UN Libya said three years after the devastating floods in Derna (10-11 September) and other parts of northeastern Libya, the pain of that night remain...

The Libyan National Security Council published a ban yesterday (dated 10 September) on Libyan citizens' children enrolling in schools for the for...

The new citizenship bill for Sahrawis touches a sensitive fault line in Madrid’s ties with Rabat.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran is not at war with Saudi Arabia.

The authorities have struggled to contain the fallout, as frightened migrants flee the country.

A TV news presenter has been named as the traditional kingdom of Tooro's new monarch but the late king's family claim he chose an heir.

Iraq removes a military commander and opens investigations into the attack that came from an area bordering Iran.

The capture by the rebels of a stretch of Yemen's strategic coastline is the group's most impressive military coup for several years.

1400 Yemeni refugees arrive in Djibouti in 24 hours, minister says At least 1400 refugees fleeing Yemen have arrived in Djibouti, according to Djibouti’s minister of economy and finance, Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh. At least 46,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since fighting escalated last week, the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday. Since July, at least 76,000 people have been displaced in Yemen. Yemeni government-run Executive Unit for the Management of Displaced Persons Camps said 1,367 families were displaced on 8 September alone in the provinces of Taiz, Al-Hudaydah and Lahj. 1400 #refugees arrived in #Djibouti from #Yemen in just 24 hours. #BabelMandeb #Redsea pic.twitter.com/l3CMF72l7T — Ilyas M. Dawaleh (@Ilyasdawaleh) September 12, 2026

Official: Yemeni government forces regrouping, will return to battlefield Yemeni government forces that withdrew from the country’s west coast are regrouping and will return to the battlefield, according to Sultan al-Arada, a member of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council and governor of Marib. Al-Arada told the state-run Saba TV that the loss to Houthis was “painful and unfortunate”, but said such setbacks were part of the nature of war. He accused the Houthis of bringing the peace process to a dead end and “forcing the option of war” back on Yemen.  

Saudi Arabia on Saturday ​shut down the vital East-West pipeline after the conduit came under attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices soaring. The 1,200-km pipeline has served as the main route out for global ​supplies of Middle East oil for the ‌past six months while the Strait of Hormuz has been largely shut by war.

Beloved French Canadian singer Céline Dion on Saturday returned to the stage after years battling a rare neurological disorder with a sell-out concert in an arena west of Paris. The 58-year-old appeared visibly moved as she opened her first full concert in six years to a crowd of around 30,000 people.

DAMASCUS: Syria’s Culture Ministry is stepping up efforts to combat illiteracy and expand access to adult education as the country grapples with the legacy of years of war and displacement that has left about one in five Syrians unable to read or write. The ministry highlighted the scale of the challenge at an event marking International Literacy Day, where officials outlined plans to expand literacy programs, introduce new teaching methods and use digital technology to reach people who have bee

A federal judge ruled the Trump administration’s proposal to drastically cut FEMA staff by 50% was unlawful, siding with labor groups who argued it violated congressional protections. Although the cuts weren’t implemented, staffing challenges continue to affect FEMA.

The Saudi Foreign Ministry said on Friday that a drone attack on its East-West Pipeline was launched from Iraq, causing injuries and damage.

A large area of Douala woke up underwater following the heavy rains that struck overnight from Thursday into Friday. While the full extent of the damage remains unclear, the meteorological service is warning residents to prepare for even heavier rainfall in the coming days.