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The Houthi rebels in Yemen said they fires a hypersonic ballistic missile targeting the Israeli defense ministry in Tel Aviv early on Tuesday and that the missile reached its target. 

Negotiators were meeting in Qatar on Tuesday hoping to finalise details of a plan to end the war in Gaza, after U.S. President Joe Biden indicated a ceasefire and hostage release deal was imminent.

Talks held in Geneva between Iran, Britain, France and Germany will see dialogue continue regarding Tehran's disputed nuclear programme, Iran's official news agency reported on Tuesday.

Syria's new central bank governor, Maysaa Sabreen, said she wants to boost the institution's independence over monetary policy decisions, in what would be a sea change from the heavy control exerted under the Assad regime.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's key nationalist ally urged jailed PKK militant group leader Abdullah Ocalan to explicitly announce the group's disbandment after his next expected meeting with the country's pro-Kurdish political party.

Paving the way for Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to run for a fourth term in office is "on our agenda", the spokesman for the president's ruling party said on Monday, adding that the important factor was whether the people wanted it.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday he would sign a bilateral security deal with Britain as well as a strategic partnership accord as he headed to London for an official visit against a backdrop of historic shifts in the Middle East.

Khaled El-Enany, Egypt's candidate for the position of Director-General of UNESCO, has secured significant backing from several countries, including France, Gabon, and Brazil, as well as prominent international organizations such as the Arab League and the African Union.

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has announced a significant $2.2 billion increase in the country’s gold reserves in 2024, elevating the total to $10.644 billion by December.

A new Irish coalition government will likely be in place by next week, a senior member of a group of independent lawmakers negotiating with the two large centre-right parties said on Monday.

Israel's budget deficit could near 5% of gross domestic product in 2025, above the government's target but below last year's 6.9% and a level that could boost its credit rating after a series of downgrades, a senior finance ministry official said.

Senior Hezbollah lawmaker Mohammed Raad said on Monday the Iran-backed group's opponents were seeking its fragmentation and exclusion from power in Lebanon.