Mena Today

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised alarm over what it describes as systematic discrimination against members of the Bahá'í faith in Qatar. 

North Korea has detained shipyard officials responsible for a recent major accident during the launch of a new warship, state media said on Sunday.

Russian forces launched a barrage of 367 drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities overnight, including the capital Kyiv, in the largest aerial attack of the war so far, killing 13 people and injuring dozens more, officials said.

An oil leak forced the shutdown of a pipeline south of Libya's city of Zawiya, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Saturday.

Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi was awarded the Palme d’Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival for "A Simple Accident", a bold, underground film critical of Iran’s security forces and justice system.

In a move reinforcing continental unity — yet exposing underlying divisions — the African Union (AU) has reiterated its official support for Egypt’s Khaled El-Enany as candidate for the post of UNESCO Director-General (2025–2029). 

In a sobering encounter that cut through the haze of idealism and political posturing, former Hamas hostage Agam Berger met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Saturday and delivered a stark message: diplomacy with Hamas is not just futile—it’s reckless.

The Libyan capital, Tripoli, descended into chaos this past week as deadly clashes between rival armed groups paralyzed the city and reignited public outrage against the internationally recognized Government of National Unity (GNU) led by Abdelhamid Dbeibah.

British exploration company Critical Mineral Resources is expanding its footprint in Morocco by acquiring a majority stake in a new copper and silver project. 

President Tayyip Erdogan told Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during talks in Istanbul on Saturday that Turkey welcomed the U.S. and EU decisions to lift sanctions on Syria, the Turkish leader's office said.

In a recent interview, Israel’s ambassador to Washington, Yechiel Michael Leiter, floated a surprising scenario: that Syria and Lebanon could formalize diplomatic relations with Israel before Saudi Arabia does.

In a landmark policy shift, Saudi Arabia has announced that beginning in 2026, it will license the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in approximately 600 designated locations across the country.