Mena Today

The United Arab Emirates on Saturday condemned what it described as "riots, acts of vandalism, and assaults" outside its diplomatic mission and the residence of its head of mission in Damascus.

The concept of Taqiyya, the religiously sanctioned practice of concealment and misdirection, has been a cornerstone of the Islamic Republic's diplomatic toolkit for four decades. 

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced greater security co-operation with Turkey after meeting his counterpart Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Saturday, as Kyiv seeks to leverage its wartime know-how on the international stage.

Jordan's exports to European Union countries jumped 54.3% in January 2026, reaching JD 54 million compared to JD 35 million during the same period last year.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Doha on Saturday morning for an official working visit to Qatar, accompanied by a senior delegation.

Passenger movement has returned to normal at the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran after it was closed following air strikes on the Iranian side that killed an Iraqi citizen, security sources and state news agency said on Saturday.

Iran's forces were hunting on Saturday for a missing U.S. pilot from one of two warplanes downed over Iran and the Gulf, officials from both sides said, while two airmen were rescued.

Lebanon's Foreign Minister Joe Raggi has failed. Despite considerable diplomatic effort, he has been unable to enforce the expulsion order issued against Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Reza Shibani, a man declared persona non grata by the Lebanese state and given a deadline to leave the country that has long since passed. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a phone call with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin said on Friday.

The Asian-African Parliamentary Council (AAPC) has issued a strong condemnation of Iran's attacks targeting regional security and stability, with particular reference to the strikes directed at Gulf Cooperation Council member states and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Friday that Israeli air strikes have destroyed 70% of Iran's steel production capacity, a claim that followed the shutdown of the country's two largest steel companies, both crippled by coordinated Israeli-American strikes.

In the hills and valleys of southern Lebanon, in the districts of Bint Jbeil, Marjeyoun and Hasbaya, something unexpected is happening.