Mena Today

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pitched a drone deal to Bahrain during a visit to the country on Tuesday, advertising Ukraine's battle-tested security expertise.

The United Arab Emirates' defence ministry said on Tuesday that its air defences were dealing with missile and drone attacks from Iran, a second day of attacks after four weeks of relative calm since the United States announced a ceasefire.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that the ceasefire with Iran was not over, even as the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire in the Gulf as they wrestled for control of the Strait of Hormuz.

 The United Arab Emirates restricted flights to a handful of approved routes until at least May 11 and activated emergency security protocols, according to Notices to Air Men (NOTAMs) published by its General Civil Aviation Authority.

Turkey and Saudi Arabia plan to sign an agreement to scrap visa requirements for some of their citizens during talks between their foreign ministers in Ankara on Wednesday, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Tuesday.

UAE Team Emirates-XRG has announced its line-up for the 109th edition of the Giro d'Italia, the iconic three-week race that begins in Bulgaria next Friday and concludes in Rome on 31 May.

Romania's parliament is likely to oust Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan's minority government on Tuesday after it debates a no-confidence motion put forward by the two largest parties, potentially leading to a policy deadlock that endangers the country's sovereign debt ratings, access to EU funds and its leu currency.

Samir Geagea has had enough. The leader of the Lebanese Forces party fired back Tuesday at Hezbollah's blanket rejection of direct Lebanon-Israel negotiations, delivering one of the sharpest rebukes yet from within the Lebanese political establishment.

Sudan's armed forces blamed a drone attack on Monday that targeted Khartoum airport on the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia, the latest in a barrage of assaults in recent days that has shattered months of relative calm in Sudan's capital, three years into its civil war.

The fragile truce in the Middle East was in jeopardy on Tuesday after the U.S. and Iran launched new attacks as they wrestled for control of the Strait of Hormuz.

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Education announced Monday that all schools across the country will switch to remote learning starting Tuesday 5 May through Friday 8 May 2026, in the wake of a series of attacks attributed to Iran.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Bahrain on Monday for talks focused on "security cooperation," according to a source within the Ukrainian delegation.