Sudan’s war threatens an ‘entire generation’s’ future, UN warns
More than 8 million school-age children in Sudan remain out of the classroom because of the ongoing civil war that erupted more than three years ago, the United Nations has…
Saudi intel chief in Baghdad to discuss regional security with Iraq PM
Saudi Arabia’s head of General Intelligence visited Baghdad on Friday to discuss regional security developments with Iraq’s prime minister. – Khalid al-Hmeidan met with the Iraqi premier, Ali al-Zaidi, and…
Chair of US Joint Chiefs of Staff in search for ‘off-ramp’ from Iran war
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine believes that Washington needs to find a way to withdraw from the conflict with Iran because further escalation will…
Israel talks make ‘positive progress’ on borders, prisoners: Lebanon
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has said that recent direct negotiations with Israel in Rome made positive headway on border disputes and detainee exchanges, though major diplomatic effort is still required…
Spain to establish border controls on travellers from Italy amid migration dispute
Spain’s government said on Friday it would establish border controls for flights and ships from Italy from midnight on Saturday until September 7 in a dispute with the neighbouring country…
Houthis strike Marib again as UN warns Yemen nearing wider conflict
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis launched ballistic missiles and drones at displacement camps and residential neighbourhoods in the city of Marib on Friday, killing two people and wounding 14 others, state news…
US official: We expect a deal soon between Iran and Oman on Strait of Hormuz
Progress is being made between Iran and Oman on the Strait of Hormuz and “we expect a deal soon,” a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday. – Once a deal…
Ukraine’s Zelensky makes first visit to Russia-friendly Serbia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived on Friday for his first official visit to Serbia, one of the few European countries that have maintained friendly relations with Russia despite its invasion…
Saudi Arabia-Turkiye-Pakistan pact not a ‘military axis or sectarian bloc’: Saudi minister
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy, Rayed Krimly, is the latest official to speak out on the Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkiye defence pact, saying it is not intended to create a…
Iran’s top negotiator says US engaged in ‘theatre diplomacy on loop’
Iran’s parliament speaker and chief negotiator in talks with the United States criticised what he described as US “theatre diplomacy on loop,” referring to President Donald Trump’s pattern of announcing…