Regional: Middle East & North Africa

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1568+ words) GENEVA/ISTANBUL, September 9, 2026: Anda Filip has made history as the first woman and first Eastern European to serve as Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), bringing more than two decades of experience in parliamentary diplomacy, international affairs and multilateral…...

5+ hour, 55+ min ago   (171+ words) The Algerian police present the suspects as members of an international network, without detailing the projects attributed to them. Algerian authorities announced on Sunday, October 11, the arrest of 61 Moroccan nationals suspected of preparing “acts of sabotage” aimed at national security…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (63+ words) Cairo – Sudanhorizon The Egyptian army announced on Monday that it had carried out the third phase of an operation aimed to combat illegal gold mining in areas near the Sudanese border, targeting individuals described as "criminal elements."In a stat…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago   (867+ words) Robert Pether, centre, has spoken for the first time since leaving a Baghdad prison and being allowed to leave Iraq. (Supplied) Robert Pether has spoken for the first time since being allowed to leave Iraq, ending a five-year ordeal including…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago   (594+ words) Today Robert Pether, a construction engineer unlawfully held in Iraq for five years, finally laid eyes on his wife and three children in Ireland, having last seen them in 2021 before he travelled to a work assignment in Baghdad. On this…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago   (545+ words) Brussels – On Monday, the Council of the European Union adopted a decision to establish a new mission to support the military and security institutions in Lebanon, within the framework of the Common Security and Defence Policy, with the aim of…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (89+ words) » Iraqi News Agency وكالة الانباء العراقية (واع) The President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Faiq Zaidan, and the US Envoy to Iraq, Ambassador Tom Barrack, discussed developing bilateral relations in the legal and judicial fields. Zaidan received Ambassador Barrack,…...

3+ hour, 15+ min ago   (65+ words) UN Meetings Coverage and Press Releases Security Council, 10239th Meeting (PM) Syria The International Organization for Migration said today that nearly all of Gaza’s population, almost 2 million human beings, still require shelter assistance one year after a ceasefire was announced. Over…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago   (178+ words) The European Union on Monday established a mission to help train Lebanon's cash-strapped armed forces as it struggles to assert control in the country. The move comes as the mandate for the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon is set to expire…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago   (250+ words) LONDON: Australian construction engineer Robert Pether, 51, was reunited with his family in Ireland five years after his arrest in Iraq on charges of allegedly embezzling funds, according to his family and Australian and Irish officials. Iraqi authorities arrested Pether and…...