UKRAINE WAR
GULF
Saudi to invest $266 billion in 'cleaner' energy
DIPLOMACY
Iran summons Ukraine envoy over top aide's drone strike remarks
MIDDLE EAST
Iran condemns 'cowardly' drone attack on defense site
MIDEAST
Russia urges 'maximum restraint' after Jerusalem attacks
CONFLICT
Ukraine says downed 24 Iran-made drones overnight
SECURITY
Russia, Syria restore Syrian air base for joint use
DIPLOMACY
Erdogan warns Sweden about NATO after Quran burning
DIPLOMACY
Lavrov says Russia's relations with Arab world are on the up
IRAQ
Currency in flux as Baghdad tightens foreign transfers
AID
EU allocates €25 million to address food insecurity in Lebanon
CONFLICT
New US sanctions target supply of Iranian drones to Russia
WAR
Erdogan asks Putin to declare 'unilateral' Ukraine ceasefire
CONFLICT
Russia signals aid to Syria out of Turkey likely to continue: Diplomats
FREEDOM OF PRESS
Nearly 1,700 journalists killed over past 20 years: RSF
DIPLOMACY