Mena Today

In light of the escalating attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen, an increasing number of ships worldwide are steering clear of the Suez Canal. While this poses a significant challenge for Egypt, which is grappling with its worst economic crisis, experts suggest that the impact may be limited.

Morocco won a vote on Wednesday to lead the United Nations Human Rights Council after a heated showdown with South Africa, which said Rabat's human rights record made it unfit to preside over the body.

Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Yemen Hans Grundberg held talks in Muscat on Tuesday with Omani officials and the spokesman of the Iran-backed Houthi militias to “operationalize” a roadmap for peace.

Yemen's Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping must be stopped without triggering a new war, the Italian defence minister said on Wednesday, as the Iranian-backed militia steps up attacks on commercial vessels.

Three months on, the scent of blood still hung in the air in the cramped concrete bomb shelter where rampaging Hamas fighters tossed grenades and opened fire to kill dozens of Israelis trapped inside.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday, after pressing Israel's leaders to offer a pathway to a Palestinian state.

Iraq wants a quick and orderly negotiated exit of U.S-led military forces from its soil but has not set a deadline, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said, describing their presence as destabilising amid regional spillover from the Gaza war.

Countries making up over 60% of the world's economic output and more than half of its population hold elections this year.

The head of Egyptian intelligence Abbas Kamel initiated contacts with the leadership of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad regarding a prisoner exchange deal with Israel, Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar reported Wednesday.

Australian-born Mary Donaldson, who will become Queen of Denmark on Sunday when her husband, Crown Prince Frederik, ascends the throne, has been recognised as one of the world’s most sophisticated and well-dressed people.

U.S. and UK forces shot down 21 drones and missiles fired by Yemen-based Houthis on Tuesday into the Southern Red Sea towards international shipping lanes, the U.S. military's Central Command said.

Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated, on Wednesday, a project to revive the old town of Al Hira in the city of Sharjah.