Mena Today

Harvard University has agreed to provide additional protections for Jewish students to settle two lawsuits accusing the Ivy League school of becoming a hotbed of rampant antisemitism.

Turkish authorities have ramped up investigations and detentions of opposition figures, with three such actions on Monday alone, raising concerns about a widening crackdown on dissent against the government.

Israel's army chief Herzi Halevi said on Tuesday he would resign on March 6, taking responsibility for the massive security lapse on Oct. 7, 2023 when Palestinian Hamas gunmen from Gaza carried out a cross-border attack on Israel.

Turkey could restart trade with Israel "if peace is permanent", Nail Olpak, head of the Turkish Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK), said on Tuesday.

A controversial system orchestrated by the Grand Mosque of Paris, with backing from Algerian authorities, has created a monopolistic framework for halal certification. 

Egypt’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Rania Al-Mashat, met earlier this week with Elena Flores, Deputy Director-General of the European Commission, to lay the groundwork for the second phase of the €4 billion Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) program. 

Sharjah’s free zones—Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) and Sharjah Airport International Free Zone Authority (SAIF Zone)—celebrated significant achievements in 2024, reinforcing the emirate’s position as a premier destination for local, regional, and international businesses.

Newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump revealed on Monday that he was "not sure" if the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, brokered between Israel and Hamas, would hold. 

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rescinded sanctions imposed by the former Biden administration on far-right Israeli settler groups and individuals accused of being involved in violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, the new White House website said.

The United States will exit the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday, saying the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises.

A fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkey's Bolu mountains killed 66 people on Tuesday and forced panicked guests to jump out of windows in the middle of the night.

The European Union is considering a step-by-step suspension of multiple economic sanctions targeting Syria as it seeks to support the country’s transition, while retaining some leverage, according to two internal documents seen by Reuters.