Mena Today

Iran has launched large-scale cloud-seeding operations to trigger rainfall as the country faces one of its worst droughts in decades, state media reported on Sunday.

The United Arab Emirates today joins the global community in celebrating the International Day for Tolerance, observed every year on 16th November by the United Nations. 

Thousands of climate protesters marched through the Brazilian city of Belem on Saturday in a noisy, diverse and peaceful display to demand more action to protect the fate of the planet and to vent their anger at governments and fossil fuel industries.

At least four people were killed when two boats carrying 95 irregular migrants capsized off the Libyan coastal city of Al Khums on Thursday, the Libyan Red Crescent said on Saturday.

Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club (SERC) is set to gallop into action this Sunday as it opens its 2025–2026 racing season with the first of six thrilling race days scheduled at its historic track.

Lebanon will file a complaint to the U.N. Security Council against Israel for constructing a concrete wall along Lebanon's southern border that extends beyond the "Blue Line", the Lebanese presidency said on Saturday.

Iran confirmed on Saturday that its Revolutionary Guards had seized a tanker in Gulf waters carrying a cargo of petrochemicals bound for Singapore over alleged violations, Iranian state media reported.

The Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group signed on Saturday a framework agreement for a peace deal aimed at ending fighting in eastern Congo that has killed thousands of people and displaced hundreds of thousands more this year.

Greece’s quiet but fast-advancing negotiations with Israel to acquire advanced missile and artillery systems mark more than a routine defense procurement. 

The world’s tallest hotel has officially opened its doors in Dubai. Ciel Dubai Marina, standing at an impressive 377 metres, has overtaken the Gevora Hotel (356 metres), also located in Dubai, to claim the global title.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged a humanitarian ceasefire in Sudan, during a phone call on Friday with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, whose country has been repeatedly accused of backing Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).