The Tripoli government reported today that work has commenced on the project to pave the new Refrigerated Storage Yard at Tripoli Port.The project aim...

The Healing Little Hearts and the Helping Hands for Libyan Children will be launching their fourteenth campaign to treat children with heart condition...

US President Donald Trump and leading tech companies have signed a voluntary agreement to regulate AI development.

The deaths appear to be the first at the hands of Somali pirates in more than a decade.

Her appointment by the king makes her only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world.

Kijanangoma has been crowned amid a dispute over a young heir whom the royal clan does not recognise.

Two homes belonging to the al-Tubasi family were set on fire and Israeli security forces were also targeted by settlers.

Giulio Regeni's tortured body was found days after he went missing on a research trip to Egypt in 2016, while studying at Cambridge University.

Libya's secret executions: Why now? At least 30 men have been executed in eastern Libya after being sentenced to death in secret military trials by the Libyan Armed Forces, under commander Khalifa Haftar, for the first time since 2010. Human Rights Watch's Ahmed Benchemsi tells Mathilda Mallinson on MEE Live that the executions have been able to go ahead now due to lack of accountability against actors in the region and international actors with interests in Libyan factions. At least 30 men have been executed in eastern Libya after being sentenced to death in secret military trials by the Libyan Armed Forces, under commander Khalifa Haftar. Human Rights Watch's Ahmed Benchemsi speaks on MEE Live to explain: why now? pic.twitter.com/npU099PNmQ — Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) September 30, 2026

Qatar's prime minister calls Netanyahu 'war criminal', says Doha will continue diplomacy efforts in region Qatar's prime minister accused his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, of being a "war criminal", and stressed that Doha would continue its mediation efforts despite escalating tensions in the region.  During an interview with Piers Morgan, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani - who is also Qatar's foreign minister - was asked whether he considered Netanyahu a war criminal.  Sheikh Mohammad responded by saying: "Of course. What’s been committed in Gaza is war crimes, and whoever is responsible for this is a war criminal." "Hospitals have been targeted, schools have been targeted. Whatever the justifications and the arguments, nothing is justifying this," he added. He also brought up Israel's attack on Qatar in early September of last year, when it targeted Hamas officials while Doha was engaged in mediation efforts. "We were attacked by Israel while we were mediating," he said. "Netanyahu has crossed the line like he has crossed other lines before that."  Despite escalating regional tensions, Sheikh Mohammed indicated Qatar's readiness in ongoing diplomacy and mediation efforts. "We are trying to do our best to give the best advice to the US government on how to reach a solution, as well as to the Iranians," he said.

Heatwaves and wildfires helped expose 34 percent of the world’s population to “extremely poor” ozone air quality in the first eight months of 2026, according to a European Union report published Wednesday. Asia recorded the highest exposure, while ozone pollution remained difficult to curb despite decades of progress in reducing other harmful emissions.

US forces are withdrawing from their remaining bases in Iraq on Wednesday, completing a pullout agreed under former president Joe Biden as fears grow over the security vacuum it could leave. Iraqi officials and analysts warn the departure could embolden Iran-backed militias and give Islamic State fighters room to rebuild their capabilities.

WASHINGTON: US Senate ​Republicans on Tuesday blocked a bid to require President Donald Trump’s administration to report to Congress on increasing violence in the occupied West Bank, including the deaths of American citizens. The procedural vote was the latest sign of friction between US Democrats and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government over Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and of Republicans’ continuing strong support for his coalition. The Senate voted 47 to 51 to block th

Fontana Circus runs until Oct. 24 at Al-Nakheel Mall and features international circus acts and a musical dancing fountain at the circus tent. Tickets via Platinumlist.

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri has been the mayor of Marrakesh for a number of years and also served as a minister in the previous coalition government.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has denied receiving advance knowledge of the 7 October 2023 offensive, claiming that security chiefs did not warn him.