High-profile activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was released from prison after an Egyptian presidential pardon in September, has arrived in Britain, the Egyptian-British campaigner's family and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday.
Lebanon’s cabinet on Friday approved a long-awaited draft law aimed at tackling the financial crisis that has paralysed the country’s economy for nearly six years, pushing it forward despite fierce resistance from political parties, banks and depositors.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will discuss territorial issues, the main stumbling block in talks to end the war, with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday, as a 20-point peace framework and a security guarantees deal near completion.
Israel has formally recognised Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state, a move announced Friday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel’s Mossad issued a rare public statement accusing Qatar of spreading incitement and false narratives against Israel, after opposition lawmaker Avigdor Liberman claimed the agency was helping Doha improve its image.
Eight people were killed in an explosion at a mosque of the Alawite minority sect in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday, Syrian state news agency SANA said.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, arrived in Pakistan on Friday, beginning an official visit that underscores the depth and durability of relations between the two nations.
Iran has seized a foreign oil tanker near the Iranian island of Qeshm in the Gulf, saying it was carrying 4 million litres of smuggled fuel, state media reported on Friday.
The United Arab Emirates welcomes Saudi Arabian efforts to support security and stability in Yemen and remains committed to backing stability in the country, the UAE’s foreign ministry said on Friday.
The head of the Sudanese army and the country’s de facto leader, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, was received in Ankara on Thursday by his ally, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Syria will start swapping old banknotes for new ones from January 1, 2026, Central Bank Governor Abdelkader Husrieh said on Thursday, under a plan to replace Assad-era notes to try to strengthen the currency's value.
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