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The fall of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has opened a window for wealthy Gulf countries to expand their influence as ...

The May 6 cease-fire between the United States and the Houthi militia in Yemen has had a consolidating effect on the balance ...

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and others in the region have sought closer relations with Iran over recent years in ...

In one night, three bombs weighing 30,000 pounds each may have done what decades of diplomacy, sanctions, and conflict could ...

My first question in the aftermath of Sunday morning’s strike on Iran is: Does President Donald Trump understand whose side ...

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Gulf Arab countries expressed dismay over the American attack, but stopped short of condemning ...

Arab governments, especially in the gulf, had once taken a hawkish line toward Iran but now worry U.S. strikes could upend ...

The Houthis are mindful of maintaining their alliance with Iran while avoiding military overextension that threatens their ...

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2025 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved US$30 million in new grants to Yemen to help strengthen digital financial infrastructure and sustain access to basic ...

Israel stepped up pressure on Yemen's Houthis on Tuesday, deploying its navy to hit targets in the Red Sea port of Hodeidah and threatening the Iran-aligned movement with a naval and air blockade if ...

The leader of Al Qaeda’s Yemen branch has targeted US President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk over United States backing for Israel’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip and its besieged ...