Mena Today

In May 2024, Tunisian activist Cherifa Riahi was arrested just two months after giving birth, accused of harbouring illegal migrants. Over a year later, she is still in prison without charge.

In a bold stride to reshape its position on the global mining map, Egypt has inked two significant agreements with leading international mining firms—part of a broader strategy to unlock the nation’s mineral wealth and diversify its economy beyond traditional sectors.

Israeli tanks pushed into southern and eastern districts of the Gazan city of Deir al-Balah for the first time on Monday, an area where Israeli sources said the military believes some of the remaining hostages may be held.

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to restoring stability in the Middle East during a meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Monday. 

Russia-Azerbaijan relations are currently going through a challenging phase, but Moscow remains hopeful for improvement as the two countries share common interests, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

Hundreds of Bedouin civilians were evacuated from Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Monday as part of a U.S.-backed truce meant to end fighting that has killed hundreds of people, state media and witnesses said.

The Israeli military is attacking Houthi targets in Yemen's Hodeidah port, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a statement on Monday.

Iran could withhold security commitments if European states invoke a U.N. mechanism to reimpose international sanctions on the Islamic Republic, a member of Iran's parliamentary national security commission said on Monday, according to Borna news.

Once essential to daily life in Ottoman cities, Turkey’s public bathhouses—known as hammams—are finding new purpose in a modern world that no longer relies on communal spaces for hygiene. 

Tens of thousands of Moroccans marched through central Rabat on Sunday to protest what they described as the “unbearable” humanitarian conditions in Gaza and to reject Morocco’s normalization of relations with Israel.

Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris made his first visit to Khartoum on Saturday since assuming office in May, pledging to rebuild the war-ravaged capital and bring back displaced citizens.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to move toward a peace settlement for Ukraine but Moscow's main objective is to achieve its goals, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state television in a clip published on Sunday.