Iran's top diplomat to visit Turkey amid Erdogan-Assad thaw The foreign ministers of the two nations will hold talks next week amid ongoing Ankara-Damascus rapprochement. Turkey
Iran releases taped 'confessions' by dual British citizen sentenced to death Iran's state media outlets have released a video of Alireza Akbari allegedly confessing to his crimes a day after his death sentence was upheld by the country's Supreme Court. Iran
CIA director Bill Burns arrives in Libya on surprise visit Burns visit is most senior for a US official to Libya since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021. North Africa
Even after the 'visa war,' the bad and the ugly lingers between EU, Global South Continuing immigration pressures complicate relations for both aging Europe and the nations to the south and east with booming populations. North Africa
UAE announces new guidance to control money laundering The United Arab Emirates has been working to counter money laundering since being added to the Financial Action Task Force’s “grey list” in 2022. Gulf
Tunisia jails all-women jihadist group Tunisian authorities jailed a group of women believed to have plotted to assassinate a former minister. North Africa
Middle East military rankings: Turkey highest, Lebanon lowest per global index Turkey stands out as the most powerful country in terms of its military capacities in its region while Lebanon is the weakest, a global military strength index finds. Turkey
Iraqi PM in Germany to sign agreement with Siemens Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani traveled to Germany Thursday to further economic ties between the two countries and sign an agreement with Siemens to repair Iraq's dilapidated electrical infrastructure. Iraq
Investment in Saudi Arabia startups in 2022 nears $1 billion Saudi Arabia is the second-largest venture capital market in the Middle East, after the UAE. Gulf
