Mena Today

The Abu Dhabi Turf Club (ADTC) is gearing up to host the 32nd edition of the UAE President Cup Purebred Arabian Grand Prix on 15th December 2024. 

French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati expressed her strong support on Thursday for Boualem Sansal, a Franco-Algerian writer detained in Algeria on charges of undermining state security. Dati denounced the arrest as being “without serious grounds” and called for his immediate release.

A British soldier was on Thursday found guilty of collecting sensitive information for people linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and gathering the names of special forces personnel.

Israeli tank fire hit six areas in southern Lebanon on Thursday and the Israeli military said its ceasefire with Hezbollah was breached after what it called suspects, some in vehicles, arrived at several areas in the southern zone.

The Russian and Syrian air forces bombed rebel-held northwest Syria near the border with Turkey on Thursday to push back a rebel offensive that captured territory for the first time in years, Syrian army and rebel sources said.

Pope Francis on Thursday said he planned to visit Turkey's Iznik next year for the anniversary of the first council of the Christian Church, Italian newswire ANSA reported.

When Hezbollah launched its offensive on October 8, 2023, in support of Hamas in Gaza, it believed it could pose a significant threat to Israel and bolster its so-called "axis of resistance" alongside its allies in Iraq and Yemen. However, this bold move has proven to be a strategic miscalculation with devastating consequences for the organization.

An Egyptian delegation will arrive in Tel Aviv Thursday to present a "combined vision" prepared by Cairo, regarding the end of the war in Gaza, the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, reported. 

The OPEC+ oil alliance has postponed a meeting to decide the next steps of its crude production strategy to Dec. 5, two OPEC+ sources confirmed on Thursday.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has named a temporary successor who would take over from him should he die or leave his post, addressing concerns of a possible power vacuum following his departure.

With the bodies of its fighters still strewn on the battlefield, Hezbollah must bury its dead and provide succour to its supporters who bore the brunt of Israel's offensive, as the first steps on a long and costly road to recovery, four senior officials said.

The future for French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government looks bleak, with his struggles to push the 2025 budget through a polarised parliament increasingly likely to end in the toppling of his fragile coalition.