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Morocco is accelerating efforts to modernize its electricity grid as part of a broader strategy to integrate 12.5 GW of new renewable energy capacity by 2030.

Algeria’s fragile democratic façade suffered another serious blow on Monday as three former presidential hopefuls were sentenced to ten years in prison for alleged corruption, in what critics see as further evidence of the country’s repressive political environment.

Cyprus has received 13 mobile desalination units from the United Arab Emirates, delivered free of charge to help the island deal with a severe water shortage just ahead of the water-intensive tourism season.

Hamas has executed four men for looting some of the aid trucks that have begun entering Gaza, sources familiar with the incident said on Monday, as a clan leader in southern Gaza issued a challenge to the militant group over guarding the convoys.

A Saudi official denied on Monday media reports saying the kingdom, the birthplace of Islam, would lift its 73-year-old ban on alcohol, which is prohibited for observant Muslims.

The Palestinian delegation secured a symbolic but politically charged victory on Monday at the World Health Organization (WHO), gaining the right to fly their flag at the organization’s headquarters and events. 

European aviation giant Lufthansa announced Monday it is extending the suspension of its flights to Tel Aviv until June 15, citing ongoing security concerns due to frequent missile attacks launched from Yemen toward Israel.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday, according to a statement released by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin had "gone absolutely CRAZY" by unleashing the largest aerial attack of the war on Ukraine and said he was considering more sanctions on Moscow, but he also scolded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Monday that a strike in Gaza targeted senior operatives from Hamas and Islamic Jihad, who were reportedly operating from a command center concealed within a school building.

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that U.S. negotiators had "very good" talks with an Iranian delegation over the weekend as he seeks a deal to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon.

The Arab Media Summit (AMS) 2025 opens on Monday in Dubai.