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As Guterres exits, here are contenders for UNSG and their Middle East outlook
The next UN secretary-general will inherit a Middle East agenda dominated by crises.
Israeli Arab leader quits election under pressure from court over October 7 remarks
By Pesha MagidJERUSALEM, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The head of a left-wing Arab party dropped out of Israel's election after the Supreme Court indicated judges were likely to disqualify h…
Israeli court pressure pushes Israeli Arab leader to quit election race
By Pesha MagidJERUSALEM, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The head of a left-wing Arab party has dropped out of Israel's election after the country's Supreme Court advised him that a majority of…
Italy says EU naval mission in Red Sea still insufficient
ROME, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Friday that contributions to an EU naval mission protecting Red Sea shipping remain insufficient, as Rome p…
Why are Egypt and Ethiopia clashing over Tigray, Somalia and the Nile?
Egypt expelled an official at the Ethiopian Embassy in Cairo on Thursday following a similar move by Ethiopia that same day, in the latest sign of tensions between the neighboring…
Turkey mine collapse death toll rises to five: What to know
Authorities have detained nine people including executives of the mining company on suspicion of negligence.
Ethiopian forces near Tigray capital, fears grow of wider conflict
Oct 2 (Reuters) - Ethiopian government forces closed in on the capital of the northern rebel stronghold of Tigray onFriday, residents and a diplomat said, as fears grew that fight…
Ex-UN director who protested Gaza famine challenges his dismissal
By Emma Farge and Crispian BalmerGENEVA/ROME, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A former senior UN food agency official has said he has launched an appeal against his dismissal, alleging it was m…
Syrian students get caught in rift between Druze leaders and Damascus
By Yamaam Al-Shaar , Khalil Ashawi and Nayera AbdallahSWEIDA, Syria Oct 2 (Reuters) - Young people in Syria's Sweida province are unable to progress through school and university …
Pilot in flydubai attack says could not let 'all those people die'
An Indian pilot attacked by his co-pilot aboard a flight from the UAE to Israel said Friday that he "could not let all those people die", in his first public remarks after he help…
