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Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, met on Monday with Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al-Busaidi, FM of Oman, to review bilateral relations and discuss regional and international developments.

Israeli high-tech companies raised $15.6 billion in private funding in 2025, up sharply from $12.2 billion in 2024, according to preliminary data released on Monday by Startup Nation Central (SNC).

South Africa national football team opened their campaign at the Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-1 victory over Angola national football team on Tuesday at Marrakech Stadium.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday he called Israeli President Isaac Herzog and invited him to visit Australia, expressing his shock and dismay over the attack at the Jewish community Chanukah event on Bondi Beach last week.

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera is seeking a controversial third term on Sunday after a decade in office in which he has turned to Russia for security in exchange for access to gold and other resources. 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he will discuss Iran's nuclear activities during his visit next week with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam urged cabinet to swiftly approve a draft law allowing depositors to gradually recover funds frozen in the banking system since a financial collapse in 2019, a move critical to reviving the economy.

Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces agreed to de-escalate on Monday evening in the northern city of Aleppo, after a wave of attacks that both sides blamed on each other left at least two civilians dead and several wounded.

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly reaffirmed the depth of the historic and fraternal relations between Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, stressing ongoing coordination at all levels.

After meeting with the US ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, Kataëb leader Samy Gemayel said Monday that the next phase of the Lebanese army’s disarmament plan represents a “double test” — one for Hezbollah and another for the Lebanese state.

Iran held missile drills in various cities on Monday, state media reported, citing unnamed sources and witnesses, in what was the second such reported exercise in a month.

Israel's cabinet voted on Monday to shut down a popular national radio station, one in a series of measures by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing coalition that critics see as blows to democracy.