Mena Today

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar names veteran Arab-Christian diplomat George Deek to a newly created role aimed at deepening Israel's ties with Christian communities worldwide.

Cardinal Béchara Raï throws his full weight behind President Joseph Aoun's diplomatic outreach to Jerusalem, voicing what a growing majority of Lebanese feel but have long been afraid to say.

The son of the former Shah appealed to Western countries to join the war against Iran and criticised the decision of the German government not to meet him during his visit to Berlin on Thursday.

Iran showed off its tightened grip over the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday with video of its commandos storming a huge cargo ship, after the collapse of peace talks that Washington had hoped would open the world's most important shipping corridor.

Libya's eastern-based coast guard of the Libyan National Army rescued at least 404 migrants on board 10 boats after they had "faced harsh conditions at sea," the Tobruk Red Crescent said on Wednesday.

The U.S. will host a second meeting between Lebanese and Israeli envoys on Thursday, with Beirut seeking the extension of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, a day after Israeli strikes killed at least five people including a journalist.

The Turkish parliament has passed a landmark law restricting minors' access to social platforms, joining a growing global movement to protect children online.

President Donald Trump wants to see a "unified" response from Iran's leadership to U.S. proposals to end hostilities, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday.

On Israel's 78th Independence Day, President Isaac Herzog extended an olive branch to Lebanon,  as both sides prepare to meet in Washington on Thursday.

The proposal to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement has been shelved in Luxembourg. For its three sponsors, the humiliation is complete.

Two French soldiers are dead. Killed in the same ambush, by the same fighters, in the same corner of southern Lebanon that the international community has spent twenty years trying, and failing,  to pacify.

Strong asset growth and disciplined strategy drive a solid performance for UAB amid global market uncertainty.