Mena Today

In a world where geopolitical influence is often wielded as a powerful tool, recent allegations against U.S. Senator Robert Menendez shed light on the murky waters of international influence-peddling. This time, the accusations point to not one, but two countries: Egypt and Qatar.

In a bid to address a prolonged political crisis and streamline the governance of the oil-rich Gulf state, Kuwait's newly crowned Emir, Mechaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah, has appointed seasoned diplomat Mohammed Sabah al-Salem Al-Sabah as the new Prime Minister.

Israel's wartime economy will get a much-awaited boost as the military gradually releases reservists fighting in the Gaza Strip so they can return to their jobs and jumpstart softening growth.

In the wake of the recent assassination of senior Hamas figure Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut, many Israelis perceive the city as a stronghold of Hezbollah members. However, few may be aware of the deep-rooted history of Jewish presence in Lebanon that existed for centuries, even until relatively recent times.

Egypt is preparing to spend billions doubling the size of a lavish new capital it is building in the desert 45 km (28 miles) east of Cairo, where the first residents are trickling in, the head of the company overseeing the project said.

Denmark's Queen Margrethe II on Thursday defied a cold spell to ride through the streets of Copenhagen in a gold-coated horse carriage for the last time as monarch before handing over the throne to her son Crown Prince Frederik next week.

China's President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to the Iranian president on Thursday for the "terrorist attack" a day earlier, Chinese state television CCTV said.

At least three militia fighters were killed and six others wounded in a drone strike on an Iran-backed militia headquarters in eastern Baghdad on Thursday, police and security sources told Reuters.

The United States and eleven other countries issued a joint statement on Wednesday reiterating a call for an end to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, according to the White House.

Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Israeli army made statements suggesting the two avowed enemies wanted to avoid risking the further spread of war beyond the Gaza Strip after a drone strike killed a Palestinian Hamas deputy leader in Beirut.

In a significant diplomatic achievement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced on Wednesday the successful mediation efforts that led to the exchange of captives between Russia and Ukraine.

Members of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday called on Yemen's Houthis to halt their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, saying they threatened regional stability, global freedom of navigation and food supplies.