New Zealand on Thursday listed Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in its entirety as a terrorist entity and imposed travel bans on "extremist" Israeli settlers whom it said had committed violent attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank.
The United States on Wednesday pushed for the United Nations Security Council to take action to help end a nearly year-long conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Syrian air defenses intercepted "hostile targets" in the vicinity of the capital Damascus.
Hamas called on Wednesday for Palestinians to march to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque at the start of Ramadan, raising the stakes in ongoing negotiations for a truce in Gaza, which U.S. President Joe Biden hopes will be in place by then.
Saudi investment bank and asset manager SNB Capital said on Wednesday it had launched a fund that has raised over $230 million and that will provide investors with exposure to the oil and gas sector under a shariah-compliant structure.
The U.S. news magazine Newsweek ranked Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer (Israel) 9th among the best hospitals in the world.
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said on Wednesday he did not expect "miracles" at talks in Moscow to discuss the formation of a unified Palestinian government and the rebuilding of Gaza.
A German warship shot down two drones in the Red Sea on Tuesday amid escalating attacks by Yemen's Houthis and efforts by the European Union to protect international shipping, German officials said.
Qatar's Emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, embarked on a two-day state visit to France on Tuesday, marking the first such visit by a Qatari emir in 15 years and the first for Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani since ascending to the throne in 2013.
Civil society organisations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in the United Arab Emirates this week have criticized restrictions on their participation, including alleging that some of their members had been briefly detained at the talks.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is expected to visit Turkey on Friday and Saturday to participate in the Antalya Diplomatic Forum, announced the Russian and Turkish Ministries of Foreign Affairs.
Palestinian media reported that a Hamas policeman was shot dead in violent clashes with civilians in West Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
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