Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich praises President Donald Trump's Middle East peace deal between Israel and Hamas, calling his diplomatic approach 'magical.'

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India plans to cut imports of liquefied petroleum gas from the Middle East as its state refiners look to boost purchases from the U.S., sources with knowledge of the matter said,

President Trump hailed " the historic dawn of a new Middle East" in remarks to Israeli lawmakers at the Knesset on Monday, after all living hostages were reunited with their families.

King Abdullah II of Jordan has warned that the Middle East is doomed unless there is a peace process leading to a Palestinian state. The king was speaking in an exclusive interview for BBC Panorama, as he prepared to attend a summit in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh on President Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan for the region.

Trump gave an hour-long speech to the Israeli parliament as hostages were freed and the Palestinian prisoner release began. Here are the key moments.

The Middle East ceasefire and release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are creating renewed hope for lasting peace in Gaza.

Attending Trump's Knesset speech was his daughter Ivanka Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, the latter having been involved in negotiations, as well as White House special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee.

New York-headquartered Davidson Kempner, which manages $37bn, opened an office in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, joining several high-profile hedge funds that have operations in the UAE’s oil rich capital, including Marshall Wace and Brevan Howard, which has more than 100 staff based there.