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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia November 23, 2021. Sputnik/Evgeny Biyatov/Kremlin via REUTERS/File Photo

Middle East

Palestinian leader Abbas lays ground for succession

Abbas, 89, still rules despite his term as head of the Palestinian Authority ending in 2009, and has resisted pressure to appoint a successor or a vice president

The Iranian flag is seen flying over a street in Tehran, Iran, February 3, 2023. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

Middle East

Iran to hold nuclear talks with three European powers

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi gives a briefing on the sidelines of a UN event in Lisbon, Portugal, November 27, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

Middle East

Iran welcomes Lebanon ceasefire, reserves right to react to Israeli airstrikes

A child looks on as Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Hamas-Israel war

No expectations of a swift deal for Gaza after Lebanon ceasefire

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USA

Biden administration advancing $680 million arms sale to Israel: source

A man waves a Lebanese flag as he stands amidst the rubble of a building destroyed in Israeli strikes, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, in Tyre, Lebanon, November 27. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Middle East

Still counting its dead, Hezbollah faces long road to recover from war

A man waves a Lebanese flag as he stands amidst the rubble of a building destroyed in Israeli strikes, after a ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah took effect, in Tyre, Lebanon. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Middle East

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire holds in first hours, Lebanese civilians start to return home

A view shows Beirut's southern suburbs and surroundings, after a ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah took effect at 0200 GMT on Wednesday after US President Joe Biden said both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the United States and France, as seen from Baabda Lebanon November 27, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ayman Sahely

Middle East

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect

Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, US April 21, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Drone Base/File Photo

Global Economy

Oil prices steady with focus on Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, OPEC+ policy

Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs, after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, November 26, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Middle East

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire: What does the US-brokered truce include?

A woman walks past damaged buildings, in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Lebanon November 26, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Yassin

Middle East

Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire brokered by US and France, takes effect

A Lebanese army soldier and people stand on rubble at a damaged site in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Beirut's Basta neighbourhood, Lebanon November 25, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Emilie Madi

Middle East

Deadliest Israeli strike yet on central Beirut leaves gruesome scenes

A view shows the moment of an Israeli strike on a building, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in the Chiyah district of Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, November 25, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Middle East

Biden, Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce: Lebanese sources