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Hezbollah’s acting chief of staff, Ali Tabatabai, was killed in a targeted strike on his safehouse in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district, according to security sources. 

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he would have a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss peace efforts in Ukraine, adding that he would also ask him to restart a deal for the safe passage of grains via the Black Sea.

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain attended the joint Emirati-Bahraini military exercise Rabdan–Shuwaiman 2025 on Saturday, reaffirming the deep strategic and fraternal ties between the two Gulf states.

The UAE Cyber Security Council has issued a strong warning about the growing dangers of using untrusted public charging ports, revealing that nearly 79 percent of travellers unknowingly expose their personal data when powering their devices at unsecured stations.

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian sent a congratulatory message to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on the occasion of Lebanon’s Independence Day, expressing a desire for “stronger bilateral relations” and reaffirming Iran’s “permanent support for the Lebanese people and government.” 

Indonesia's biggest Islamic organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama, has asked its chief to resign for inviting a U.S. scholar known for his support of Israel during the Gaza war to an internal event in August, according to meeting minutes reviewed by Reuters.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan praised a deal reached with Australia on Saturday to host next year's U.N. climate summit, calling the compromise a meaningful achievement for multilateralism.

A Houthi-run court in Yemen has sentenced 17 people to death on charges of espionage for Israel, the United States and Saudi Arabia, according to an announcement made Saturday by the rebels’ official media.

Defense contractor RTX announced on Saturday that its joint venture with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Raytheon-Rafael Protection Systems, has secured a USD 1.25 billion contract to provide Israel with surface-to-air missiles. 

European and other Western leaders said on Saturday a U.S. peace plan was a basis for talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine but needed "additional work", part of Western efforts to eke out a better deal for Kyiv before a Thursday deadline.

Thousands of Tunisians marched in the capital on Saturday in a protest against “injustice and repression”, accusing President Kais Saied of cementing one-man rule by using the judiciary and police.

Tbilisi is preparing to host the Global Investors Forum (GIF 2025), a major economic event aimed at boosting cooperation between GCC countries and Eurasia.