MENA

The US expects its floating pier in Gaza to become operational in the next two to three weeks, as Israel's war and siege continue to starve the enclave.
Saudi Arabia's top diplomat told attendees at the World Economic Forum summit which it is hosting that the world had failed war-battered Gaza.
Iran has banned an Egyptian television series, broadcast during Ramadan, for what it says is a distorted depiction of a medieval Persian figure.
Among those storming the Al-Aqsa mosque were extremist Israeli politicians, one of them from Prime Minister Netanyahu's Likud party
Human rights groups and foreign diplomats have criticised Iraq's decision to criminalise LGBT+ in the country.
Khor Mor
Four Yemeni nationals were killed and two others wounded in an assault on the Khor Mor gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan.
A Hamas delegation will visit Cairo to discuss a new Israeli ceasefire proposal, as Israel has signaled it could stop the war if its hostages are released.
Israel has barred the entry of materials to treat water in Gaza and as a result the health of all the territory's residents is at risk.
The French foreign minister is in Beirut on Sunday in another bid to prevent further escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid continued border clashes.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has urged the US to stop Israel from invading Rafah, as he warned of further displacement of the Palestinian people.