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Kurdish rebels declare truce with TurkeyThe Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group declared a "formal and clear ceasefire" with Turkey on Saturday after the rebels' jailed leader ordered an end to the decades-long armed campaign for autonomy. "S More… |
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Gaza ceasefire fails to lift Dubai stocksDubai's bourse slipped after two sessions of gains and volumes drop to a two-week low as investors saw little reason to increase their market exposure despite a ceasefire in the Gaza-Israel conflict. The emirate's index en More… |
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Gaza ceasefire may spur Gulf buyingA ceasefire in the Gaza-Israel conflict and upbeat global macro data may bolster Gulf investors' risk appetite on Thursday, while Dubai's Arabtec is seen rallying after buying shares in contractor Depa, said experts. Israe More… |
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Hamas-Israel ceasefire takes hold amid deep mistrustA ceasefire between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers took hold on Thursday after eight days of conflict, although deep mistrust on both sides cast doubt on how long the Egyptian-sponsored deal can last. Even after the ceasefire More… |
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Egypt sees imminent end to Gaza conflictEgypt's president predicted on Tuesday that Israel's Gaza offensive would end later in the day, Egyptian state media said, as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed to the region to try to calm the conflict. More… |
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Ceasefire collapses as Egypt PM visits GazaEgypt opened a tiny window to emergency peace diplomacy in Gaza on Friday, but hopes for even a brief ceasefire while its prime minister was inside the bombarded enclave to talk to leaders of the Islamist Hamas movement were immediately dashed. More… |
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Syrian fighter jets bombard suburbs of DamascusSyrian fighter jets bombarded suburbs of eastern Damascus on Sunday, continuing the air raids launched on Sunni Muslim neighbourhoods in the capital since a UN-brokered ceasefire was supposed to begin two days ago, opposition a More… |
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Damascus car bomb shatters Syria truceA powerful car bomb exploded in Damascus on Friday and forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad clashed with rebels across Syria as a truce intended to mark a Muslim religious holiday unravelled and activists reported at least 70 deaths. S More… |
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Fighting ruptures ragged Syrian Eid ceasefireFighting erupted in a Damascus suburb and around an army base in northern Syria on Friday, opposition sources said, as a truce marking Eid Al Adha holiday crumbled almost before it had begun. Three people were killed by tank fire More… |
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Syrian foes hold fire at start of Eid truceSyria's warring parties held their fire on Friday morning at the start of a four-day truce marking Eid al-Adha, a short pause in hostilities which have killed 32,000 people and threaten to draw regional powers into a wider conflict. More… |
