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Slovenia reopens defense trade with Israel

Israel

Slovenia reopens defense trade with Israel

Slovenia's government has revoked a 2025 decision banning the export and transit of weapons and military equipment to Israel, as well as most arms imports from the country, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday.

Turkish opposition faces fresh power struggle after resignations

Turkey

Turkish opposition faces fresh power struggle after resignations

The team of the ousted leader of Turkey's main opposition, Ozgur Ozel, has resigned from the party's assembly, his office said on Thursday, adding that the move should legally trigger an extraordinary congress to re-elect a chairman.

Capturing Kharg Island could trigger wider conflict

Iran

Capturing Kharg Island could trigger wider conflict

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants to take over Kharg Island, Iran's oil infrastructure hub. Analysts say the U.S. military could seize the island quickly, but the move could leave U.S. troops in great peril and prolong rather than shorten the war.

Lebanon's aviation revolution starts in the North

Lebanon

Lebanon's aviation revolution starts in the North

Lebanon is set to welcome its first domestically registered airline since 1969, as start-up Mada Airways prepares to launch scheduled commercial services from the country's north, ending more than half a century of aviation monopoly, according to L’Orient-Le Jour.

Lebanon remains Iran's key bargaining chip in Washington talks

Lebanon

Lebanon remains Iran's key bargaining chip in Washington talks

Iran is waging a calculated campaign to preserve Lebanon as its last bastion of influence on the Mediterranean, tying the country's fate to a grand bargain with Washington as it seeks to end Hezbollah's war with Israel on its own terms, not Beirut's.

Frozen assets become final hurdle in U.S.-Iran talks

Iran

Frozen assets become final hurdle in U.S.-Iran talks

Efforts to reach an interim deal to end hostilities between Iran and the U.S. have intensified, three Iranian sources and a European official told Reuters on Thursday, despite strikes launched by both sides, as the warring parties discuss how to release frozen Iranian funds.

Empty hotels, no pilgrims, no diaspora: Israel's tourism catastrophe

Israel

Empty hotels, no pilgrims, no diaspora: Israel's tourism catastrophe

Five years of relentless upheaval have left Israel's tourism sector in ruins. The Covid pandemic, the October 7, 2023 massacres, the 2025 offensive against Iran and the renewed conflict in 2026 have delivered blow after blow to an industry that once welcomed millions of visitors annually. 

Trump warns Iran: 'We're going to hit them very hard'

Iran

Trump warns Iran: 'We're going to hit them very hard'

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States will attack Iran "very hard" if no peace deal is secured and announced the U.S. military secretly escorted ships carrying more than 100 million barrels of oil out of the Strait of Hormuz, moderating global oil prices.   

A Royal CEO for Saudi Arabia's most glamorous investment Summit

Saudi Arabia

A Royal CEO for Saudi Arabia's most glamorous investment Summit

Saudi Arabia's Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute has appointed Princess Maha Al Saud as its new chief executive, marking a significant leadership transition at one of the world's most high-profile investment summits.

Allies call out Iran's 'Lethal plotting'

Iran

Allies call out Iran's 'Lethal plotting'

The United States, Australia, European allies and other countries condemned Iran-backed groups' plots to kill Iranian dissidents, journalists and Jewish communities in a joint statement released on Wednesday.

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