The leader of Lebanon’s Kataeb Party, MP Sami Gemayel, has expressed confidence in the government’s determination to move forward with plans to disarm Hezbollah, calling it a necessary step toward restoring Lebanon’s sovereignty.
Erdogan’s ruling party couldn’t beat them at the polls, so now it’s using the courts. The purge of Istanbul’s CHP leadership shows how far Turkey’s president will go to weaken his opponents and cement his grip on power.
The Israel-Premier Tech cycling team have removed their full name from riders' jerseys for the rest of the Vuelta a Espana after pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted the finish on stage 11.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, whose country plays a central role in mediation efforts over the Gaza war, dismissed as “nonsense” the claim that the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza is voluntary.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Washington was in "very deep" negotiations with Palestinian militant group Hamas and urged them to release all hostages held in Gaza.
Morocco has become the first African nation to secure a spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada after a resounding 5-0 victory over Niger on Friday in Rabat.
Iran on Saturday executed a man accused of killing a security officer during unrest sparked by the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, the judiciary’s Mizan website reported.
The Israeli military on Saturday said Palestinians in Gaza City should leave for the south, as its forces advance deeper into the enclave’s largest urban area.
Western capitals are fond of stagecraft: a well-timed summit, a photograph with leaders, a ringing communiqué. But in the Middle East, applause does not translate into capacity. When statements replace structures, the result is spectacle — not security.
Hezbollah official Mahmoud Qmati told Reuters on Saturday that the group considered Friday’s cabinet session on an army plan to establish a state monopoly on arms "an opportunity to return to wisdom and reason, preventing the country from slipping into the unknown".
Lebanon's cabinet on Friday welcomed a plan by the army that would disarm Hezbollah and said the military would begin executing it, without setting a timeframe for implementation and cautioning that the army had limited capabilities.
A broad majority of Greeks continue to back their country’s partnership with Israel, even as protests and political figures on the left demand a cooling of relations in light of the Gaza conflict.
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