The Attorney General's Office reported yesterday that the Public Prosecution has ordered the pretrial detention of 10 officials of the state Wate...

The Libyan Business Council (LBC) reported yesterday that a meeting was held today at its Tripoli headquarters between its executive management and th...

With US support increasingly uncertain, Europe must mobilise its financial and industrial power to defend itself.

The trial of seven healthcare professionals accused of negligence in Maradona's death concludes, December verdict set.

The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.

Officials say they both travelled through Entebbe International Airport on 3 October.

Raghad and Raad's family had to flee their home on foot because of the fighting between pro-government forces and the Houthis.

It is the latest in a series of attacks by the Houthi movement targeting airports and other sites in the kingdom.

Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers,  Here are the latest developments:  The Israeli military said that it killed two suspected of carrying out an attack near Hebron, occupied West Bank. Six settlers reportedly sustained injuries of varying severity in the shooting operation, two of them critically wounded. Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Statistics has postponed the United Nations Global Data Forum and the Second Saudi Statistical Forum in its capital of Riyadh to 2027. The two events were scheduled fo 9 to 12 November. The announcement comes amid the escalation  due to the ongoing fighting with Yemen's Houthis. The UAE has announced the temporary closure of all beaches and coastal areas in Umm Al Quwain, following an oil spill from a tanker. The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment urged fishermen and those at sea to follow instructions given by authorities and avoid fishing in affected areas. US president Donald Trump suggested that Washington may launch more attacks targeting Iran. "This should have been done a long time ago by other presidents, the Iran war, and we’ve knocked the hell out of them, and we may do it a little bit further," he told reporters.  Saudi Arabia's civil defence issued early warning alerts in Riyadh and later Najran, before it announced that the danger in the two cities had passed. The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed ballistic missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthis towards Riyadh.  Saudi strikes on a residential home in the Taiz governorate killed and injured five civilians overnight. According to the spokesperson for the Sanaa-based Ministry of Health and Environment, one citizen was killed as a result of the attacks and four other were wounded, some in critical condition. 

Iran's Araghchi says US and Israel are in a 'parasitic' relationship Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described US-Israeli ties as a "parasitic" relationship .  "The U.S. has over the past three years spent $11 BILLION in taxpayer money on missile defense for Israel. It has fired more interceptors defending Israel than Israel has," he said in a post on X.  "That is not a symbiotic relationship. It is a parasitic one." The U.S. has over the past three years spent $11 BILLION in taxpayer money on missile defense for Israel. It has fired more interceptors defending Israel than Israel has. That is not a symbiotic relationship. It is a parasitic one. — Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) October 23, 2026

🗳️ On October 25, a runoff election in #Brazil could change the political landscape of #LatinAmerica. In the first round, #FlavioBolsonaro, son of ex-president Jair #Bolsonaro, beat incumbent President Luiz Inacio #Lula da Silva by a little over two million votes. 👉 But why should you care about who will win this second round? Our journalist Vitoria Barreto explains.

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Ukraine's access to the Starshield satellite system had been restored after Kyiv reported limitations in its access. Trump administration officials and their allies have blamed each other for the system restrictions which a European official said were still not over in Ukraine as of Thursday.

Anyone who knows me well is aware I am not much of a meat eater. But once in a while, I will sink my teeth into a very good cut of beef. And will occasionally tuck into a hearty pastrami sandwich. After returning to the Kingdom after living in New York City for over seven years, I sometimes find myself missing the decadent deli sandwiches well-loved and well-known in the Big Apple. These are the bread slices slathered in distinct sauce and loaded with piles of well-seasoned, slowly cooked, thinl

ABU DHABI: Top clubs and academies from across the UAE are set to compete for the Jiu-Jitsu President’s Cup at Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, Oct. 24. Organized by the UAE Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts Federation, the event will feature athletes in the adults and U21 categories. Al-Wahda Jiu-Jitsu Club, returning to defend the title they won in December 2025, will be up against strong competition from Baniyas Jiu-Jitsu Club and Al-Ain Jiu-Jitsu Club. Moha

The leader of Ethiopia’s rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front says the northern state is still at war. In a message aired on Tigrayan television on Wednesday, Debretsion Gebremichael said the TPLF is continuing to fight federal forces in the region and will “remain a graveyard for its enemies.”

The World Health Organization’s Africa chief warned that the continent is facing a “complex” Ebola outbreak, after the first case of the virus was reported in Nigeria.