Mena Today

As his term as High Representative for Foreign Affairs of the European Union nears its end, Josep Borrell has continued to draw criticism for his long-standing hostile stance toward Israel. 

A United Nations resolution that ended the last round of deadly conflict between Hezbollah and Israel in 2006 is seen as the cornerstone of a new ceasefire being negotiated by the United States. 

The Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp's trip to Israel has been postponed, the ministry said on Thursday, confirming an earlier report by Dutch News Agency ANP.

The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Thursday again ordering Iran to improve cooperation with the agency and asking the watchdog to issue a "comprehensive" report on Iran by the spring, diplomats said.

The Arab Group of Nations has declared its opposition to any text targeting fossil fuels, according to its representative, Albara Tawfiq of Saudi Arabia, at the UN Climate Conference in Baku, on what is officially the penultimate day of COP29.

Berkay Ucar has almost given up hope of finding work after his eight-month search only generated a few unsuccessful interviews.

Lebanon is seeking changes to a U.S. ceasefire proposal to ensure a speedier withdrawal of Israeli troops from south Lebanon and to give both parties the right to self-defence, a senior Lebanese official said on Thursday.

Judges at the International Criminal Court have issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence chief, as well as a Hamas leader, Ibrahim Al-Masri, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah traded deadly blows on Thursday as their war raged on despite signs of progress in U.S. ceasefire efforts, with airstrikes pounding Beirut's southern suburbs and rockets flying into northern Israel.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Thursday during which they discussed the OPEC+ oil agreement and the situation in the Middle East, the Kremlin said.

Russia is ready to consider any "realistic" peace initiative on the conflict in Ukraine which takes into account Russia's own interests and the situation on the ground, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

The death toll from Israeli airstrikes targeting pro-Iranian groups in the central Syrian city of Palmyra on Wednesday has risen to 68, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Thursday.