Greece
Greece-Egypt: third round of consultations on Libya in Athens, with withdrawal of foreign forces and respect for UNCLOS
Greece and Egypt held the third round of political consultations on Libya at the Foreign Ministry in Athens on October…
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Middle East & North Africa
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Middle East & North Africa
Yemen: Houthi missiles hit the presidential palace in Aden, five dead and 16 wounded, government safe
The Houthis struck the Maasik presidential palace in Aden's Crater district with missiles and drones on October 15. The health…
Middle East & North Africa
Gaza ceasefire “exists in name only” along the Yellow Line, UN envoy Alakbarov tells the Security Council
After visiting Gaza on 11 and 12 October, the UN's Ramiz Alakbarov told the Security Council that the ceasefire is…
Middle East & North Africa
UNICEF says more than 340 children reported killed in Gaza since the ceasefire, with 800,000 still displaced
UNICEF told a Geneva briefing on 16 October that over 340 children have been reported killed since the ceasefire, and…
Greece
Dendias in Saudi Arabia: crown prince thanks Greece for the Patriot battery, with “technical issues” on its stay still open
Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman in Riyadh,…
Middle East & North Africa
Australia, Canada, France and the UK regret postponement of Palestinian elections to September 2027
Four foreign ministers urge the Palestinian Authority to reconsider the delay of legislative and presidential elections, and call on Israel…
Middle East & North Africa
Yemen: UN says more than 230,000 displaced since August, with food out in Taiz and 700 trauma patients in a week at some health facilities
The UN spokesperson relayed IOM, OCHA and ICRC figures on 15 October: more than 230,000 displaced since early August, emergency…
Middle East & North Africa
Trump: “We may have to hit Pickaxe Mountain. We will destroy it quickly”
President Donald Trump said the US is looking at a new strike on Pickaxe Mountain, Iran’s deeply buried nuclear site…
Europe
EU at the Security Council: reopen Hormuz without tolls, reverse E1 and keep a UN presence in Lebanon after UNIFIL
Speaking for the EU and its member states, Stavros Lambrinidis set out positions on Hormuz, Gaza aid, E1 settlements, Houthi…
Middle East & North Africa
Nineteen foreign ministries condemn Colombia’s Jerusalem embassy in a joint statement published by Turkey
A joint statement from 19 foreign ministries and delegations, published by Turkey, calls on Colombia to reverse its decision to…
Middle East & North Africa
UK at the Security Council: two-state solution “under serious threat”, with calls on Israel over Gaza aid and E1 and on Hamas to disarm
In the Security Council's open debate on 15 October, Ambassador Sarah MacIntosh called on Israel to lift aid restrictions and…
Middle East & North Africa
Southern Lebanon: Israel accused of a media “blackout” in the occupied zone, as UNIFIL-escorted visits stop
No journalist has entered the security zone held by the Israeli army in southern Lebanon since late September. Press freedom…