PKK claims to down 15 Turkish drones in Nowruz announcement The announcement comes one day ahead of the Kurdish New Year, or Nowruz, which is celebrated by millions of Kurds worldwide, and less than two weeks before Turkey's local elections that are due to be held nationwide on March 31. Turkey
Canada to halt weapons exports to Israel Canada's parliament passed a resolution blocking the sales and Foreign Minister Melanie Joly has confirmed that the measure will be followed. Israel
With $40B fund, Saudi Arabia looks to become world leader in AI The fund would make the Gulf state the world’s largest investor in AI and help the kingdom realize its Vision 2030 agenda to diversify the economy away from oil. Saudi Arabia
Lebanon, Yemen, Egypt rank least happy countries in Middle East The Middle East and North Africa are the two regions where “happiness has fallen at every age.” Lebanon
What Niger-US rupture says about Russia and West's shaky future in Sahel Niger’s decision to suspend military cooperation with the United States follows rising anti-Western sentiment in the region. North Africa
What’s behind Hezbollah's Wafiq Safa rare UAE visit? Wafiq Safa's visit is the first public trip by a Hezbollah official to the United Arab Emirates. Lebanon