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Amid opposition boycott, ruling party accused of fielding 'dummies' and threatening people to show up on voting day.

A drone strike in Lebanon killed senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri - here are the latest updates.

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council may meet as early as Wednesday on the situation in the Red Sea, the French ambassador to the United Nations, whose country assumed the council presidency, said on Tuesday. “It’s likely the council will meet on the issue sooner, probably even tomorrow,” Ambassador Nicolas de Riviere told a news conference when asked about the international response to attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on Red Sea shipping. “The situation is bad,” he said. “There is a repetition of violations and military actions in this area.”  

As the war enters its 679th day, these are the main developments.

Heavy rain is forecast into Thursday raising the risk of landslides and further complicating relief efforts.

DUBAI: British maritime security agency UKMTO reported explosions late Tuesday near a cargo ship in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which separates the Arabian Peninsula from the Horn of Africa. United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said it had received reports of up to three explosions 1-5 nautical miles from the merchant vessel, which was traveling between the coasts of Eritrea and Yemen.

Killing of the deputy chief of Hamas’s political bureau could spark retaliation from Hamas and Hezbollah.