Middle East stock markets continued to bleed losses at the start of trading on April 7, as the effects of US tariffs on numerous countries persist.
Tensions along the Lebanese-Israeli border have escalated sharply, with Israeli airstrikes targeting the southern suburbs of Beirut and multiple towns in southern Lebanon. The attacks resulted in civilian casualties, including women and children.
Israel conducted an airstrike targeting a building in the Hadath area of Beirut's southern suburb and launched multiple strikes across southern Lebanon on March 28.
Missile sirens sounded in several northern Israeli communities on March 28, with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirming two projectiles crossing from Lebanon.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a decree accepting 311 for citizenship, including Iranians, Lebanese and Syrians among dozens of other nationaities.
The world's population has more than doubled over the last 60 years, but global food production has managed to keep up, Our World in Data (OWID) reports.
Syria's newly reformed Ministry of Information has condemned the direct targeting of a group of journalists and Al-Arabiya journalists.
Syria's neighbouring countries issued a joint statement condemning Israeli aggression against Syria and calling for its withdrawal from occupied Syrian territories.
Lebanon is seeking to revive its dormant railway network, aiming to reconnect with neighbouring Syria and Iraq while positioning itself as a potential link in China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Tens of thousands of mourners filled Beirut's Sports City Stadium for the funeral of Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine on February 23, in what officials called Lebanon's largest memorial service in 20 years.
A series of interconnected events has heightened tensions in Lebanon this weekend, beginning with a violent attack on United Nations peacekeepers that has drawn international condemnation.