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Saudi Arabia has right to defend itself from Houthis, Marco Rubio says | The National
US Secretary of State pledges to honour defence and security agreement with Riyadh
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Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan hold summit amid Ethiopia tensions
All four countries have increasingly tense relations with Ethiopia, driven by disputes over the Nile, Red Sea access and security.
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Child, domestic worker safe after falling into well in Fujairah, authority confirms
The department urged homeowners, farm owners and landowners to ensure wells are securely covered and properly protected to avoid accidents
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UK ’threatens to expel Israeli diplomats’ over consulate closure
London is reportedly threatening to expel one Israeli diplomat for every British one forced out of the British Consulate General in occupied East Jerusalem.
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Pregnant women give birth fleeing Yemen war as aid funds run dry
Some 2,300 pregnant women are estimated to require assistance amid new waves of displacement as Yemen’s fighting escalates.
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Iran's president says negotiations with US are meaningless, state media reports
Iran's president says negotiations with US are meaningless, state media reports Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said negotiations with the US are meaningless, according to state media. There is no point in negotiating with "an enemy that terrorizes, sanctions, pressures, and threatens on a daily basis", he said.
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Israeli lecturer charged over plot to kill hundreds Palestinians
An Israeli university lecturer has been charged over an alleged plot to kill hundreds of Palestinians in coordinated attacks and forcibly expel others.
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Can Yemen’s divided coalition turn the tide against the Houthis?
Analysis: An anti-Houthi coalition is striking back in Yemen, but competing political agendas and fractured command structures could undermine the campaign
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DR Congo boat collision kills at least 30, dozens missing
Two vessels crashed while navigating the Congo River in Equateur province at night.
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Sharjah warns against dumping pets after abandonment cases at animal market
Along with the notice, the municipality shared footage of a boy leaving an animal in a cage outside one of the shops at the Birds and Pet market
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Yemen: Video shows armoured vehicle ramming unarmed and armed men as fighting rages
The vehicle mows down men who clearly have their hands raised to surrender, in addition to men armed with rifles
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Ethiopia again demands access to the Red Sea as tensions with neighbors escalate
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is reiterating his country’s demand for Red Sea access, escalating tensions with neighboring coastal nations who maintain that governance of the sea rests with them. The dispute adds to existing regional conflicts over the Tigray region and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
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Professor indicted over plans to attack hundreds of Israeli Arabs, Palestinians
The suspect in his sixties lives in the central city of Petah Tikva and teaches mathematics at Bar-Ilan University
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Teenager shows BBC life inside Gaza displacement camp
13-year-old Lara lives in a displacement camp in Gaza City.
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Iran executes two men linked to anti-govt protests
Iran executes two men over the deaths of four police officers during anti-government protests, as rights groups raise concerns over rising executions.
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'I was deceived': French ISIS recruit on trial in Iraq says he regrets joining group | The National
Mehdi Ismail Mohammed one of 11 French citizens of North African origin brought before judge in Baghdad
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Kuwaiti jailed for life in UK after failed Israeli embassy attack | The National
Abdullah Sabah Albadri came to Britain by small boat and began his terror plot 12 days later
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Sanction Israel to save Palestinian state, officials tell EU
More than 500 former European officials have urged the EU to take immediate action against Israel as it prepares to move forward with the E1 settlement.