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The senior official: The factions will agree on nominating names for the committee members, all of whom will be technocrats from the Gaza Strip, with the committee comprising 10 to 15 members.

The senior official: President Mahmoud Abbas will be in Cairo to finalize the matter with the Egyptian side.

The senior official: All factions agree on forming the committee, awaiting Fatah's final decision.

The senior official: The purpose of the Hamas delegation's visit is to continue discussions on forming a societal support committee to manage the Gaza Strip.

A senior official in the Palestinian resistance to Al Mayadeen: A Hamas delegation will arrive in Cairo within the next two days.

Lebanese politician and former minister Suleiman Franjieh announces he is still running for President.

The senior Palestinian official: In the second phase, male Israeli soldiers held captives in Gaza will be exchanged for a number of Palestinian detainees.

The senior Palestinian official: The second phase includes complete disengagement from the Gaza Strip and a ceasefire.

The senior Palestinian official: The first phase includes re-opening the Rafah crossing but the issue of who would supervise it is yet to be decided.

The senior Palestinian official: In the first phase, Israeli forces will withdraw to the eastern borders of the Gaza Strip as a first step.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the courtroom for his appeal trial, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022 in Paris. (AP)

France's Sarkozy forced to wear monitor after losing court appeal

Nicolas Sarkozy has been ordered to wear an electronic monitor as he serves his sentence under house arrest.

UK faces backlash for denying Gaza boy entry for medical treatment

Russia unveils plans for free mRNA cancer vaccine by 2025

A Ukrainian police officer takes cover in front of a burning building that was hit in a Russian airstrike in Avdiivka, Ukraine, Friday, March 17, 2023. (AP)

European confusion clouds the Ukraine post-war security plan

'Israel' shuts embassy in Ireland over Palestinian state recognition

Tensions rise as 'Israel' shuts embassy over Ireland's Palestine move

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HRW urges EU to revise sanctions for better aid access in Syria

FSB arrests perpetrator of bombing that killed General Kirillov

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump calls Biden's Ukraine missile decision 'very stupid'

US arms shipment to 'Israel' sparks diplomatic row with Spain

In an interview with Al Mayadeen, strategic affairs expert Seyyed Mohammad Marandi highlighted a coordinated effort by Trump’s political opponents to escalate tensions globally before he assumes office. Marandi pointed out that the Biden administration and European allies are intensifying support for Ukraine’s Zelensky to hinder Trump from pursuing meaningful negotiations with Russia. Similarly, he noted efforts to provoke heightened tensions with Iran, aiming to restrict Trump’s foreign policy options. Regarding Syria, Marandi criticized the actions of the United States, "Israel", Turkey, and Qatar, asserting that these moves were designed to complicate Trump’s potential Middle East policies.