search
Eastern Mediterranean Region
Trends
- 1CIA: Russia plans seaborne drone attacks on Mediterranean allies▼Russia is planning to launch seaborne drone attacks against Italy, Spain and France, according to the CIA. Moscow intend
According to a Telegraph report citing the CIA, Russia is planning seaborne drone attacks against Italy, Spain and France. Moscow reportedly intends to expand its operations beyond Eastern Europe and the Baltics into the Mediterranean and Western Europe. The claim has drawn wide attention in Italy, Spain and France, raising concerns about maritime security and NATO's southern flank.
- 2Egypt backs Trump's Gaza plan amid Mediterranean war drill with France, Italy and Greece▼Africa’s most powerful military and Middle East’s strongest back Trump’s Gaza plan after Egypt joins France, Italy and Greece for major Mediterranean war drill
Egypt has endorsed Donald Trump's Gaza plan, with its military — widely ranked as Africa's most powerful — also joining France, Italy and Greece for a major Mediterranean naval exercise. The endorsement adds a key Arab state to supporters of the proposal, and the joint drill with European navies signals deepening security coordination around the eastern Mediterranean at a sensitive moment for Gaza diplomacy.
- 3WHO issues third report on Eastern Mediterranean health emergencies●WHO Situation Report No.3: Health emergencies in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (August 2026)
The World Health Organization has released its third situation report on health emergencies across the Eastern Mediterranean Region, covering August 2026. The report is published via ReliefWeb and forms part of WHO's regular monitoring of ongoing crises in the region. Details of specific countries or emergencies covered in this edition have not yet been widely summarised in news coverage.
- 4Disability-inclusive health systems assessed across Eastern Mediterranean●Situation analysis of disability-inclusive health systems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
A new situation analysis examines how well health systems across the Eastern Mediterranean Region include people with disabilities. The report, published via ReliefWeb, reviews barriers to accessible care and the state of disability inclusion in regional health services. It is expected to inform policymakers and health organisations working to meet the needs of an estimated population that often faces unequal access to treatment.