In a first attack on Bahrain since September, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had attacked a U.S. military base in the kingdom in retaliation for 'hostile U.S. actions,' Iran's Fars news agency reported
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Yomna Ehab Nov 15 (Reuters) - Hamas said on Sunday that a senior commander who helped plan and oversee the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel had been killed in an Israeli airstrike, with the Israeli military confirming his death. Samir Abu Younis, 53,
Nov 15 (Reuters) - Yemeni forces fighting for the internationally recognised Saudi-backed government said on Sunday that they were withdrawing from an area overlooking the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, leaving the Iran-aligned Houthis in control. The government's retreat from
Turkey, which once distanced itself from the Arab Middle East is now the region's new power broker – forcing Israel to rethink its strategy and see what it can offer to the Gulf states turning to Ankara for regional deterrence
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