Mena Today

Ras Al Khaimah, one of the United Arab Emirates’ most dynamic emirates, has been named the world’s number one city for expatriates in the Expat Essentials Index. 

The European Union's foreign policy chief urged the Israeli government on Tuesday to back a proposed ceasefire deal in Lebanon which he said has all the necessary security guarantees for Israel.

U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce a ceasefire in Lebanon between armed group Hezbollah and Israel within 36 hours, four senior Lebanese sources said on Monday.

Saudi Arabia is set to host Black Hat 24, a globally renowned three-day cybersecurity conference, from November 26 to 28, 2024.

Sixteen people including 12 foreign nationals are missing after a tourist boat sank off Egypt's Red Sea coast, the local government said on Monday.

A senior Israeli official said on Monday Israel's cabinet would meet on Tuesday to approve a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, and a Lebanese official said Beirut had been told by Washington that an accord could be announced "within hours".

Brazil has officially announced its support for Khaled El-Enany, the Egyptian candidate for the position of Director-General of UNESCO. The elections are scheduled for the end of 2025, with El-Enany emerging as a strong contender, backed by key international organizations.

The European Union plans to offer Morocco 200 million euros ($210 million) to help with post-earthquake reconstruction, EU commissioner for neighbourhood and enlargement Oliver Varhelyi said on Monday, as the two parties navigate judicial headwinds.

The Swiss hospitality school, located in Bluche Crans-Montana, has decided to open a campus in Abu Dhabi to provide quality training and meet the high demand of the hospitality industry in the region.

Libyan soldiers said on Monday they had detained more than 300 migrants who were crossing the desert and trying to make it to the shores of the Mediterranean.

A hard-right critic of NATO who has praised Russia is set to face a centre-right opposition leader in a presidential election run-off in Romania that could undermine its pro-Western stance after a shock outcome in the first-round vote.

Germany's ruling Social Democrats on Monday officially made Chancellor Olaf Scholz their lead candidate for the upcoming snap election, two party sources said, giving him a chance at a second term despite overseeing the collapse of his coalition.