Mena Today

Groups backed by Iran have been waging attacks on Israeli and U.S. targets since war erupted between its Palestinian ally Hamas and Israel on Oct. 7, a campaign that has regionalised the Gaza conflict and fuelled fears of wider escalation.

Britain on Monday imposed sanctions on Iranian officials it said were involved in threats to kill journalists on British soil, and others it said were part of international criminal gangs linked to Iran.

The White House said on Monday that talks to secure a new release of hostages held by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza were constructive and promising but there was still a lot of work to be done.

A man who was killed by two Islamic State gunmen during Sunday service at a church in Istanbul had gone into the building while out for a walk, his cousin said on Monday, while authorities said the attack could have been deadlier if not for a jammed weapon.

Israel finds itself confronted with a double denial from the West. On one hand, there's the denial of its role, perhaps involuntarily, as a defender of a civilization that once prioritized values such as life, justice, tolerance, freedom, and human equality. On the other hand, there's the denial of history, both in the Western and Eastern worlds, as well as a denial of reality itself. 

Austria is suspending payments to the United Nations' Palestinian aid agency, UNRWA, pending a full investigation into accusations that its employees were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the Austrian foreign ministry said on Monday.

Three U.S. service members were killed and as many as 34 wounded, United States officials said on Sunday, after a drone attack in Jordan that they linked to Iranian-backed militants.

A bilateral talks session in the field of air transport was held on Sunday between the State of Qatar and the Republic of Madagascar, during which a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between the two sides.

Moroccan Prime Minister, Aziz Akhannouch, is participating in the Italy-Africa Summit in Rome on Monday.

An UNRWA staff member is accused of abducting a woman, another with assisting in abducting the body of a soldier and of handing out ammunition.

The killing of three U.S. troops and wounding of dozens more on Sunday by Iran-backed militants is piling political pressure on President Joe Biden to deal a blow directly against Iran, a move he's been reluctant to do out of fear of igniting a broader war.

Iran views claims it is involved in an attack that killed three U.S. service members in northeastern Jordan near Syria's border as "baseless", foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said on Monday.