The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) raised its key interest rates by 100 basis points on Thursday, its first increase since March 2024, in a move that caught analysts off guard as the pound slid to record lows.
The first Russian diesel bound for the US following a surprise agreement reached between Moscow and US President Donald Trump is aboard a tanker heading for New York, ship-tracking data showed on Friday.
Two people were killed and one other injured when rocks from a fairy chimney, a volcanic geological formation, fell after heavy rainfall in the popular Turkish resort of Cappadocia on Thursday, the local governor said.
US President Donald Trump said that Vice President JD Vance's outreach to Iran was about helping the country get medical supplies, after US media reported Vance had written to Tehran's top security official to revive peace talks.
Benjamin Netanyahu alleged on Thursday, without providing evidence, that Arab parties' record gains in an election this week were driven in part by voter fraud, a charge rejected by Arab leaders who accused the premier of incitement.
Lebanon will host the senior Asian Alpine Ski Championships in 2028 at the Mzaar Ski Resort in Kfardebian, the Lebanese Ski and Biathlon Federation confirmed on Thursday. Exact dates have yet to be announced.
Qatar on Thursday flatly denied interfering in Israel’s legislative elections, after several Israeli officials and media outlets accused Arab parties of receiving funds from the Gulf emirate. Doha’s denial, however, has done little to quiet suspicions, given its history of buying influence abroad.
Three French nationals were sentenced to life in prison in Iraq on Thursday for belonging to Islamic State, with their lawyers and French embassy representatives present at the hearing, a court statement said.
A top Russian official was en route to the Russian-controlled Ukrainian town of Oleshky on Thursday with a team of US journalists amid a US-brokered ceasefire as the Kremlin said it hoped humanitarian relief would reach the area on Thursday or Friday.
Libya’s eastern-based government banned the entry of Iranian and Afghan nationals through all land, sea and air ports, the government said late on Wednesday.
Yemen's Houthis attacked Aden airport on Wednesday, Yemeni government forces said, after the Iran-aligned group warned people to evacuate the facility as fighting escalated in the impoverished country caught in the wider Middle East conflict.
Israel's Arab citizens appear set to secure a record number of seats in parliament and could emerge as kingmakers after strong turnout in Tuesday's election, galvanized by what they describe as the racist policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
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