Government And Politics
Israel government loses majority as religious lawmaker quits
An Israeli lawmaker has quit the government’s wafer-thin ruling coalition over a religious dispute, throwing the fragile alliance into disarray without a majority in parliament
Turkey's inflation hits 61% climbing to new 20-year high
Yearly inflation in Turkey has hit 61.14%, climbing to a new 20-year high and deepening a cost of living crisis for many households
Sudan general who led coup threatens to expel UN envoy
Sudan’s top general has threatened to expel the U.N. envoy for the country, accusing him of “flagrant interference” in the country’s affairs
Sudan orders use of military to stop Darfur tribal fighting
A top Sudanese general has ordered the use of military force to prevent further tribal violence in the province of South Darfur, after fighting there left at least 45 people dead in recent days
Israel Austria Yad Vashem
Saudi-offered, rebel-rejected cease-fire starts in Yemen war
A Saudi-led coalition battling rebels who hold Yemen’s capital have begun a unilateral cease-fire in the yearslong war, even as the insurgents said they rejected the proposal
Nayef Al-Hajraf
Gulf states plan Yemen talks without Houthi rebels present
Gulf Arab states are holding a summit about the yearslong war in Yemen, which the country’s Houthi rebels are boycotting because it's taking place in Saudi Arabia, their adversary in the conflict
Arab, US top diplomats in Israel as Mideast dynamic shifts
Israel has hosted the foreign ministers of four Arab nations and the United States in a bid to strengthen its position in a rapidly shifting Middle East
UAE energy chief doubles down on OPEC alliance with Russia
The United Arab Emirates’ energy minister has doubled down on an oil alliance with Russia that’s helped buoy crude prices to their highest in years as Moscow's war on Ukraine rattles markets and sends energy and commodity prices soaring