🇮🇶 — Iraq’s government says the country’s airspace will reopen after being closed for several weeks (X)

🇺🇦 — Ukraine’s president pledges to keep cooperating with partners in the Middle East on security matters (Telegram)

🇮🇷🇸🇦🇺🇸 — Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry says it welcomes the ceasefire between Iran and the US (statement)

🇮🇷🇰🇼 — Kuwait’s defense ministry says it is dealing with an “intense” wave of Iranian attacks (statement)

🇮🇱🇱🇧 — Lebanon’s prime minister calls on the country’s “friends” to stop Israeli airstrikes “by all available means” (X)

🇮🇷🇵🇰🇺🇸 — Pakistan’s prime minister says Iranian and American officials will travel to Islamabad for talks (X)

🇿🇼 — Zimbabwe’s mines ministry has told producers that it will introduce export quotas for ‌lithium concentrate (Reuters)

🇮🇱🇱🇧 — Israel’s military says 50 of its fighter jets dropped 160 bombs on 100 targets across Beirut, Lebanon (statement)

🇮🇱🇷🇸 — Serbia’s Yugoimport–SDPR and Israel’s Elbit Systems are launching a joint venture to produce drones (BIRN/Hareetz)

🇩🇪🇪🇸🇺🇸 — Two US officials say Trump could order the closure of a base in Spain or Germany to “punish” NATO (WSJ)

🇸🇦 — Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry says it has intercepted nine drones in the past hours (SPA)

🇬🇷🇹🇷 — Turkey’s foreign ministry accuses Greece of violating the rights of Muslims in Western Thrace (statement)

🇧🇾🇰🇵 — Belarus’ government says it will open its embassy in North Korea by 1 August 2026 (BelTa)

🇸🇾 — Syria’s top Druze leader in Suwayda says he has dissolved the council formed after last year’s violence (statement)

🇪🇺🇮🇱🇱🇧 — The EU’s foreign policy chief urges Israel to halt its attacks in Lebanon (X)

🇸🇴🇹🇷 — Turkey’s energy ministry says a Turkish vessel has arrived in Somalia for a “historic” drilling mission (AA)

🇮🇱🇱🇧 — Israel’s prime minister says he has agreed to begin negotiations with Lebanon following “repeated requests” (X)

🇻🇪 — Tear gas is being fired at protesters outside the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela (AFP)

🇮🇱🇱🇧 — An Israeli official says there is no ceasefire in Lebanon and talks will be held “under fire” (CNN)

🇮🇷🇮🇶 — Kurdish fighters were held back from entering Iran by strikes in Iraq and mixed signals from their allies (Reuters)

🇷🇺🇺🇦 — The Kremlin says Russia’s president has declared a ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter (TASS)