10+ hour ago   (866+ words) ADEN/DUBAI – Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to global energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline. The…...

7+ hour, 29+ min ago   (309+ words) CAIRO – Libyan authorities have seized a shipment of tens of thousands of ecstasy pills, each marked with the face of ousted leader Muammar Gadhafi and smuggled in from Europe, security officials said. Images released by a security agency in Tripoli…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (180+ words) ISLAMABAD - Pakistan said on Thursday that there were no discussions about a military reaction from Islamabad under the Mecca agreement in response to the Houthis' attacks on Saudi Arabia, but added that Pakistan would act when the "time comes". The…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (54+ words) From oil to compute: Can the Middle East become the world’s next AI powerhouse? middle-east-online.com From oil to compute: Can the Middle East become the world’s next AI powerhouse? For decades, oil defined the economic and geopolitical importance of…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (515+ words) DUBAI/BAGHDAD – Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi could face a credibility crisis if Iran-backed Shi’ite militias fail to heed his call to hand over their weapons to the state. After a July meeting with US President Donald Trump at the…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (775+ words) ANKARA – Pakistan has delivered a Saudi warning to Iran to rein in its Yemeni Houthi allies after they stepped up attacks on the kingdom, in a coordinated effort to prevent the crisis from spiralling, Saudi, Pakistani and Iranian sources said....

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (732+ words) LONDON – Iraq is pressing OPEC+ for a substantial increase in its oil production quota, seeking to have future output targets calculated from a baseline of 6 million barrels per day as the group reviews how much each member can sustainably produce,…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (728+ words) ADEN – Yemen’s government-aligned forces said on Tuesday they had captured a Houthi field commander and several of his men and carried out airstrikes against reinforcements belonging to the Iran-aligned group in southwestern Taiz province, where government forces have continued to…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (668+ words) RIYADH/SANAA – The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Tuesday it would take the necessary operational measures to deter Houthi threats and protect Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty, national interests and the safety of citizens and residents, after a wave of attacks…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (860+ words) ADEN – Yemeni government forces made battlefield gains on four fronts in the provinces of Al-Jawf, Al-Bayda, Taiz and Al-Hodeidah, alongside an escalation in air operations, as Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi said government forces would continue their campaign until…...