Mena Today

Ukraine destroyed 16 out of 18 attack drones launched overnight by Russia, Kyiv's military said on Sunday. 

U.S. and British forces carried out strikes against more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, officials said, the latest round of military action against the Iran-linked group that continues to attack shipping in the region.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) continues to attack Hezbollah's military infrastructure in southern Lebanon.

A Tunisian court sentenced on Saturday prominent opposition figure Jawher Ben Mbarek to six months in prison after he criticised the 2022 parliamentary election, his lawyer and sister Dalila Ben Mbarek said.

The recent political rapprochement between Spain and Morocco marks a significant shift in the dynamics of North African geopolitics.

The UAE and Kenya have concluded negotiations on a trade deal that will boost investment flows in logistics, healthcare, and travel and tourism between the two countries. 

Saudi Arabia’s NEOM has unveiled its ninth new addition to the Kingdom’s $500 billion mega business and tourism project this year; the exclusive wellness retreat ‘Elanan’.

The United Arab Emirates, home to the financial hub of Dubai, has been dropped from a global watchdog's list of countries at risk of illicit money flows, a win for the nation that could bolster its international standing.

Houthi attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea hiked the shipping insurance rates, with fees being imposed to cover risks associated with conflicts.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen vowed that Europe would back Ukraine until it was "finally free" as she and three other Western leaders arrived in Kyiv to show solidarity on the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion.

The West African regional bloc said on Saturday it would lift strict sanctions on Niger as it seeks a new strategy to dissuade three junta-led states from withdrawing from the political and economic union - a move that threatens regional integration.

Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, a vocal critic of current President Kais Saied, has been sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison for attempting to "provoke disorder" in the country, local media reported on Friday evening.