Mena Today

Doha is working to revive negotiations for a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, capitalizing on the momentum created by the recent truce between Israel and Iran. 

Mourners dressed in black lined streets in Iran's capital Tehran at a funeral on Saturday for top military commanders, nuclear scientists and some of the civilians killed during this month's war with Israel.

President Donald Trump sharply criticized Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamanei, on Friday, dropped plans to lift sanctions on Iran and said he would consider bombing Iran again if Tehran is enriching uranium to worrisome levels.

Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo signed a U.S.-brokered peace agreement on Friday, raising hopes for an end to fighting that has killed thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands more this year.

The Egyptian government has successfully completed its second sovereign sukuk issuance, valued at $1 billion, as part of its broader strategy to diversify financing tools and investor bases.

More than a dozen Israeli air strikes battered a row of hilltops in southern Lebanon on Friday, security sources said, with the Israeli military saying it had attacked a damaged military site that armed group Hezbollah was seeking to restore.

The families of Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris, two French citizens detained in Iran since 2022, issued urgent pleas on Friday for proof the pair are still alive, days after an Israeli strike hit Tehran's Evin prison where they are held.

Many airline services remain disrupted in the Middle East arising from the 12-day air war between Iran and Israel that ended with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that took hold on Tuesday.

On June 25, the Democratic voters of New York City—home to the largest Jewish population outside Israel—chose a mayoral candidate who has called for the dismantling of the Jewish state.

Short of commanders, deprived of much of its tunnel network and unsure of support from its ally Iran, Hamas is battling to survive in Gaza in the face of rebellious local clans and relentless Israeli military pressure.

The Israeli military has declared a sweeping strategic victory following a 12-day conflict with Iran, asserting it achieved "total aerial superiority at the heart of Iran" and exceeded all objectives of its offensive, dubbed Operation Rising Lion. 

Soldiers in Togo used tear gas and batons on Thursday to disperse hundreds of protesters who blocked main roads in the capital to call for the resignation of longtime leader Faure Gnassingbe, Reuters witnesses said.