Middle East

Kazakhstan and UAE expand partnership with $5 billion in new agreements

Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have significantly expanded their strategic and economic partnership, underscored by the official visit of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, to Nur-Sultan. Hosted...

Trump meets Syrian President Sharaa in Riyadh after lifting US sanctions

U.S. President Donald Trump met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the GCC summit in Riyadh after announcing the lifting of US sanctions

Trump secures $600 billion Saudi investment deals during Middle East trip

U.S President Donald Trump unveiled what the White House described as a historic $600 billion package of agreements between the United States and Saudi Arabia.

Israel strikes Yemen after Houthi missile hits near Tel Aviv airport, causing panic and disrupting flights

Israel’s military launched a series of airstrikes in Yemen’s Hodeidah province on Monday, striking at Houthi-controlled targets just one day after the Iranian-backed rebels fired a missile that hit Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport. The attacks mark the latest escalation in...

Massive explosion at Iran’s Bandar Abbas port kills several, injures hundreds

A massive explosion and fire ripped through Iran’s largest commercial port, Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas, on Saturday, leaving at least eight people dead and over 700 injured.

Israeli strikes destroy last functional hospital in northern Gaza

An Israeli airstrike early Sunday (April 13) morning destroyed parts of Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, rendering the last fully functioning medical facility in northern Gaza inoperable. The attack, which occurred amid mounting military pressure on the enclave, has...

US and Iran hold ‘constructive’ nuclear talks in Oman, agree to meet again next week

In a rare diplomatic breakthrough, the United States and Iran concluded a cautiously optimistic round of nuclear talks in Oman, marking the highest-level engagement between the two countries since 2018.

Israel launches first air strike on Lebanon’s Beirut since November ceasefire

For the first time since a fragile ceasefire was established in November 2023, Israel launched an airstrike on Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, renewing tensions in the region.

US approves $1.96 billion MQ-9B drone sale to Qatar

The United States has approved a $1.96 billion sale of eight MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones and related defense systems to Qatar

UAE commits $1.4 trillion investment in US as Emirati NSA Tahnoon meets Trump

The United Arab Emirates has committed to a 10-year, $1.4 trillion investment framework in the United States after top UAE officials met President Donald Trump

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US pulls last aircraft carrier from Western Pacific as Iran War stretches navy

US is preparing to pull its last aircraft carrier from the western Pacific, temporarily leaving the region without one of the most visible symbols of American military power as the Trump administration continues its war against Iran