Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif has met with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani to discuss developments in West Asia, including in Gaza and Syria.

Sheikh Mohammed noted that Qatar, Egypt and the U.S. mediators are working to ensure that the ceasefire deal is adhered to be by Hamas and Israel. Qatar’s Prime Minister

Israel's economy minister said on Wednesday it seeks a peaceful Gaza but has not decided whether to help fund its reconstruction and would not allow the rebuilding of Hamas rule that he said could lead to another cross-border militant attack.

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Bin Abdullah, on Wednesday said the Middle East has an opportunity to shape a

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah said on Wednesday that it was a “responsibility of all of us in the region” to keep the ceasefire in Gaza on track. “I am hopeful Gaza ceasefire will hold,

“The Emirati minister spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday and said that the UAE was the US’s No. 1 commerce partner within the Gulf Cooperation Council, with a bilateral trade of $40 billion annually,” Arab News reported.

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, met today with HE Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum 2025 meetings in Davos, Switzerland.

HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani, hoped that the Gaza ceasefire deal would represent a first step

World Economic Forum briefs on the humanitarian situation in Gaza The World Economic Forum in Davos holds a briefing on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Speakers include OCHA Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher,

Israel's economy minister said on Wednesday it seeks a peaceful Gaza but has not decided whether to help fund its reconstruction and would not allow the rebuilding of Hamas rule that he said could lead to another cross-border militant attack.

Israel said it will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the ceasefire with Hamas.

Russia on Thursday reprimanded the head of the U.N. children's agency UNICEF for not providing a "weighty argument for her refusal" to brief the Security Council on children in Gaza - a meeting requested by Russia.