Mena Today

Turkey shot down an uncontrolled drone that approached its airspace from the Black Sea, the defence ministry said.

The world’s largest anti-corruption conference began in Doha today with a call to make use of emerging technologies in the fight against corruption and address its links with organized crime and other financial crimes.

France and Cyprus signed on Monday in Paris a new strategic partnership signalling a decisive step toward deeper political, security and economic cooperation between the two countries.

At least 37 people were killed in flash floods triggered by torrential rains on Sunday in Morocco's Atlantic coastal province of Safi, 330 kilometres (205 miles) south of the capital Rabat, Morocco's state-run 2M TV reported on Monday.

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner on Monday briefed EU foreign ministers on Trump's Gaza peace plan via video conference, an EU official said.

The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Cyprus have reaffirmed their strategic partnership during the official visit of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Cyprus on 14 December 2025, marking the first visit by an Emirati president to the country.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to speed up negotiations on a long-discussed free trade agreement with China, citing growing global protectionism and unilateral actions that threaten the principles of free trade.

Syria has arrested five people suspected of having links to the shooting of U.S. and Syrian troops in the central Syrian town of Palmyra on Saturday, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.

When gunfire broke out near Bondi Beach in Australia, panic spread quickly among families gathered nearby. 

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Sunday strongly condemned the deadly attack that took place on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, during a Hanukkah celebration, which resulted in eleven deaths and several injuries, according to the latest reports.

By morning, the language was already familiar. Tragic. Shocking. Unthinkable. The words arrive quickly, polished and empty, designed to close the event rather than confront it. 

The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the terrorist shooting that targeted a Jewish gathering in Sydney, Australia, leaving 12 people dead and several others injured.