Israeli army extends Hebron siege into second day
Israeli forces have maintained a tight closure on Hebron in the occupied West Bank for a second day, with Palestinian media reporting home raids, m...
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will travel to Tehran on Sunday (4 October) for talks with Iranian officials, with regional cooperation and Armenia-Iran relations expected to be key topics.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the visit is part of ongoing consultations between the two countries aimed at “expanding bilateral relations and strengthening regional peace and security”, according to IRIB.
Mirzoyan is expected to discuss developments in the South Caucasus, where Armenia, Azerbaijan and Türkiye remain central to shifting regional dynamics.
The visit comes as Tehran and Yerevan continue regular diplomatic engagement, particularly on regional security, connectivity and cooperation.
The diplomatic engagement comes alongside efforts to strengthen economic ties.
Iranian and Armenian officials recently met at the Nordooz border terminal on Thursday, 1 October, to discuss increasing the movement of commercial vehicles, improving customs procedures and expanding transport and logistics capacity, according to Iran’s state news agency IRNA.
Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization said exports to Armenia rose 7.5 per cent to $385 million during the first seven months of 2026, according to IRNA.
Iranian officials also said improvements to customs procedures and infrastructure could eventually raise Nordooz’s capacity to 300 trucks a day.
Israeli military bulldozers have begun demolishing buildings in the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday, 23 October, following armed clashes with Palestinians that left two Israeli soldiers dead, according to the Israeli military.
Around 11,000 people joined a demonstration in Orléans on Saturday against the National Rally congress, according to the local prefecture.
A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake has struck Tibet in southwestern China, killing 16 people and injuring 65, while forcing more than 12,000 residents to relocate as rescue teams respond to widespread aftershocks.
Missile and drone attacks have put Saudi Arabia on high alert, disrupting life in Riyadh and testing a new defence pact with Türkiye and Pakistan as regional tensions escalate.
Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday, leaving one person dead and more than 500 injured as strong winds and torrential rain brought down trees, cut power and disrupted transport across the island.
Israeli forces have maintained a tight closure on Hebron in the occupied West Bank for a second day, with Palestinian media reporting home raids, mass detentions and dozens of residents forced outside following a shooting incident the day before.
Foreign ministers meeting in Istanbul on Friday warned that renewed military strikes on Iran could deepen the regional conflict, urging diplomatic efforts to prevent further escalation.
Georgia’s Constitutional Court has extended hearings in a case seeking to ban five opposition parties, with proceedings now set to continue until 30 October. The court in Batumi will resume hearings on Monday, 26 October, after missing its original 23 October deadline.
Pakistan and the European Union have agreed to step up counterterrorism cooperation as security concerns over Afghanistan grow and tensions between Islamabad and Kabul persist.
The head of the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) says Armenia has effectively withdrawn from the military alliance, despite not formally ending its membership.
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