Middle East
Syria Fuel Price Hikes Trigger Widest Protests Since Assad Fall
A sharp rise in fuel prices over the weekend has sparked protests across Syria, in the country's most widespread demonstrations since the toppling of Bashar al-Assad almost two years ago. Demonstrators burned tires...
10,500 Palestinians Left Gaza Over Past Year, New Data Show, Amid Israeli Ministers’ Renewed Voluntary Emigration Push
About 10,500 Palestinians have left the Gaza Strip over the past year while roughly 6,000 have returned, new figures show, challenging accusations that Israel is seeking to forcibly remove Gaza's population. The vast majority of those...
Yemen’s Houthis Reach Strategic Island at Mouth of Vital Shipping Lane
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Friday, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, moving to tighten their grip on a vital global shipping route in the widening Middle East war. Earlier, two sources...
Israel Says It Destroyed Hezbollah Underground Complex at Lebanon’s Ali Al-Taher
The Israeli military destroyed Hezbollah underground infrastructure at the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday, adding that the operation completed the consolidation of a security zone in the area. Israeli forces would remain in...
Houthis Advance Along Yemeni Coast, Threaten Saudi Oil Exports in the Red Sea
The Iran-backed Houthis seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday and advanced down the Red Sea coast to strategic...
Israel Names New Diplomatic Envoy to Turkey as Bilateral Tensions Continue to Escalate
Israel's new top diplomatic envoy to Turkey, Joel Lion, presented his credentials to the Turkish...
Pakistan Warns Iran to Rein in Houthis as Riyadh Strikes Back
Pakistan has delivered a Saudi warning to Iran to rein in its Yemeni Houthi allies after they...
Turkey Set to Boost Diyanet Budget by Over 30% as Religious Agency Expands Influence Abroad
Turkey's government is expected to allocate almost $5 billion to its controversial Religious Affairs Directorate...
Iran-Backed Houthis Attack Four Saudi Cities in Expansion of Middle East War, 73 Hurt
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis attacked four cities in the south of US ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70 people and...
Syria Fuel Price Hikes Trigger Widest Protests Since Assad Fall
A sharp rise in fuel prices over the weekend has sparked protests across Syria, in the country's most widespread demonstrations since the toppling of Bashar al-Assad almost two years ago. Demonstrators burned tires and...
10,500 Palestinians Left Gaza Over Past Year, New Data Show, Amid Israeli Ministers’ Renewed Voluntary Emigration Push
About 10,500 Palestinians have left the Gaza Strip over the past year while roughly 6,000 have returned, new figures show, challenging accusations that Israel is...
Yemen’s Houthis Reach Strategic Island at Mouth of Vital Shipping Lane
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Friday, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, moving to tighten their grip on a vital global...
Israel Says It Destroyed Hezbollah Underground Complex at Lebanon’s Ali Al-Taher
The Israeli military destroyed Hezbollah underground infrastructure at the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday, adding that the operation completed the consolidation of...
Houthis Advance Along Yemeni Coast, Threaten Saudi Oil Exports in the Red Sea
The Iran-backed Houthis seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday and advanced down the Red Sea coast to strategic islands, military sources said, hours after President Donald Trump said...
Israel Names New Diplomatic Envoy to Turkey as Bilateral Tensions Continue to Escalate
Israel's new top diplomatic envoy to Turkey, Joel Lion, presented his credentials to the Turkish Foreign Ministry in Ankara on Wednesday, taking up his post...
Pakistan Warns Iran to Rein in Houthis as Riyadh Strikes Back
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...
Turkey Set to Boost Diyanet Budget by Over 30% as Religious Agency Expands Influence Abroad
Turkey's government is expected to allocate almost $5 billion to its controversial Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) next year, marking a substantial budget increase that has...
Iran-Backed Houthis Attack Four Saudi Cities in Expansion of Middle East War, 73 Hurt
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis attacked four cities in the south of US ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70 people and setting oil installations ablaze in what appeared to be a...
Israel Says It Has Cleared Hezbollah Fighters From Tunnels Under Key Lebanon Ridge
Israel's military has cleared Hezbollah fighters holed up in tunnels under the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Friday, though the Iran-backed terrorist group did not immediately comment. Israel had said Hezbollah fighters were embedded...
Iran’s Rial in Free Fall: How US Sanctions Are Reshaping Daily Life, Public Opinion for the Iranian People
IRAN — As the Trump administration continues to tighten the economic noose around Iran with US sanctions and a naval blockade, ordinary Iranians are bearing...
Iran Warns US Against Israeli Attack on South Lebanon Ridge Held by Hezbollah, Sources Say
Iran has warned the United States that it would respond forcefully to an Israeli offensive on a mountainous ridge in southern Lebanon where Iranian military personnel are holed up alongside Hezbollah fighters, three...
Syria Begins Destroying Assad-Era Chemical Weapons
Syria has begun destroying the remnants of a clandestine Assad-era chemical weapons program that it recovered in May, the first such destruction in a decade, a Syrian envoy and a UN representative said...
Israel Captures Head of Hamas’ Internal Security Service in Gaza Raid
An Israeli-backed raid to detain a top Hamas terrorist in Gaza City was uncovered during the operation on Tuesday, prompting airstrikes to cover the force's withdrawal that killed at least four...
