Politics
Yemen’s Houthi movement announced plans to restart drone and missile attacks in the Red Sea and against Israel following coordinated U.S. and Israeli military operations inside Iran. Two senior Houthi officials confirmed to the Associated Press that preparations were underway, adding that retaliation......
Somaliland has moved to deepen its ties with Washington by offering the United States exclusive access to its mineral resources and potential military facilities, intensifying a rivalry with Somalia for American strategic favor in the Horn of Africa. Khadar Hussein Abdi, Somaliland’s minister of......
What began as a discreet race for influence between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi has evolved into an overt strategic rivalry that is reshaping regional balances without a shot being fired, yet at a potentially high long term cost for both sides. For general readers, policy analysts and investors following Gulf......
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United Nations delivered a firm warning to the Security Council, stating that any threat to the kingdom's national security represents a "red line" that will be addressed and neutralized. Abdulaziz Alwasil's remarks followed weeks of escalating friction......
Yemen's Aden International Airport halted all operations on Thursday as escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates spilled over into civilian aviation, stranding hundreds of passengers and exposing deepening rifts among Gulf powers over control of resource-rich eastern......
Saudi-led airstrikes on UAE-backed forces in Yemen have reignited internal rifts within the coalition fighting in the war-torn country. The strikes targeted positions held by the Southern Transitional Council in Hadhramaut province, marking a serious escalation in tensions between nominal partners on......
Hamas has transferred the first group of Israeli hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as part of a long-awaited ceasefire agreement aimed at ending two years of war in Gaza. The move marks the first tangible step toward de-escalation after a conflict that has left the enclave......
The Trump administration has confirmed the deportation of five undocumented immigrants to Eswatini, a small landlocked nation in Southern Africa. The individuals, originally from Asian and Caribbean countries, were expelled on Tuesday, July 15, after their home countries refused to take them back. According......
Israel announced early Monday that it had conducted a series of airstrikes on Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, targeting key ports and infrastructure. The strikes, which hit the port city of Hodeida along with Ras Isa and Salif, were described as a response to ongoing Houthi missile and drone attacks......
Iran has warned it will target any military aid shipments sent to Israel amid the ongoing conflict between the two nations, now in its ninth day. A spokesperson for the Iranian army declared that any radar or military equipment sent by air or sea from any country to support Israel would be considered......
Since 1989, Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has maintained strict control over the country, navigating through decades of international sanctions, ongoing regional conflicts and harshly repressing internal protests to secure his regime. However, the recent Israeli attacks on Iran’s nuclear,......
Israel has reportedly scaled back its occupation forces in Gaza, redirecting its focus to what it deems its primary “warfront” against Iran. The move comes as tensions escalate across the region, with Israel stepping up its border defenses against perceived threats from Iranian-backed proxies......
President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban has officially come into force, barring citizens from 12 predominantly African and Middle Eastern countries from entering the United States. The new directive, signed by Trump last week, marks a significant expansion of his administration’s strict......
