Mena Today

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) concluded its 15th summit in Banjul, Gambia, with a strong denunciation of what it termed "genocide" in Gaza.

Prospects for a Gaza ceasefire appeared slim on Sunday as Hamas reiterated its demand for an end to the war in exchange for the freeing of hostages, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flatly ruled that out.

The head of Al Jazeera's operations in Israel and the Palestinian territories, Walid Omary, has criticized the Israeli government's recent decision to close down the station's local offices, labeling it as "dangerous" and politically motivated.

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil revenues rose by 9 percent to reach SR111.51 billion ($29.73 billion) in the first quarter of 2024 as compared to the same period in 2023, the Ministry of Finance said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hardened his rejection of Hamas demands for an end to the Gaza war in exchange for the freeing of hostages, saying on Sunday that would keep the Palestinian Islamist group in power and pose a threat to Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet voted unanimously on Sunday to close Qatari television network Al Jazeera's operations in Israel.

The "hostile line" of the Baltic countries have led to the severance of most of their ties with Russia, the Russian foreign ministry said in remarks published on Sunday, warning also that Moscow will respond with asymmetric measures.

Israel's Holocaust commemorations this year have a searing significance for six elderly survivors now deeply scarred by the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7 that sparked the ongoing Gaza war.

Hamas leaders held a second day of truce talks with Egyptian and Qatari mediators on Sunday, with no apparent progress reported as the Islamist group maintained its demand that any agreement must end the war in Gaza, Palestinian officials said.

On the eve of Orthodox Easter, a revered tradition illuminated the path from Jerusalem to Beirut as the Holy Fire from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was welcomed in the Lebanese capital.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on his fellow Ukrainians on Orthodox Easter on Sunday to unite in prayer for each other and the soldiers on the frontline, saying God -- who has a "Ukrainian flag on his shoulder" -- will lead to life defeating death.

On the sidelines of the ongoing Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Banjul, Gambia, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita held discussions with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan.