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Hamas Relays 'Positive' Response in Hostage Talks

par This Is Beirut, 06/02 21:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Qatar announced on Tuesday that Hamas has issued a "positive" response to a proposal aimed at releasing hostages in exchange for temporarily halting the Gaza conflict, but Israel slammed the proposal for including unacceptable conditions set by Hamas. Qatar said Tuesday that Hamas has delivered a "positive" response to a proposal to free hostages ...

Egyptian Officials Host Qatar PM, CIA and Mossad Chiefs

par This Is Beirut, 13/02 19:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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According to reports from Egyptian media, CIA Director William Burns, Mossad Director David Barnea and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani convened with Egyptian officials in Cairo on Tuesday to deliberate on a ceasefire agreement for Gaza. CIA director William Burns, Mossad chief David Barnea and Qatari Prime Minister ...

CIA and Mossad Chiefs Discuss Hostage Release in Qatar Talks

par This Is Beirut, 24/03 13:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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US intelligence chief Bill Burns and his Israeli counterpart David Barnea left Qatar late on Saturday night following talks on a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, a source briefed on the talks told AFP. The CIA and Mossad chiefs "departed Doha to brief their respective teams back home on the latest round" of talks, the source said on condition ...

CIA Chief Heading to Cairo for Hostage Talks

par This Is Beirut, 05/04 19:33 - Reading : less than a minute

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CIA Director Bill Burns will travel to the Egyptian capital Cairo this weekend for talks on freeing hostages held in Gaza, US media said on Friday. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby declined to say if Burns would be involved but told journalists that "the United States will be present for those talks." Burns will meet Mossad chief ...

CIA Chief Expected in Paris to Negotiate Gaza Truce

par This Is Beirut, 24/05 15:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The head of the CIA is expected in Paris on Friday or Saturday to try to relaunch talks with Israel on a truce in Gaza, a Western source close to the matter told AFP. Israel gave the green light on Thursday to the resumption of negotiations for the release of hostages held in Gaza, while talks on a truce with the Palestinian Islamist movement ...

CIA Chief Expected in Qatar to Push Biden's Ceasefire Deal

par This Is Beirut, 05/06 12:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Senior US officials are expected in the Middle East on Wednesday to push Biden's ceasefire deal, as nine Israeli soldiers were injured in base explosion. The head of the CIA and a White House special adviser are expected in the Middle East on Wednesday to rally support for the latest ceasefire proposal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza ...

Qatar PM, Egypt Intelligence Chief Meet Hamas in Doha

par This Is Beirut, 05/06 20:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Egypt's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel met with Hamas members in Doha Wednesday for talks on a Gaza truce, a source with knowledge of negotiations told AFP. The lead mediators met with the Palestinian militant group to "discuss a deal for a truce in Gaza and the exchange of hostages and ...

CIA and MI6 Chiefs Warn that World Order Under Threat

par gdeveloper, 07/09 22:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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CIA Director Bill Burns and UK MI6 chief Richard Moore warned on Saturday that the world order was "under threat in a way we haven't seen since the Cold War". Writing in a Financial Times op-ed, the two spy chiefs said "we have no more trusted or esteemed allies" than each other, adding that the partnership would be vital as they "face an ...

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