Vladimir Putin has visited one of a group of islands off the coast of Japan that Tokyo claims as its own territory, drawing an immediate protest from the Japanese government.

Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, announced on August 15, 2026, that participants in a proposed national dialogue would receive temporary immunity, presenting it as a key step toward a political process led by an independent national mechanism.

The anxiety over Muslim American candidate Abdulrahman el-Sayed’s Democratic primary victory and his potential to become the first Muslim in the Senate has fueled a broader U.S. political debate over the future of Muslim political power in America.

Morocco’s media, political, and religious circles have been embroiled in a heated debate after a cruise ship carrying thousands of gay passengers docked in Tangier as part of a Mediterranean tour.

Over the years, Israeli Occupation authorities have accumulated a large number of Palestinian bodies and remains, initially as part of a policy that tied their detention to cases involving captives, missing people, and captive exchange deals.

“Israel” is using security concerns over Syria’s new Islamist-led government to justify deepening and prolonging its occupation of southern Syrian territory.

Renewed fighting in Tigray, fueled by unresolved territorial disputes and regional tensions with Eritrea and Sudan, risks escalating into a prolonged conflict across the Horn of Africa.

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi launched a massive project on July 28, 2026, allocating one billion pounds for Maspero's digitization.

In a move reflecting a broader trend toward expanding the US military role in the Western Hemisphere, Trump is moving to cement what media reports have dubbed the 'Donroe Doctrine'.

The Gaza Board of Peace agreement was supposed to pave the way for a new phase, ending the war and laying the groundwork for new security and political arrangements in the territory, particularly after Hamas made a significant concession on an issue it had long treated as a core principle: its weapons.

Mauritania faces growing public anger over the repeated detention and reported abuses of its citizens in Mali, as families and political and academic voices demand stronger diplomatic action from Nouakchott amid deep cross-border ties and persistent security risks.

Gaza’s fate ahead of “Israel’s” elections is caught between U.S. pressure to advance the withdrawal and disarmament plan and Netanyahu’s electoral need to avoid a broad pullback before Hamas is fully disarmed.

Iran’s prolonged war of attrition is straining U.S. military resources, limiting Washington’s ability to defend Israel while maintaining its own global security commitments.

Saudi intelligence chief Khalid al-Humaidan’s Baghdad visit renewed ties with Iraq while raising questions over the absence of a Saudi apology, Iraqi condemnation of the strikes, and Iraq’s role in emerging regional security arrangements.

After decades of political and security tensions that severely constrained economic integration, Damascus and Beirut are now seeking to recast their relationship around mutual interests and greater parity.