A JPPI poll finds most Israelis already know their Oct. 27 vote, but shows judicial system conflict, not the war, best predicts right-bloc support.
Iran’s $300 Billion Islamabad Peace Deal Collapses in 19 Days
Iran's $300 billion Islamabad memorandum promised safe Hormuz shipping; 19 days later, missiles hit seven Arab states as insurers reprice the war.
Saudi Tankers Reverse Course as Houthi Threats Test a Maxed-Out Pipeline
Five tankers carrying Saudi crude reversed course after a Houthi embargo threat, exposing a Hormuz bypass pipeline already pumping at its physical limit.
Houthis Haven’t Fired a Shot, Yet Saudi Tankers Are Turning Back
Saudi tankers carrying 2.7 million barrels reversed course after Houthi blockade threats, even as Riyadh calls the siege claims false and demands calm.
Tel Aviv Teacher’s Rape Case Follows the Script of a 2021 Conviction
A Tel Aviv teacher's rape case, and the hiring gap behind it, mirrors a 2021 conviction that ended in a seven-year sentence.
Jordan’s Never-Declared US Air Base Keeps Getting Hit by Iran
A 2021 deal that avoided calling Jordan's air base American left it thinly defended, a gap Iran is now exploiting to deadly effect.
Jordan Holds Off Iran’s Missiles While Facing a Harder Fight at Home
Iranian missiles are the visible threat to Jordan, but a banned opposition party and a restless Palestinian-majority public reveal the deeper fracture.
Dover Ceremony Delay Hides a Third Soldier Now Presumed Dead
The Pentagon reclassified a missing soldier as presumed dead the same week the White House postponed Dover's ceremony for two fallen comrades in the Iran...
Egypt’s Hunt for a Multi-Year LNG Deal Repeats a Decade-Old Pattern
Egypt is negotiating its biggest LNG import deal yet as gas output keeps falling, echoing a boom-and-bust cycle it first faced in 2013.
Duns 100 Ranking Shows Startups Muscling Into Israel’s Defense Elite
A new index ranks 60 Israeli defense firms as ministry funding and record startup investment pivot away from Elbit, IAI and Rafael toward autonomous systems.
Saudi Arabia’s Regional Calls Put Bahrain Back in the Blast Radius
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister rang Bahrain, Egypt and Turkiye as a five-month Iran war keeps striking Gulf soil, with Bahrain hit hardest.
Houthi Blockade Pushes Two Saudi Oil Tankers Toward the Suez Canal
Two Saudi crude tankers reversed toward the Suez Canal as Houthi threats exposed how fragile Egypt's canal recovery and Riyadh's Red Sea bypass both are.
Jamf Taps Mindware as Its Gulf Distributor Months After a $2.2bn Sale
Mindware becomes Jamf's authorized distributor for Apple device management across the UAE, Bahrain and Jordan, months after Francisco Partners took Jamf private for $2.2 billion.
Houthis’ Saudi Port Threat Puts China and India’s Oil at Risk
Two Saudi crude tankers bound for China and India reversed course as Houthi threats and rising war risk premiums squeeze Red Sea shipping routes.
Fluor’s Bahrain Design Win Pushes GPIC Beyond 46 Years of Fertilizer
Fluor will design GPIC's first paraxylene and benzene plant in Bahrain, a bet on plastics feedstock as Bahrain's budget strains and China's aromatics glut grows.
Egypt’s World Cup Breakout Sends Its Stars Toward Saudi Arabia First
Egypt's only two completed post-World Cup transfers landed in Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia, while Al Ahly just turned down $10 million for Emam Ashour.