Turkey, once branded more dangerous than Iran by an Emirati envoy, signed a pact with Qatar that sets no joint military obligation, but with Gulf states split over Yemen, oil and Saudi leadership, it is shaping their defense after the Iran war
Nov 15 (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Sunday it had intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles launched towards the Saudi capital Riyadh and three drones in the kingdom's oil-rich Eastern Province. The Houthis, who control most
The Cairo studio where Sudanese musician Mohamed al-Mustafa strums his guitar is a long way away from the Khartoum protests where his band once performed for thousands demanding democracy, before war scattered them across multiple continents. After living through revolution,
Nov 14 (Reuters) - Iran's navy said three oil tankers caught fire on Saturday after hitting naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media reported. One tanker hit a naval mine in the eastern Strait of Hormuz on Saturday morning, while two others struck mines later in
Israel's caretaker prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday reiterated his calls for a national unity government with his opponent Gadi Eisenkot, who in turn dismissed the appeal as a ruse. The latest exchange comes as Eisenkot is in the midst of negotiations to form a
The US can afford patience, but it should pair pressure with reassurance to its Middle Eastpartners.
The statement calling on Israel to allow immediate, large-scale humanitarian aid into Gaza was followed on Saturday by 18 Arab and Islamic countries condemning an IDF strike on Nasser Hospital that killed six people, including a surgeon
Iran and the United States should "immediately" allow fertiliser shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to ease the crisis in some of the most vulnerable countries, a senior UN official said Saturday. Jorge Moreira da Silva, head of the UN Office for Project Services, told the
By Olena Harmash KYIV, Nov 14 (Reuters) - US negotiators have floated the idea of Ukraine's potential withdrawal from its eastern region of Donbas in exchange for joining NATO, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, following the latest round of peace talks with Russia in Abu
The leaders of Saudi Arabia and Turkey have urged restraint, while Israel continues to push for another military campaign. U.S. intelligence assesses renewed strikes would do little to change Tehran's negotiating demands
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Mei Mei Chu and Andrew Osborn WASHINGTON/BEIJING/MOSCOW, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The world's three most powerful leaders could sit down together next week to discuss global flashpoints, from wars in Ukraine and Iran to nuclear weapons and artificial
By Simon Jessop and William James ANTALYA, Turkey, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The UN's top climate official urged negotiators at the COP31 conference in Turkey on Saturday to move swiftly towards a deal and "avoid tactical delays" as the summit heads into its second and final week. The
By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Nov 14 (Reuters) - As smog again settles over large parts of South Asia, Pakistani authorities are widening a crackdown on illegal stubble burning they say is fuelling the region's annual pollution crisis. On Thursday, officers of a new