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...
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.
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.
A Fort Bragg Sergeant Died Disarming the Drone His Unit Downed
Sgt. Michael Swinton died disposing of an Iranian drone his own Fort Bragg unit had shot down, one of three deaths in a single weekend.
Houthis’ Blockade Threat Targets Saudi Arabia’s Last Open Oil Route
Houthis vowed to blockade Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast, the exact export route Riyadh built to survive Hormuz's shutdown, and insurers reacted fast.
Egypt Backs Saudi Arabia as Houthi Blockade Threatens Its Own Suez Recovery
Egypt condemned Houthi threats against Saudi Arabia this week, even as its own Suez Canal revenue recovery remains exposed to the same waters.
Egypt Backs Saudi Arabia Against Houthi Blockade, Suez Revenue at Risk
Egypt condemned Yemen's Houthi blockade threat against Saudi Arabia, a solidarity stance that also shields Cairo's own fragile Suez Canal revenue recovery.
Egypt Hosts Montenegro’s President for the First Time in 20 Years
Al-Sisi hosted Montenegro's president in Cairo, Egypt's first such visit in 20 years, as Cairo eyes tourism cash and an EU accession frontrunner.
Iran’s Strikes on Jordan Expose the Cost of Hosting US Troops
Iranian strikes killed three US troops in Jordan and Iraq, and Gulf allies are now quietly limiting how far they'll let Washington use their bases.
Ma’rib Drone Strike Reveals Yemen’s New Three-Front War
A Houthi drone killed or wounded 10 Yemeni troops in Ma'rib hours after a new Red Sea ban, both rooted in a Sana'a airport strike...
Iran Claims Strikes on US Bases in Bahrain and Kuwait as Truce Collapses
Iran claims strikes on US-linked sites in Bahrain and Kuwait as a collapsed truce drags Jordan and a fragile Lebanon deal into a wider war.
Houthi Blockade Opens a Second Front Its Own Mediators Can’t Afford
A new Houthi blockade on Saudi Arabia adds pressure on the very mediators, Qatar and Pakistan, bleeding most from the Hormuz shutdown they are racing...