Jordan, one of the world’s most water-scarce nations, has signed a landmark agreement with a consortium of French-led investors to construct one of the world’s largest desalination plants.
French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin has announced plans to abolish the 2013 intergovernmental agreement between France and Algeria, which allows Algerian officials to enter France without a visa. This move comes amid escalating diplomatic tensions between the two nations.
Mediator Qatar gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of a deal on Monday to end the war in Gaza, after a midnight "breakthrough" in talks attended by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's envoy, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters.
A thousand new drones were delivered to Iran's army on Monday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, as the country braces for more friction with arch-enemy Israel and the United States under incoming U.S. president Donald Trump.
A high-level Emirati delegation is in Lebanon to make arrangements for the reopening of the UAE's embassy in Beirut after more than three years, state news agency WAM reported on Monday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a discussion with U.S. President Joe Biden regarding ongoing progress in negotiations aimed at securing the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, according to an official statement from Netanyahu's office.
After ten years of suspension, direct flights between Italy and Libya officially resumed on Sunday, as announced by the Italian airline ITA Airways.
A top level Israeli security delegation arrived in Qatar on Sunday for talks on a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, a spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, in a possible sign of so-far elusive agreements nearing.
Lomé, the capital of Togo, marked a historic moment on Sunday with the inauguration of its first Coptic Orthodox Church—a significant milestone for this small West African nation.
Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini, who was detained in Italy on a U.S. warrant, will return to Iran in the coming hours, the Iranian news agency Mizan said on Sunday, after Italy's justice minister filed to revoke his arrest.
European foreign ministers will meet at the end of January to discuss the lifting of sanctions on Syria, the EU foreign policy chief said on Sunday in Riyadh ahead of a meeting of top Middle Eastern and Western diplomats and Syria's new foreign minister.
Lebanon's Mzaar Ski Resort opened its slopes in early January, marking the start of the winter season.
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