The United Arab Emirates confirmed on Friday that its remaining military forces have fully withdrawn from Yemen, while urging all parties to work toward de-escalation in the conflict-hit country.
Yemen's southern separatist movement said on Friday it aims to hold a referendum on independence from the north in two years following its seizure of swathes of the country last month in a move that triggered a major feud between Gulf powers.
Sudan hopes an upset win over Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday could prove a catalyst for a cessation of hostilities in their country, or even a longer peace, coach Kwesi Appiah said on Friday.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States would intervene if Iranian authorities violently crack down on peaceful protesters.
Yemen's Saudi-backed government said it launched an operation on Friday against UAE-backed southern separatists, marking a major escalation in a rift between the two Gulf heavyweights.
Air traffic at Yemen's Aden international airport was halted on Thursday as tensions persisted between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two Gulf powers whose rivalry is reshaping war-torn Yemen.
The Israel Defense Forces carried out a new incursion into Lebanese territory during the night from Wednesday to Thursday, advancing roughly 600 meters beyond the border.
The latest unrest in Iran, which reportedly left several people dead on Thursday, is not an isolated episode. It is the latest expression of a deep and persistent crisis between a population pushed to the brink and a ruling system that has lost its social legitimacy.
EU member Bulgaria marked its entry into the euro zone on Thursday with a display of euro coins on the facade of the central bank in Sofia and fireworks to celebrate a long-awaited milestone.
A group of at least 100 Haredi donors and lay leaders in the United States has pledged to withdraw financial support from Israeli yeshivot and other religious institutions that publicly denigrate the Israel Defense Forces.
Several people were killed during unrest in Iran on Thursday, an Iranian news agency and a rights group reported, as the biggest protests to hit the country for three years over soaring inflation sparked violence in several provinces.
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