Mena Today

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Budapest on Monday to meet with his Hungarian ally, Viktor Orban, and likely discuss Sweden's accession to NATO, which the two countries have yet to ratify.

Mounting attacks by the Iran-aligned Yemeni Houthi militant group on ships in the Red Sea are disrupting maritime trade as leading global freight firms reroute around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid the Suez canal.

CIA chief Bill Burns will meet Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and the head of Israel's Mossad spy agency in Warsaw on Monday.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been criticised as a despot for crushing opposition lingering from a brief period of democracy, while winning praise from supporters for boosting security and driving an army-led infrastructure binge.

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has swept to a third, six-year term as Egypt's president, winning 89.6% of votes in an election in which he faced no serious challengers, the National Election Authority announced on Monday.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are joining forces with Fondation Arrawaj de la Finance Inclusive to support women-led micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Morocco. 

Difficulties with transport and logistics led to a 7% year-on-year drop in Ukraine's exports of agrarian products in the year to November, and also pushed up the cost of imported food, the National Institute of Agrarian Economics said on Monday.

Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum honored the top three winners of the inaugural Dubai Electric Scooter Cup.

The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 on Lebanon needs to be implemented by both sides, France's Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said at a news conference on Monday. 

Russia's Vladimir Putin looks set to remain in power until at least 2030; India's Narendra Modi seems certain to extend his rule to 2029; and Donald Trump could return to the White House despite charges of subverting U.S. democracy.

Jordan's army said it had seized weapons and drugs after clashes with armed drug dealers along the Syrian border at dawn on Monday, and officials said the gunmen were linked to pro-Iranian militias seeking to undermine the country's security.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel on Monday for talks expected to focus on Israel's eventual end to high intensity war in Gaza and its transition to a more limited, focused conflict, officials say.