Qatar’s prime minister says the crimes of Israel in Gaza need to undergo swift investigation.

Representatives of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement and members of a meditation team from Oman have left for Riyadh to negotiate a permanent ceasefire with Saudi officials, news agencies say. 

Yemen’s Ansarullah has expressed optimism about the success of Oman’s mediation in resolving differences between Sana’a and Riyadh.

A Lebanese political commentator has expounded on the recent trip of Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said to Iran, lauding Muscat as a “reliable mediator” to resolve crises in the strategic West Asia region.

There has been “no desire to listen to Russia’s position or participate in mediation efforts,” the Kremlin’s spokesman has said.

Sudan's military is reportedly still negotiating with the country's ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to reach a new power-sharing deal, following the recent coup that plunged the African country into political crisis.

The Syrian military resumes its attacks against the last militant enclave in the southwestern city of Dara’a following the collapse of a Russian-mediated deal to restore government rule in the area.