ANKARA: Negotiations for a permanent cease-fire and prisoner exchange in Gaza have entered the final stages of a draft agreement, with new details emerging about the talks, security sources said Wednesday.

Under the draft agreement, ongoing discussio…

ANKARA: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Ankara on Wednesday and met with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The two presidents met at the Presidential Complex in the Turkish capital, which was closed to the press.

Abbas wil…

ISTANBUL: Amid volatility and conflict, the US is seeking to bring down tensions in the Middle East, said the US ambassador to the UN.

“A broader regional conflict is not inevitable,” Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Tuesday in a statement to the UN Secu…