Idlib in northwest Syria on Friday and said an anticipated...
Taliban reject Afghan ceasefire, kidnap nearly 200 bus passengers
KABUL/PESHAWAR: The Taliban rejected on Monday an Afghan government offer of a ceasefire and said they would persist with their attacks, militant commanders said,...
Afghan president offers Taliban new provisional ceasefire
FO says Pakistan fully supports ceasefire offer
KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared a provisional three-month ceasefire with the Taliban in a televised broadcast Sunday,...
Pakistan welcomes Afghanistan’s ceasefire announcement on Eid-ul-Azha
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has welcomed the Afghan government's declaration of a ceasefire during the upcoming religious festival of Eid -ul-Azha. Pakistan fully supports all such...
Gaza ceasefire holds after two-day flare-up
GAZA/JERUSALEM: The Israel-Gaza border was quiet on Friday after an Egyptian-brokered truce ended a surge in violence that had shaken southern Israel and the...
Afghan govt considering new Eid ceasefire offer
KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani may offer the Taliban a ceasefire during next month's Eid holiday after the truce in June which saw unprecedented...
China appreciates Afghanistan’s ceasefire with Taliban
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday appreciated Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s statement of a ceasefire with the Taliban and welcomed his efforts to promote...
Afghanistan suicide attack kills at least 26 during Eid ceasefire
KABUL: At least 26 people were killed after a suicide bomber blew himself at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces in the...
Ghani touts ceasefire with Afghan Taliban in Eid address
KABUL: Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Friday touted a three-day ceasefire with the Taliban in an address to the nation heralding the Islamic...
Shehbaz welcomes Eid ceasefire between Taliban, Afghan govt
LAHORE: President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday welcomed the ceasefire between terror group Taliban and the federal government in Afghanistan during...
Yemen peace plan sees ceasefire, Houthis abandoning missiles
WASHINGTON: A UN peace plan for Yemen calls on the Houthi movement to give up its ballistic missiles in return for an end to...
Afghanistan announces unconditional ceasefire with Taliban following peace meeting
KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday announced an unconditional ceasefire with the Taliban until June 20, coinciding with the end of the Muslim...
