Fragile Truce
The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, that took effect on Wednesday morning, marks a significant turning point in a region long tormented by cycles of violence.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, that took effect on Wednesday morning, marks a significant turning point in a region long tormented by cycles of violence.
US President Joe Biden has announced a ceasefire will be in place between Israel and Hezbollah starting from Wednesday after more than a year of a deadly conflict that's linked to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
The Gaza ceasefire talks were held here in a positive atmosphere and showed "constructive" progress, said Qatar, the United States and Egypt in a joint statement on Friday.
An Israeli delegation, headed by Shin Bet security service chief Ronen Bar, spoke in Cairo on a ceasefire deal with Hamas, the media reported.
Egypt will host Israeli and US delegations to discuss the "outstanding points" regarding a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, Egyptian media reported, without revealing the specific timing of the meeting.
Biden's statement comes after Vladimir Putin directed the Russian Defence Sergey Shoigu to order a ceasefire in Ukraine from January 6 to January 7.
The Colombian government has decided to suspend ceasefire with the National Liberation Army (ELN), after the guerrilla group denied it was part of a bilateral ceasefire agreement announced by President Gustavo Petro on New Year's Eve, a top official said.
The ceasefire, which both sides had confirmed, came into force at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, and followed a targeted Israeli military operation that killed several high-ranking PIJ members in the Gaza Strip, including military chief Taisir al-Jabari and Islamic Jihad's southern commander, Khaled Mansour, reports dpa news agency.
Yemen has been locked into a civil war in 2014 since the Iran-backed Shia Houthi militia
This is the first time that a provincial government and the Taliban have agreed on a ceasefire
