Mena Today

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly reaffirmed the depth of the historic and fraternal relations between Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, stressing ongoing coordination at all levels.

After meeting with the US ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, Kataëb leader Samy Gemayel said Monday that the next phase of the Lebanese army’s disarmament plan represents a “double test” — one for Hezbollah and another for the Lebanese state.

Iran held missile drills in various cities on Monday, state media reported, citing unnamed sources and witnesses, in what was the second such reported exercise in a month.

Israel's cabinet voted on Monday to shut down a popular national radio station, one in a series of measures by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing coalition that critics see as blows to democracy.

A remote airstrip in southeastern Libya has reshaped Sudan's civil war by providing a lifeline to the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, according to more than a dozen military, intelligence and diplomatic officials.

Kosovo will hold elections on December 28 after a year-long political stalemate that led to the dissolution of parliament and left a 1-billion-euro hole in the small Balkan country's shaky finances.     

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in Syria appear to have no intention of honouring a commitment to integrate into the state's armed forces by a year-end deadline, Turkey's foreign minister said on Monday.

On Sunday, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, held talks with American entrepreneur Elon Musk on the future of advanced technology and artificial intelligence.

Since seizing power in a coup four years ago, Mamady Doumbouya has overhauled Guinea's minerals sector and launched a huge iron ore project, achievements he hopes will secure him victory in a presidential election meant to cap a return to civilian rule.

As the Lebanese Army prepares to expand its disarmament operations north of the Litani River, following months of activity in the southern border area with Israel, Samir Geagea, leader of the Lebanese Forces, has publicly challenged Hezbollah’s long-standing narrative on the scope of the ceasefire agreement and UN Resolution 1701.

Remittance inflows from Egyptians working abroad rose sharply in 2025, providing a significant boost to the country’s foreign currency earnings. 

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was booed by an angry crowd gathered at the famous Bondi beach on Sunday to honour the victims of a gun attack a week earlier that targeted a seaside Jewish Hanukkah festival event.