BEIRUT, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank approved on Wednesday a 257.8-million-U.S. dollar financing to improve water supply services in Greater Beirut and Mount Lebanon.

In a press conference, Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said the two conflicting parties in Gaza have reached an agreement regarding the ...

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal between Israel and Hamas, urging all parties to ensure the full ...

JERUSALEM, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Israel's Security Cabinet and government are scheduled to convene on Thursday to approve the Gaza ceasefire agreement after the deal was reached between Hamas and Israel ...

RAMALLAH, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Five Palestinians were killed on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Damaj neighborhood of Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, according to the ...

Fierce wildfires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people and destroyed more than 12,300 structures. Local authorities confirmed that at least 26 people were still missing related to ...

DOHA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Israel and Hamas have agreed to a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal after intensive mediation efforts by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States, the Qatari prime minister ...

The statement did not disclose the amounts, but Israel's state-owned Kan TV News and other leading Israeli media outlets estimated the total investment in the project at more than half a billion U.S.

ABU DHABI, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Wednesday that it has successfully mediated the exchange of 50 captives between Russia and Ukraine, marking a significant ...

U.S. President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver remarks on the ceasefire-hostage deal at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time from the White House, according to an update to his daily guidance issued by the White ...

DOHA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Israel and Hamas have achieved a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostage release deal after intensive mediation efforts by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States, Qatari Prime Minister and ...

MINSK, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has approved the strategies of Belarusian participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS, the ...