Tag: truce
CBN announces truce with MTN
The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced the resolution of its dispute with MTN Communications Limited, saying the company will…
Concerns rise over shaky Ukraine truce
World powers voiced concern over a shaky truce in Ukraine that went into a third day Tuesday with no sign…
Hamas rules out direct talks with Israel
Hamas’s former Gaza prime minister Ismail Haniya on Saturday said the militant Islamic Palestinian group would not hold any direct…
Heavy fighting threatens Ukraine ceasefire
Gunfire and heavy shelling rocked a key frontline city in eastern Ukraine overnight, raising fears Sunday that a tenuous truce…
Guns silent as Ukraine truce holds
The guns remained silent over eastern Ukraine on Saturday as a truce between Ukraine and pro-Kremlin insurgents appeared to be…
Egypt urges Israelis, Palestinians to resume Gaza talks
Egypt on Wednesday called on Israelis and Palestinians to resume negotiations, expressing its “profound regret at the breach of the…
US blames Hamas for Gaza truce collapse
The United States blamed rocket fire from Gaza for a breakdown in indirect talks between Israel and Palestinian authorities on…
Fate of Gaza truce in balance as midnight deadline looms
Negotiators in Cairo were pushing Israel and the Palestinians to put a decisive end to weeks of bloodshed in Gaza…
Israel warns on security as Gaza truce talks resume
Israel warned Sunday it would refuse any long-term truce deal that failed to satisfy its security needs as Gaza ceasefire…
Egypt truce plan ‘real chance’ to end Gaza clashes – Sisi
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday an Egyptian truce plan provides a “real chance” to end the Gaza conflict,…
Shell fire kills Israeli soldier near Gaza Strip
Israel’s army said Sunday that one of its soldiers was killed near the Gaza Strip, taking to 43 the number…
Hamas claims rockets fired at Israel after truce
Hamas said it fired several rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip late Saturday, after a 12-hour humanitarian ceasefire in…
Israel extends temporary truce as Gaza toll tops 1,000
Israel on Saturday approved a four-hour extension of a temporary truce in Gaza, Israeli television said, after the Palestinian death…
Top diplomats call for extension to 12-hour Gaza truce
US Secretary of State John Kerry and top diplomats from Europe and the Middle East gathered in Paris Saturday called…
At least 76 bodies retrieved from Gaza rubble after truce
The bodies of at least 76 Palestinians were recovered from the rubble across the Gaza Strip in the first few…