Mena Today

Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, welcomed Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Wednesday in the coastal city of Alamein, about 100 kilometers west of Alexandria. 

Israel's Foreign Ministry has publicly demanded the withdrawal of a recent famine report on Gaza, backed by the UN and issued by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). 

Russian private mercenary operations in Mali have sowed resentment within the West African nation's army and military government, caused security lapses, and failed to yield any mining concessions, a new report has found.

Most French people want new national elections, opinion polls showed on Wednesday, after opposition parties said they would bring down the minority government in a confidence vote next month, throwing the euro zone's second economy back into crisis.

Israeli tanks pushed into a new area on the edge of Gaza City overnight, destroying houses and prompting residents to flee, witnesses said, ahead of an expected meeting on the war to be chaired by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday.

Pope Leo made a "strong appeal" to the global community on Wednesday to end the nearly two-year conflict between Israel and Hamas, calling for a permanent ceasefire, the release of hostages held in Gaza and the provision of humanitarian aid.

The United Arab Emirates has been announced as the inaugural Guest Country of DIRECT EXPO, which will take place next year in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Elias Maalouf crouched to examine a shrivelling grapevine in his ancestral vineyard in the sun-kissed plains of eastern Lebanon. Last year, Israeli air strikes kept him from picking most of the grapes. Now, a drought has slashed his harvest.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reaffirmed their commitment to deepening ties between their two countries during a state visit by the Jordanian monarch on August 25–26, 2025.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Turkey, the Gulf States or European countries could host any talks he may hold with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Lebanese Forces (LF) fired back on Tuesday at comments made by Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem, accusing the Iran-backed group of undermining Lebanese sovereignty while refusing to disarm.

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has once again taken aim at Egypt, denouncing what it calls the abusive practice of “rotation,” in which political opponents and government critics are kept in prison beyond their legal terms by the filing of new charges.