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Bruno Finel

Bruno Finel

Bruno Finel is the editor-in-chief of Mena Today. He has extensive experience in the Middle East and North Africa, with several decades of reporting on current affairs in the region.

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Trump charts a post-conflict future for the Middle East

Politics

Trump charts a post-conflict future for the Middle East

President Donald Trump describes a Middle East in transition and argues that the region, long seen as a focal point of global instability, now presents expanding opportunities for partnership, investment, and strategic cooperation. 

Trump, Kagame, Tshisekedi meet as Togo leads African mediation

Qatar

Trump, Kagame, Tshisekedi meet as Togo leads African mediation

Washington is preparing for a high-stakes diplomatic moment on Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump brings together Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi to sign two major agreements aimed at cooling decades of conflict in the Great Lakes region.

Egypt urges fast track to phase two of Gaza peace plan

Egypt

Egypt urges fast track to phase two of Gaza peace plan

Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdel Ati, has urged the international community to move “immediately” to the second phase of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, saying the first phase is nearly complete. 

UAE President’s Eid Al Etihad message

United Arab Emirates

UAE President’s Eid Al Etihad message

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has reaffirmed that empowering Emiratis and strengthening national identity remain central pillars of the UAE’s development vision, as the country marks its 54th Eid Al Etihad.

Pope Leo’s mission: Reviving coexistence in a fractured Lebanon

Lebanon

Pope Leo’s mission: Reviving coexistence in a fractured Lebanon

On Sunday, Pope Leo will begin a historic visit to Lebanon, a country where every gesture, every word, and every symbol carries exceptional weight. For Lebanese Catholics, and for all Christian communities across the nation, this visit is far more than a pastoral journey. 

UN resolution 2797 shifts the balance as Ghana sides with Morocco

Morocco

UN resolution 2797 shifts the balance as Ghana sides with Morocco

Morocco has scored another diplomatic win on the Western Sahara file. Ghana has officially backed the autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty, a proposal recently endorsed by the United Nations through Security Council Resolution 2797.

UAE seizes 40 Dubai luxury properties linked to French drug cartels

United Arab Emirates

UAE seizes 40 Dubai luxury properties linked to French drug cartels

The United Arab Emirates has agreed to seize around 40 luxury apartments and villas in Dubai suspected of being linked to major drug-trafficking networks operating in France, French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin announced on Wednesday.

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