The Houthis have since become more active, adding to the risks surrounding commercial shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Following the October 7 attacks, the movement intermittently entered the conflict with Israel
by Eric At precisely 6 a.m. on a symbolic Saturday—the same weekday Hamas had launched its October 7 attacks—Israel executed a meticulously planned strike that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. For decades,
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A widening conflict in the Middle East sent tremors through global financial markets Tuesday, triggering sharp stock-market declines from New York to Seoul and briefly igniting a surge in oil prices that
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by Durga Velayudham As Iran reels from the shock of a US-backed Israeli missile strike that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, attention has swiftly turned to his second-oldest son, Mojtaba Khamenei, who
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When three American F-15E Strike Eagles spiralled out of the sky over Kuwait on the night of March 1, the story that dominated headlines was one of tragic friendly fire. Kuwaiti Patriot
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If the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively constrained, Asia will be facing its most serious test of energy security since the 1973 oil embargo. For decades, policymakers understood the vulnerability. Few believed
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As the United States and Israel strikes on Iran enters the fifth day with no signs of any pull back by either side, the defining trends is the decapitating attack on Iran’s
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Ella Waweya, better known as Captain Ella, has become the Israel Defense Forces’ most senior Muslim officer and the new Arabic-language spokesperson for the Israeli army, a position that has thrust her
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Just 72 hours after the United States and Israel launched coordinated airstrikes on Iran, a regional confrontation has morphed into a sprawling war touching nearly every corner
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Spain has rejected providing military support for the United States and Israel’s operation against Iran, distancing itself from the stance taken by France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, which have indicated willingness
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The assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint strikes carried out by the United States (US) and Israel triggered widespread unrest across Pakistan on March 1, 2026. The protests exposed the country’s
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Having just formed the Board of Peace, the United States and Israel have begun the board’s first war, this time on Iran. The US-Israel attack launched early on February 28, on sites
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Three US F-15E fighter jets were shot down over Kuwait on December 1st by Kuwaiti air defense systems. While an accidental shootdown can happen at any time in a complex warfighting environment,
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Qatar halted production at its liquefied natural gas facilities on Monday after Iranian drone attacks targeted the sprawling Ras Laffan complex, which hosts the country’s massive gas trains responsible for supercooling natural
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Amazon’s newly launched cloud-computing facilities in the United Arab Emirates faced significant disruptions on Monday after unidentified objects hit one of its data centers, igniting a fire on Sunday. Authorities were forced
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Global energy markets jolted sharply upward following the weekend offensive by United States and Israel against Iran, with investors focusing on the vulnerability of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow maritime corridor
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