Africa
MINURSO ends: UN begins liquidating its Western Sahara mission as Guterres urges maximum restraint
The UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has ended after its mandate expired on 31 October, and Secretary-General Guterres warned…
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Middle East & North Africa
Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Iraq, the Gulf, Yemen, Egypt and Libya.
Middle East & North Africa
Lebanon: more than 300,000 people still displaced as Israeli activity in the south blocks returns, UN says
OCHA says more than 300,000 people displaced since March remain uprooted in Lebanon, while close to 970,000 have returned to…
Middle East & North Africa
UN rights chief demands independent probe into death of staff member held by the Houthis in Yemen
Volker Türk and Antonio Guterres call for an impartial investigation into the death of Mohammad el Shami, detained by the…
Middle East & North Africa
Yemen: Saudi-led coalition carries out a precision operation against Houthi war resources
The Saudi-led Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen carried out a targeted military operation against the Houthis on the morning…
Economy & Energy
Qatar: LNG carrier Al Mayeda struck in the Gulf, crew safe, says Nakilat
Qatar’s shipping company Nakilat confirmed on November 1 that its Q-Max LNG carrier Al Mayeda was hit by “unidentified objects”…
Middle East & North Africa
Iran: US transports land in Israel, a Patriot heads to the Gulf, an RC-135W lands in Chania, and Trump speaks with Netanyahu
A series of US military moves in the Middle East is feeding assessments that Washington is preparing for possible new…
Europe
Iran puts the Royal Navy and the RAF on its list of terrorist organisations and calls MI6 a “hostile group”
Iran’s foreign ministry announced on November 1 that it has added the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force to…
Middle East & North Africa
Araghchi: no talks with the US at this stage, “we see no need to meet the Americans”
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called the US outreach a “positive step” but said a meeting with American officials is…
Middle East & North Africa
BREAKING: Mojtaba Khamenei orders the armed forces to respond to any threat “without geographical limits” and to update the target bank
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ordered the military leadership to ensure an immediate and effective response “without geographical limits” to…
Economy & Energy
Strait of Hormuz: Oman’s navy rescues 25 sailors from a burning merchant ship; a projectile hits a vessel south of Lavan, and the Revolutionary Guards say they halted two more tankers
Oman’s Royal Navy picked up the 25 crew of the Panama-flagged RITI after a fire near the entrance to the…
Middle East & North Africa
Saudi Arabia: drones over Riyadh, Medina and the Eastern Province, while the Houthis deny targeting the holy cities
Saudi air defences shot down drones over Riyadh, Medina, the Eastern Province and the south between Friday and Saturday morning…
Africa
UN Security Council fails to renew MINURSO as Russia vetoes U.S. draft on Western Sahara
Neither a U.S. draft nor a Russian draft won approval on 30 October, leaving the future of the UN mission…