Trump Family’s Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Raise Ethics Worries

President Trump will host Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, who oversees a major construction project that is in talks with the Trump family business.

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Serbian Lawmakers Approve Luxury Trump Hotel on Historic Bombing Site

Despite a fraud investigation into officials who endorsed the project, Parliament used an extraordinary provision in the Constitution to push the plans through.

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Rebuilding Israeli-Held Parts of Gaza: Workable or Another U.S. Pipe Dream?

There are many questions about whether the idea is feasible or doomed from the outset.

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U.S. Diplomats Will Work With Troops to Maintain Gaza Cease-Fire, Rubio Says

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during a visit to Israel that the State Department would increase its presence at a center set up to monitor the peace deal.

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White House Scrambles to Preserve Gaza Deal Amid Concerns About Netanyahu

The Trump administration strategy is to try to keep Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel from resuming an all-out assault against Hamas, U.S. officials said.

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‘A Big Day’: How the U.S. and the Arab World Teamed Up to Seal the Gaza Deal

The cease-fire talks in Egypt showed that with pressure on Hamas and Israel, seemingly huge impediments could be overcome or set aside.

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How Jared Kushner, a Self-Described ‘Deal Guy,’ Helped Broker a Gaza Breakthrough

Trained in New York City real estate, the president’s son-in-law had a single goal: Get to a yes first, and hash out the details later. “It’s just different being deal guys — just a different sport,” he said.

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Arab Mediators Believe Hamas Could Be Open to Partially Disarming

People familiar with the mediators’ thinking say the militant group could compromise on a long-held red line, as long as President Trump can guarantee that Israel would not resume fighting.

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Witkoff and Kushner Expected to Join Israel-Hamas Talks

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, both architects of President Trump’s plan to end the war, are expected to join mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas.

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How Trump Used Fury Over Israel’s Qatar Attack to Push Netanyahu on Gaza

Hamas has agreed to some elements of the proposal by President Trump to end the war in Gaza, but it’s not clear if its conditions would satisfy the White House or Israel.

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