Middle East & North Africa
OCHA: Gaza braces for winter as attacks continue and aid access stays restricted
The UN humanitarian office says aid groups are preparing for Gaza's rainy season while strikes and shelling continue,…
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Middle East & North Africa
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Middle East & North Africa
Raytheon wins $729 million in LIDS counter-drone contracts for the U.S. Army, Qatar and Jordan
Raytheon says the $729 million contracts for LIDS components cover the U.S. Army, Qatar and Jordan, and mark…
Economy & Energy
IMF: Buffers against the Iran war price shock are running out, while the IEA warns of a diesel shortage into 2027
The IMF’s Middle East director Jihad Azour warned that the safety buffers that limited the economic fallout of…
Middle East & North Africa
Ghalibaf: “We will both fight and negotiate”, as Iran’s parliament speaker says Tehran must be ready for war despite talks with the US
Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on October 14 that Iran must be ready for war even…
Middle East & North Africa
Putin and UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed discuss Russian diesel and the Persian Gulf crisis, Kremlin says
The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed spoke on 13 October about Russian diesel…
Middle East & North Africa
UN peacekeeping chief Lacroix in Beirut as UNIFIL’s mandate heads for its 31 December end
The UN's peacekeeping chief met Lebanon's president, speaker, prime minister and army commander as the UNIFIL mandate runs…
Africa
UN envoy Tetteh tells Security Council to “hold spoilers accountable” as Libya’s election agreement stalls
Hanna Serwaa Tetteh says the High Council of State rejected the 30 August agreement on a path to…
Air Force
Israel moves ahead with the purchase of 12 AH-64E Apache helicopters from the US after the funding deadlock
Israel’s Ministry of Defence says the purchase of 12 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters is going ahead after…
Middle East & North Africa
Colombia opens an embassy in Jerusalem, condemned by Saudi Arabia and Jordan
Colombia inaugurated its embassy in Jerusalem on October 14, which Israel’s foreign minister called the tenth foreign embassy…
Middle East & North Africa
Katz from Lebanon: if Hezbollah joins an Iranian attack, Israel will seize territory and evacuate a Beirut suburb
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Hezbollah would lose more territory in southern Lebanon and that Dahiyeh would…
Middle East & North Africa
Houthi missile hits an Aramco building at its Dhahran headquarters, with new threats to airports and oil facilities
A Houthi missile struck an administrative building in the Aramco headquarters compound in Dhahran overnight on October 13-14,…
Middle East & North Africa
Australia, Canada, France and UK “deeply regret” Palestinian decision to postpone elections to September 2027
The foreign ministers of four Western governments urged the Palestinian Authority to reconsider the postponement of legislative and…