Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, June 30

GAZA -- Hamas said on Tuesday that its delegation arrived in Cairo earlier in the day "to finalize the implementation of the ceasefire agreement."

The delegation, headed by Hamas leader in the West Bank Zaher Jabarin, is scheduled to meet with Egyptian officials and mediators, said the movement in a statement. (Gaza Strip-Hamas-Israel)

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DOHA -- Qatar confirmed on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are in Doha but will not hold direct meetings with Iranian officials.

Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said at the weekly press briefing that the U.S. delegation would instead meet with mediators to discuss progress in implementing the recently signed memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran. (Qatar-US-Iran talks-US envoys)

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CAIRO -- A motorized tricycle fell into a canal in Egypt's southern governorate of Asyut on Tuesday, killing at least nine children and injuring two others aboard, local authorities said.

The accident occurred in the Abu Tig district, according to a statement from the Asyut governorate. (Egypt-Tricycle accident-Casualties)

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TEHRAN -- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Tuesday Iran will not enter negotiations with the United States on a final agreement unless certain paragraphs of a recently signed peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two sides are implemented.

Qalibaf, also the head of Iran's negotiating team, made the remarks in an interview with state-run IRIB TV while elaborating on the latest developments pertaining to the implementation of the peace MoU and talks with the United States. (Iran-US-Talks) Enditem