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Middle East’s Forgotten Persecutions (Druze to Kurds)
Middle East’s Forgotten Persecutions (Druze to Kurds) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The international gaze remains fixated—almost obsessively—on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as if it alone encapsulates the...

Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees freed as Trump hails ‘historic dawn’ in Middle East
By Tony BennettFrom BBC ‘Peace in the Middle East’: Trump signs ceasefire deal in Egypt There have been celebrations across Israel and the Palestinian territories as a major hostage and prisoner exchange on Monday marked a significant step towards...

‘War in Gaza Is Over,’ Trump Says During Middle East Trip
new video loaded: ‘War in Gaza Is Over,’ Trump Says During Middle East Trip transcript Back transcript ‘War in Gaza Is Over,’ Trump Says During Middle East Trip President Trump visited Egypt and Israel on Monday as the 20 hostages in Gaza were...

Middle East Expert: President Trump sells vision of prosperity and stability to the Middle East
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT – OCTOBER 13: World leaders pose for a photo at a world leaders’ summit on ending the Gaza war on October 13, 2025 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. (Photo by Suzanne Plunkett – Pool / Getty Images) OAN Staff Gabriella Sable 2:26...

Israeli and Palestinian hostages seen reuniting with families as world leaders sign Trump’s Middle East peace deal
World leaders are now welcoming peace in the Middle East after signing a ceasefire deal. Surviving hostages held captive by Hamas and hundreds of prisoners held by Israel have been released, as Israel pulls back forces from a decimated Gaza and...

Sacramento-area voices are hopeful after Middle East ceasefire, releases
The Middle East ceasefire and release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are creating renewed hope for lasting peace in Gaza. The releases came three days after the ceasefire began and are part of President Trump's 20-point plan to end...

Armenian PM participates in Middle East Peace Summit in Sharm El Sheikh
Home | All news | Politics | Armenian PM participates in Middle East Peace Summit in Sharm El Sheikh PoliticsTop Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan participated in the Middle East Peace Summit in Sharm El Sheikh at the invitation of US President...

Gaza deal: Trump calls for new era of harmony in Middle East
Sharm el-Sheikh: President Donald Trump called for a new era of harmony in the Middle East on Monday during a global summit on Gaza’s future, trying to advance broader peace in the region after visiting Israel to celebrate a US-brokered ceasefire...

Trump calls for new era of harmony in Middle East at Gaza summit
US President Donald Trump called for a new era of harmony in the Middle East on Monday during a global summit on Gaza's future, trying to advance broader peace in the region after visiting Israel to celebrate a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Hamas....

Five key takeaways from Donald Trump’s Gaza remarks in Middle East
Despite the carnage in Gaza, United States President Donald Trump has received a hero’s welcome across the Middle East as he visited Israel and Egypt to celebrate the ceasefire deal. Trump spoke at the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, on Monday...
Trump: Gaza deal will herald ‘golden age’ of Middle East
Tel Aviv, Oct 13, (dpa/GNA) – Addressing a special session of the Israeli parliament on Monday, US President Donald Trump said the deal between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza, would be “the historic dawn of a new Middle East.” It would be...

Opinion: A remarkable day for peace in the Middle East; Donald Trump deserves great credit
Donald Trump is famous for his hubristic overstatements, but his characterization of last Thursday's events as a "momentous breakthrough" in the Middle East is supported by the facts. Even if his characterization of the future there as being one...

Trump: A historic dawn for the Middle East
2025-10-13T12:59:10+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Middle East On Monday, US President Donald Trump declared the Gaza peace accord a “historic dawn" for the Middle East, marking the end of the war that killed more than 67,800...

Trump news at a glance: President declares ‘peace in the Middle East’ despite many barriers remaining
“At long last, we have peace in the Middle East,” Donald Trump declared, as he and regional leaders signed a declaration meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza. Analysts said however that a litany of thorny issues are unresolved, and many barriers to...

Twin City Jewish leader hopes cease fire leads to long-lasting peace in Middle East
While there's "a lot that needs to be done," the leader of Bloomington-Normal’s Jewish community hopes the ceasefire deal halting the war in Gaza leads — finally — to a lasting peace in the Middle East. Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe leads the Moses...
“Peace” through genocide: Trump proclaims “historic dawn” for Middle East on the bones of the Palestinians
President Donald Trump speaks during the summit, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, as Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi listens at left. [AP Photo/Evan Vucci]In 98 AD, the historian Tacitus, describing the devastation of...
Trump Declares Gaza War Over Ahead of Middle East Peace Summit
US President Donald Trump has authoritatively declared the Gaza war terminated as he embarked on a diplomatic mission to the Middle East for an international peace summit focused on implementing the recently established ceasefire. Speaking aboard...
Trump Declares Gaza War Over En Route to Middle East Summit
US President Donald Trump declared the war in Gaza over while en route to a major international peace summit in the Middle East. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump affirmed his belief that the ceasefire based on his 20-point...

Trump's 'ego trip' already kneecapped his Middle East peace deal: foreign analyst
President Donald Trump's trip to the Middle East to sign a peace agreement between Hamas and Israel was equal parts policy and public relations, and one foreign analyst says it has already kneecapped the chances of lasting peace in the region....

Coloradans with connections to conflict in Middle East "cautiously optimistic"
As the first phase of a U.S.-brokered peace plan unfolds in the Middle East, Coloradans personally connected to the conflict say they're cautiously optimistic -- relieved by the release of hostages and prisoners, but aware that the path to lasting...