The U.S. Middle East envoy called the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Iraq to ask them to deliver a message to Iran urging it to lower tensions with Israel following a suspected Israeli air strike on Iran's embassy in Syria, a source with knowledge of the situation said.
Yemen's Houthis said on Wednesday they targeted four vessels, including what they described as a U.S. warship, with drones and naval missiles in the Gulf of Aden, part of their stated campaign of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
Germany's Lufthansa on Wednesday said after careful evaluation it decided to suspend flights to and from Tehran "due to the current situation in the Middle East".
Mali's junta has issued a decree halting political party activities, government spokesperson Abdoulaye Maiga announced in a statement read on state television on Wednesday evening.
Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa are expecting their first child.
In the midst of Lebanon's multifaceted crisis, the stance of Gebran Bassil, leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, has come under the spotlight.
A Lebanese man sanctioned for allegedly funnelling millions of dollars to Palestinian armed group Hamas was found dead in a mountain town outside Beirut, a security source told Reuters on Wednesday.
Bahrain’s economy registered an annual increase of 2.4 percent in 2023 to hit 13.66 billion dinars ($36.24 billion), driven by financial project expansions, official data showed.
Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Wednesday, the Palestinian Islamist group and Haniyeh's family said.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday performed Eid Al-Fitr prayers to celebrate the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Jaafarite Mufti Ahmad Kabalan, who is close to Hezbollah and the Amal Movement, said on Wednesday that any "presidential compromise that conflicts" with Hezbollah's ongoing fight against Israel will not be accepted, according to state-run National News Agency.
Portugal's new minority government will maintain balanced budgets, keep reducing the country's public debt and carry out a long-planned privatisation of flag carrier TAP, it said in its inaugural legislative programme on Wednesday.
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