TUNIS -- At least 95 people were injured when two trains collided on Monday morning in the south of Tunisia's capital Tunis, according to an official from Civil Defense Department.

       In the collision that took place in the Jebel El Jloud area, just near the main station of Barcelona located in the heart of Tunis, a long-distance train hit another train running on the same rail track, said Samir Oueslati, acting regional director of Civil Protection in Tunis, private radio station Mosaique FM reported. (Tunisia-Trains Collision-Injury)

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       JERUSALEM -- Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said on Sunday that his country intends to open its first embassy in Israel, according to Israel's foreign ministry.

       Balakrishnan made the announcement in a meeting with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid, the first meeting between the two ministers, the Israeli ministry said in a statement. (Israel-Singapore-Embassy)

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       JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett flew on Monday to Egypt to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported.

       Bennett's office has yet to provide further details about the trip, which was previously undisclosed. (Israel-Egypt-PM Visit)

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       BEIRUT -- Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Monday that the Russia-Ukraine conflict affected Lebanon's capacity to secure sufficient wheat, urging UN to increase food support for his country, a statement by Lebanon's Presidency reported.

       "Wheat warehouses were destroyed in the Beirut port blasts in 2020, and the war in Ukraine further impacted our access to this commodity," Aoun said. (Lebanon-WFP-FAO)