8+ hour, 54+ min ago   (889+ words) ANKARA – The Houthi capture of Yemen’s Red Sea coastline is reshaping the balance of power in the Gulf, strengthening Iran’s hand and confronting Saudi Arabia and its neighbours with a difficult choice: absorb mounting costs or seek accommodation with Tehran....

9+ hour, 22+ min ago   (699+ words) ADEN/DUBAI – New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday, after an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline and an advance by Yemen’s Houthis threatened to worsen the wartime…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (866+ words) ADEN/DUBAI – Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to global energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline. The…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (685+ words) BAGHDAD – Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi leaves Baghdad on Sunday for an official visit to France and Germany, seeking to strengthen bilateral ties with two major European powers and broaden Iraq’s international partnerships around economic development, investment, technology and industry....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (214+ words) NEW DELHI – The BRICS group of nations unanimously adopted a joint declaration on Saturday, expressing “deep concern” over the war in the Middle East and urged maximum restraint, advocating for a “multilateral approach” that respects national viewpoints. The declaration, adopted…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (266+ words) DUBAI - Iranian strikes damaged multiple American military aircraft this week on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, a US official told Reuters. The US military, the highest-funded in the world, suffered material damage even before Iran's strikes on Tuesday....

4+ day, 14+ min ago   (399+ words) Two women at forefront of organised opposition challenging Iran's clerical rule middle-east-online.com Two women at forefront of organised opposition challenging Iran's clerical rule LONDON - The most structured opposition challenging the clerical establishment in Tehran is increasingly defined by female…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (767+ words) FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank looks set to raise interest rates on Thursday for the second time this year, seeking to head off an energy-driven surge in inflation triggered by the Iran war. Attacks by both sides since the end…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (515+ words) DUBAI/BAGHDAD – Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi could face a credibility crisis if Iran-backed Shi’ite militias fail to heed his call to hand over their weapons to the state. After a July meeting with US President Donald Trump at the…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (775+ words) ANKARA – Pakistan has delivered a Saudi warning to Iran to rein in its Yemeni Houthi allies after they stepped up attacks on the kingdom, in a coordinated effort to prevent the crisis from spiralling, Saudi, Pakistani and Iranian sources said....