6+ hour, 45+ 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....

7+ hour, 13+ 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, 7+ min 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…...

23+ hour, 31+ min 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, 1+ 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…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (847+ words) DAMASCUS – Syrian government plans to turn a former military airport in Damascus into a hub for private jets are raising alarm among rights groups and residents who say redevelopment could disturb suspected mass graves and override private land claims. Syria’s…...

3+ day, 19+ 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, 3+ hour ago   (254+ words) Lana Nusseibeh, a former UAE ambassador to the United Nations who now holds the rank of minister of state in the Gulf country's foreign ministry, said the agreements would mark the opening of a new stage in relations. Germany and…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (352+ words) CAIRO – An Israeli airstrike killed a man, his wife, and their two daughters, aged 8 and 12, in a house in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, health officials said, as the Israeli military escalated the bombardment of houses over the past…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (645+ words) DAMASCUS – Syria on Wednesday condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s entry into Syrian territory, calling his visit to Mount Hermon a “provocative” violation of its sovereignty as Israel signalled it would maintain its military presence in southern Syria. Netanyahu visited…...