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Spain: Qatar said Friday it was continuing mediation efforts to “bridge the gap” between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages held there. The emirate, with the United States and Egypt, has been engaged in months of negotiations over details for a ceasefire…
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Displaced Palestinians, who fled their homes due to Israeli strikes, cook as they shelter in a UNRWA-affiliated school, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on April 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Qatar said on April 23 that Hamas’s political leadership would stay in Doha…
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Israel and Hamas have made moves aimed at getting the ceasefire talks back on track. File | Photo Credit: AP Stalled talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas are expected to resume in earnest in Qatar as soon as on Sunday, according to Egyptian officials. The talks would mark…
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The Indian government has said it is working to secure the release of the men. (Representational) New Delhi: The families of eight former Indian Navy personnel who have been sentenced to death in Qatar have categorically denied that the men had anything to do with espionage and pointed out that there has been no “proof…
S Jaishankar today met with the families of eight former Indian Navy personnel (File) New Delhi: Navy Chief Admiral Hari Kumar today said that the Centre is making “every effort” to secure the release of eight Navy veterans who have been handed death penalty in Qatar. “Every effort is being made by the government to…
Shashi Tharoor said the entire case is shrouded in “mystery and opacity” (File) New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday expressed shock over eight former Indian Navy personnel being handed down the death sentence by a court in Qatar and said the entire case is shrouded in “mystery and opacity”. The navy personnel…
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The eight Indians were working for a private company that helped Qatari armed forces. (Representational) New Delhi: A Qatar court has handed the death penalty to eight former Indian Navy personnel, a verdict that was described as “deeply shocking” by India as it vowed to explore all legal options in the case. The eight Indians…
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The eight men were working for a private company that helped the Qatari armed forces. (Representational) New Delhi: Eight former Indian Navy officers, who have been sentenced to death in Qatar, have been accused of spying for Israel. The eight men were working for a private firm that helped the Qatari armed forces and included…
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Orit Meir, the mother of Almog Meir Jan, speaks to Reuters about her efforts for the safe return of Almog Meir Jan, who was taken hostage by Hamas militants from Gaza while attending the Nova festival in southern Israel, in their family home in Or Yehuda, Israel October 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The…
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A 7-year-old Ukrainian boy, who is the first child released under a new mechanism Qatar has set up with the goal of repatriating children from Russia to Ukraine, is seated next to his grandmother (L) and Russia’s Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova after being released to Qatari diplomats in this handout image taken at…
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