Middle East & North Africa
UN Security Council meets on Iran on 27 October after the IAEA Board’s first referral in 20 years
The Security Council held a briefing on Iran on 27 October, focused on the IAEA Board of Governors’ 9 September…
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Greece
Pro-government Turkish daily Daily Sabah claims Greece is “defeated” by the Turkish-Libyan memorandum, citing Greek MPs
Turkey’s pro-government Daily Sabah presents the Libyan House’s approval of the illegal Turkish-Libyan memorandum as a defeat for Athens, while…
Middle East & North Africa
Houthis accuse Egypt of declaring war on Yemen after parliament backs Sisi’s support for Saudi Arabia
A member of the Houthi political bureau said Egypt “declares war” on Yemen with its parliament’s vote, a day after…
Middle East & North Africa
Israel votes: final polls show neither Netanyahu’s bloc nor Eisenkot’s opposition assured of a majority
Polling stations opened across Israel on 27 October in the first general election since the Gaza war began, with the…
Middle East & North Africa
UN rights chief Türk warns Israel’s Hebron operation raises “serious concerns of ethnic cleansing” as more than 3,000 are displaced
Volker Türk says Israel’s Hebron operation raises “serious concerns of ethnic cleansing”, while OCHA says more than 3,000 people have…
Middle East & North Africa
Egypt’s parliament authorises Sisi to back Saudi Arabia militarily against the Houthis, with a two-thirds majority
Egypt’s House of Representatives voted on October 26 by the two-thirds majority required by the constitution to authorise President Sisi…
Cyprus
Cronos field: Eni signs the main contracts in Nicosia, with first Cypriot gas in 2028 through Egypt
Eni signed on October 26 the main engineering, procurement, construction and drilling contracts for the Cronos gas field in Block…
Middle East & North Africa
Israeli strike on Gaza’s Islamic University kills three; the military says it targeted a Hamas operative
Shifa Hospital says three people died in a strike on the Islamic University in Gaza City on 25 October. The…
Middle East & North Africa
Hamas denies Israeli reports that it threatened a new 7 October-style attack through a UN envoy
Israeli media say a COGAT memo warns that Hamas threatened another 7 October-style attack via the UN humanitarian coordinator. Hamas…
Middle East & North Africa
Guterres in Cairo: Iran and the US must avoid escalation that could spiral “out of control”
From Cairo, the UN Secretary-General urged Iran and the United States to choose diplomacy, called for navigation rights to be…
Middle East & North Africa
Houthis claim new missile attack on Riyadh airport and Saudi pipeline stations; coalition says it destroyed two launchers in Sanaa
The Houthis claimed a new missile attack on Riyadh's King Khalid airport and on East-West pipeline pumping stations; Saudi forces…
Middle East & North Africa
Libya summons the US chargé d’affaires over Trump’s “s***hole countries” remark; Trump: Libya cannot remain a corridor for illegal migration
Tripoli’s foreign ministry summoned the chargé d’affaires of the US Embassy on October 25 and handed her a note of…