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Middle East and Africa

Trump defends Saudi prince over murder of journalist

Khashoggi, a columnist for The Washington Post and a US resident, was "extremely controversial," Trump said, while welcoming the Saudi heir to the throne in the White House.

12 hours ago
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Indonesia denies role in illegal movement of Palestinians

The government continues to monitor and verify all information regarding the movement of Gazans said to be linked to Indonesia, while also ensuring that no visa permits have been misused. ...

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa

Indonesia welcomes UN Security Council's adoption of Trump's Gaza plan

On Monday, The UN Security Council voted in favor of a US-drafted resolution bolstering Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan that includes the deployment of an international force and a path to a future Palestinian state. ...

1 day ago

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Middle East and Africa

Trump says US will sell F-35 stealth jets to Saudi Arabia

"We will be doing that. We will be selling F-35s," Trump told reporters when asked if Washington would agree to sell Riyadh the jets at Tuesday's meeting. "They've been a great ally," he added.

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa

UN Security Council votes for international force for Gaza

A peace plan authorizes the creation of an International Stabilization Force (ISF) that would work with Israel and Egypt and newly trained Palestinian police to help secure border areas and demilitarize the Gaza Strip.

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa

UN Security Council set to vote on international force for Gaza

The draft, which has been revised several times as a result of high-stakes negotiations, "endorses" the plan, which allowed for a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas to take hold on October 10 in the war-wracked Palestinian territory.

2 days ago
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Non-UN Gaza mission risks breaching international law

With a ceasefire having been brokered in the Palestinian enclave in October, President Prabowo Subianto is seeking to make good on the pledge he delivered at the UN General Assembly in September to send some 20,000 troops on a peacekeeping mission.

2 days ago
Middle East and Africa

UN Security Council to vote Monday on Trump Gaza plan

The United States and several Arab and Muslim-majority nations including Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey called Friday for the UNSC to quickly adopt the resolution.

3 days ago
Middle East and Africa

US, several Arab states urge 'swift adoption' of UN Gaza resolution

A draft of the resolution seen Thursday by AFP "welcomes the establishment of the Board of Peace," a transitional governing body for Gaza, which Trump would theoretically chair, with a mandate running until the end of 2027.

4 days ago
Middle East and Africa

Indonesia says its Gaza peacekeepers would focus on health, infrastructure tasks

President Prabowo Subianto and Jordan's King Abdullah, who is making a state visit to Indonesia from Friday, would discuss the initiative of US President Donald Trump.

4 days ago
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In Jakarta, Prabowo greets 'brother' King Abdullah II of Jordan

Prabowo and Abdullah share a decades-long personal friendship that dates back to at least 1981, when they met during a joint military training at Fort Benning in the United States. On many occasions, Prabowo has described Abdullah as a close friend and a “true soldier”.

5 days ago
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Indonesia seeks strong UN oversight for Gaza peacekeeping

Much remains uncertain over the future of Gaza’s peacekeeping plan, with details on troop contributions and operational rules still in flux despite Washington’s active diplomacy in promoting its plans. 

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians reach record number in October: UN

Home to 2.7 million Palestinians, the West Bank has long been at the heart of plans for a future Palestinian state existing alongside Israel, but successive Israeli governments have expanded settlements rapidly, fragmenting the land.

1 week ago
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New A400M military aircraft ready for humanitarian missions in Gaza, says Prabowo

President Prabowo Subianto has said the Air Force’s newly arrived Airbus A400M heavy transport aircraft could be deployed for humanitarian missions, including possible evacuations of wounded civilians from war-torn Gaza.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

US may ask UN to mandate international force in Gaza for two years, document shows

The United States has drafted a United Nations resolution that approves a two-year mandate for a Gaza transitional governance body and an international stabilization force in the Palestinian enclave, according to the text seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

2 weeks ago
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Turkey, Muslim allies say Palestinian self-rule key to Gaza future

Reconciliation between Palestinian militant group Hamas and its rival West Bank-based Palestinian Authroity will bear fruit as soon as possible, as inter-Palestinian unity would strengthen Palestine's representation in the international community, said Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan after a meeting of Muslim nations top diplomats in Istanbul.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

UN mandate for Gaza force still in the works, Turkey says

Fidan spoke after he and ministers from several Muslim-majority countries met in Istanbul to discuss the fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, as Hamas and Israel trade accusations of violations. 

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Turkey set to rally Muslim allies over Gaza war

Turkey will welcome the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan and Indonesia in Istanbul on Monday.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump does not rule out any kind of Nigeria military operation

Asked by an AFP reporter aboard Air Force One if he was considering US troops on the ground in Nigeria or air strikes, Trump replied: "Could be, I mean, a lot of things -- I envisage a lot of things." 

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Gaza children gradually return to school after two years of war

More than 25,000 schoolchildren had already joined the agency's "temporary learning spaces", while some 300,000 would follow online classes, according to the United Natons agency for Palestinian refugees.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Turkey to hold Gaza peace plan meeting for Muslim states

A ministry spokesman said ministers from Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had all been invited.

2 weeks ago
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Indonesia awaits UN mandate for Gaza peace mission

Indonesian officials reiterated commitment to send peacekeeping troops to war-torn Gaza after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, but asserted the mission will only go with a mandate from the United Nations.

2 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Gaza civil defence says at least 50 killed in Israeli strikes

"At least 50 killed, including 22 children and a number of women and children, as a result of the ongoing Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since last night," Mahmud Bassal, spokesman for the agency, told AFP.

3 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel to decide which foreign troops acceptable to secure Gaza ceasefire

It remains unclear whether Arab and other states will be ready to commit troops, in part given the refusal ofPalestinian Hamas militants to disarm as called for by the plan, while Israel has voiced concerns about the make-up of the force.

3 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

US pressures Israel on West Bank, Rubio voices confidence in Gaza truce

Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday advanced two bills paving the way for West Bank annexation, leading to condemnation Thursday from US Vice President JD Vance, who was in Israel at the time and who echoed Trump's comments.

3 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

US' Rubio seeks quick deployment of international Gaza force

He expressed optimism for a durable end to the two-year Gaza war as he met Israeli, US and other Western forces monitoring the ceasefire from inside a vast converted warehouse in southern Israel.

3 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Rubio says more countries ready to recognise Israel

Rubio, who was touring a US-led multinational centre in Israel aimed at coordinating a ceasefire in Gaza, said that a sustained end to the war would encourage more countries to join the so-called Abraham Accords, under which a number of Arab countries normalised ties with Israel in 2020.

3 weeks ago
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Indonesia, South Africa warm up ties ahead of G20 Summit

Jakarta and Johannesburg share a long history of joint struggle against injustice, the leaders said, asserting that even stronger cooperation is needed to navigate today’s uncertain geopolitical and geoeconomic landscape. 

4 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

UK deploys small number of military officers to Israel following US request

Gaza mediators - the United States, Egypt and Qatar - stepped up their efforts this week to stabilise the early stages of the truce between Israel and Hamas and to push forward US President Donald Trump's 20-point ceasefire plan.

4 weeks ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump says Gaza ceasefire still in force after Israeli strikes

The dozens of strikes Israel carried out on Hamas positions in southern Gaza Sunday came after it accused the militant group of targeting its troops in "a blatant violation" of the nine-day-old truce.

4 weeks ago

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