Iran confirmed on Saturday that its Revolutionary Guards had seized a tanker in Gulf waters carrying a cargo of petrochemicals bound for Singapore over alleged violations, Iranian state media reported.
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group signed on Saturday a framework agreement for a peace deal aimed at ending fighting in eastern Congo that has killed thousands of people and displaced hundreds of thousands more this year.
Greece’s quiet but fast-advancing negotiations with Israel to acquire advanced missile and artillery systems mark more than a routine defense procurement.
The world’s tallest hotel has officially opened its doors in Dubai. Ciel Dubai Marina, standing at an impressive 377 metres, has overtaken the Gevora Hotel (356 metres), also located in Dubai, to claim the global title.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged a humanitarian ceasefire in Sudan, during a phone call on Friday with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, whose country has been repeatedly accused of backing Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is considering agreeing to a deal to supply Saudi Arabia with F-35 stealth fighter jets, which are made by Lockheed Martin.
Cyprus said on Friday Turkey must drop its insistence on a two-state solution for the divided island if it hopes to make progress on its long-stalled bid to join the European Union.
Lebanese defense officials now say their findings point squarely at Hezbollah’s covert Unit 121 in the killing of veteran Lebanese Forces official Elias Al-Hasrouni, a direct challenge to Hezbollah’s insistence that the 70-year-old died in a routine car accident.
With just over two weeks to go before Pope Leo XIV’s much-anticipated visit to Beirut (November 30–December 2), Lebanese authorities have launched an official website.
Tens of thousands of people who have fled the Sudanese city of al-Fashir are unaccounted for, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday, raising concerns for their safety after reports of rape, killings and other abuses from escapees.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday South Africa will symbolically hand over the G20 presidency to an "empty chair" in the absence of U.S. leadership at the summit next week, while stressing the need to repair trade ties with Washington.
Saudi Arabia’s inflation rate remained steady at 2.2% in October 2025, unchanged from September, according to the latest report by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
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