Tel Aviv (Diplomat.so) – Israel Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa'ar announced on Thursday, June 18, that Israel is immediately severing all diplomatic ties with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas following escalating tensions over EU-Israel policy disagreements…

Tel Aviv (Diplomat.so) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remained silent on Thursday, 18 June, as US President Donald Trump signed a US–Iran memorandum of understanding widely viewed in Israel as a strategic and political setback.

Tel Aviv (Diplomat.so) - Axios reported that Israeli officials, citing a senior adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israel does not consider itself bound by a Lebanon-related clause in a recently signed US-Iran memorandum of understanding on Thursday, 18 June, amid rising tensions over…

Washington, D.C. (Diplomat.so) - Massad Fares Boulos, Senior Advisor to the U.S. President on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs and Senior Advisor for Africa at the U.S. Department of State, said on Wednesday, June 17, that the United States is advancing efforts to establish a power-sharing agreement…

Maputo (Diplomat.so) - Mozambican authorities and transport regulators in Maputo, Mozambique, on Wednesday introduced fuel subsidy measures following increases in diesel and petrol prices that have affected transport operators nationwide.

Algiers (Diplomat.so) – Algeria's Ministry of Energy, Mines and Renewable Energies reported that the country's crude oil production continued to rise during May 2026, with output reaching 982,000 barrels per day, as the country moves closer to the symbolic milestone of one million barrels…

Tehran (Diplomat.so) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Monday, June 15, that Iran and the United States of America are preparing a 60-day negotiation process focused on sanctions relief, reconstruction arrangements, and mechanisms to monitor mutual compliance under a developing…

Beirut (Diplomat.so) – Israel Defense Forces launched airstrikes on Hezbollah-linked targets in Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday, June 14, after Israeli authorities reported multiple suspected drone incursions from Lebanon into northern Israel, escalating tensions along the border despite ongoing…

Cairo (Diplomat.so) - Hamas announced on Sunday that it had submitted a unified response from Palestinian factions to the roadmap outlining the implementation of the second phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan aimed at advancing peace efforts in the Gaza Strip, following consultations held…

Tripoli (Diplomat.so) - Libyan government on Wednesday, June 10, announced the formation of a high-level committee tasked with managing irregular migrants and foreign nationals residing in the country without legal status through coordinated national enforcement and administrative measures.

Istanbul (Diplomat.so) - Türkiye Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar and Nigeria Solid Minerals Development Minister Oladele Henry Alake signed mining cooperation memorandum in Istanbul Thursday during INRES 2026 updating 2021 agreement.

Fez (Diplomat.so) - The Fez Public Prosecutor's Office said on Thursday, May 21, that at least nine people were killed and others injured after a four-storey residential building collapsed overnight in the Moroccan city of Fez, prompting ongoing rescue operations and evacuations nearby.

Tehran (Diplomat.so) - Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, said on Wednesday, May 20, in Tehran that Iran's armed forces remain prepared for renewed conflict, asserting that regional tensions and maritime developments reflect continued external pressure…

Beirut (Diplomat.so) – Israeli and Hezbollah forces exchanged intensified cross-border attacks in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, May 20, as an explosive drone strike and subsequent retaliatory operations left multiple Israeli soldiers wounded and triggered renewed clashes across border villages.

Tehran (Diplomat.so) – Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran on Wednesday for his second visit within a week, meeting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and senior officials as Islamabad intensifies mediation efforts between Iran and the United States, Iranian state media reported.

Tel Aviv (Diplomat.so) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over the handling of detained "Freedom Flotilla" activists in Israel on Wednesday, after naval forces intercepted the vessel at sea and transferred detainees to custody,…

Tel Aviv (Diplomat.so) – The Israeli Navy on Tuesday, May 19, seized more than 40 vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla and detained over 300 activists aboard boats bound for Gaza, according to Israeli security sources cited by local media and flotilla organizers.

Beirut (Diplomat.so) - Israel Defense Forces ordered residents of 12 villages and towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate immediately on Tuesday after accusing Hezbollah of violating an extended ceasefire agreement through renewed cross-border attacks.

Tel Aviv (Diplomat.so) – Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday, May 19, in Jerusalem that the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against him, calling it a "declaration of war."

Tripoli (Diplomat.so) - International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that 741 migrants were intercepted and returned by Libyan authorities across Mediterranean operations between May 10 and May 16, 2026 on Sunday May 18.