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The U.S. military said on Sunday that it recently destroyed 15 sites containing Islamic State weapons caches in southern Syria.

The United Arab Emirates Pavilion will open tomorrow at Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX) 2025, bringing together seven leading national defence companies to showcase advanced technologies, promote upcoming UAE defence events and engage with international military and industry leaders.

Switzerland on Sunday clearly rejected a proposed 50% tax on inherited fortunes of 50 million Swiss francs ($62 million) or more, public broadcaster SRF said in a first results estimate, with an expected 79% of votes against the plan.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the country's president on Sunday for a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, arguing that criminal proceedings were hindering his ability to govern and a pardon would be good for Israel.

Iran seized on Sunday an Eswatini-flagged vessel carrying 350,000 litres of smuggled fuel, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.

Pope Leo arrived in Lebanon on Sunday, where he is expected to appeal for peace in a country that is a continued target of Israeli air strikes, on the second and final leg of his first overseas trip as leader of the Catholic Church.

Operations restarted at Iraq's Khor Mor gas field, with the transmission of gas to power stations starting at 2:00 a.m. Sunday (2300 GMT Saturday), the Kurdish regional government's electricity ministry announced, days after a drone attack halted production and led to extensive power cuts.

Tunisian police arrested prominent opposition figure Chaima Issa on Saturday to enforce 20-year prison sentence, detaining her at a protest in the capital, lawyers said.

On Sunday, Pope Leo will begin a historic visit to Lebanon, a country where every gesture, every word, and every symbol carries exceptional weight. For Lebanese Catholics, and for all Christian communities across the nation, this visit is far more than a pastoral journey. 

The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has confirmed that safety inspections and required maintenance are currently underway on Airbus A320 aircraft operated by UAE national carriers, following an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD) issued by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the global A320 fleet.

Georgian authorities arrested a leader of an opposition party on Saturday on suspicion of attempted arson of the court chancellery building in the capital Tbilisi.

At least two people were killed and three wounded by Kurdish security forces during a protest outside of the Lanaz refinery on the road to the northern Iraqi city of Erbil, security and medical sources said on Saturday.