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Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa’s visit to Riyadh comes amid intense fighting between Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebels

A kaleidoscope of different factions is fighting alongside Yemen's army to halt the Houthi advance and recapture the Red Sea.

Families of those killed, wounded and taken hostage have long demanded an independent investigation into the failures surrounding 7 October.

Israel has denied Palestinian Central Elections Commission officials entry to Gaza and East Jerusalem ahead of legislative elections scheduled for 28 November.

Hezbollah has received $200 million from Iran to support displaced Lebanese families affected by the war with Israel, sources told Reuters.

Tunisian police blocked unemployed graduates from marching into Tunis after they walked nearly 300 kilometres to demand promised public-sector jobs.

Israel is threatening to close the UK's consulate in Jerusalem by 8 October in retaliation for sanctions on settlements

More than one in four children recently screened by UNICEF in Yemen were acutely malnourished as renewed fighting deepens the country's hunger crisis.

AI videos are giving Anwar Sadat a new life among young Egyptians, recasting the controversial leader as a triumphant hero of the 1973 war.

A secret CIA assessment reportedly warns that Israel faces a growing risk of civil war or state collapse amid deepening internal divisions.