Mena Today

The stage is set for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025, scheduled from November 3 to 27, and football fans around the globe are bracing for what promises to be a spectacular tournament. 

Iraq is grappling with its lowest water reserves in eight decades, the Ministry of Water Resources confirmed Sunday, citing a poor rainy season and drastically reduced flow of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers as primary causes.

As Spain hosts a high-level meeting in Madrid this Sunday, bringing together 20 nations and international organizations to "discuss" ways to end the war in Gaza, one thing has become crystal clear: the Spanish government, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares, has chosen ideology over integrity.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Istanbul on Sunday and said the two countries would strive to boost cooperation, particularly in defence, energy and transportation, Erdogan's office said.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised alarm over what it describes as systematic discrimination against members of the Bahá'í faith in Qatar. 

North Korea has detained shipyard officials responsible for a recent major accident during the launch of a new warship, state media said on Sunday.

Russian forces launched a barrage of 367 drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities overnight, including the capital Kyiv, in the largest aerial attack of the war so far, killing 13 people and injuring dozens more, officials said.

An oil leak forced the shutdown of a pipeline south of Libya's city of Zawiya, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Saturday.

Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi was awarded the Palme d’Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival for "A Simple Accident", a bold, underground film critical of Iran’s security forces and justice system.

In a move reinforcing continental unity — yet exposing underlying divisions — the African Union (AU) has reiterated its official support for Egypt’s Khaled El-Enany as candidate for the post of UNESCO Director-General (2025–2029). 

In a sobering encounter that cut through the haze of idealism and political posturing, former Hamas hostage Agam Berger met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Saturday and delivered a stark message: diplomacy with Hamas is not just futile—it’s reckless.

The Libyan capital, Tripoli, descended into chaos this past week as deadly clashes between rival armed groups paralyzed the city and reignited public outrage against the internationally recognized Government of National Unity (GNU) led by Abdelhamid Dbeibah.