- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Riyadh comes nearly seven months after the eruption of war in Gaza...
The US State Department said that Blinken will discuss "a pathway to an independent Palestinian state with security guarantees for Israel."
As fighting drags on and mediators struggle to lock in a truce, Saudi officials have reiterated their insistence on recognition of an independent Palestinian state
- In the first attack "the vessel experienced an explosion in close proximity to the vessel which was felt by the...
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, which the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said took place southwest of the Yemeni port of Mokha.
The latest incidents follow a lull in attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who have launched dozens of missile and drone strikes targeting shipping since November
- Israeli government spokesman David Mencer said Israel's war cabinet was meeting Thursday "to discuss how to destroy the last battalions...
Global concern has mounted over the looming operation against Hamas in Rafah, where much of Gaza's population has sought refuge from more than six months of war
Israeli officials have for more than two months vowed to enter Rafah, near the Egyptian border, but even before any ground operation the area has been regularly bombed
- Israeli forces are carrying out "offensive action" across southern Lebanon, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday without specifying whether ground...
The Israeli army said Hizbollah "has established dozens of terror means and infrastructures in the area" to attack Israel
Cross-border exchanges of fire have flared between the Israeli army and Hizbollah since Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel triggered war in Gaza
- Hizbollah fighters fired "dozens of Katyusha rockets" at northern Israel "as part of the response to the Israeli enemy's attacks...
The Iran-backed Hizbollah group and Israel have exchanged regular fire in the south of Lebanon since October
Hizbollah said it launched "a combined air attack using decoy and explosive drones that targeted" two Israeli bases north of Acre
- The meeting was decided on by Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune, Libya's head of presidential council Mohamed Al-Menfi and Tunisian President...
The coalition is aimed at furthering "security, stability and development throughout the region", Tunisian foreign minister Nabil Ammar said
No leaders from Morocco or Mauritania were present at the meeting, set to take place every three months
- Rockets were fired late Sunday from northern Iraq at a military base in Syria housing a US-led coalition, according to...
It is the first major attack against the coalition forces in several weeks
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has said it is acting in solidarity with Palestinians and out of anger at US support for Israel
- The United States was among the first to cut ties with Assad over the repression of anti-government protests that sparked...
The United States was among the first to cut ties with Assad over the repression of anti-government protests that sparked war in 2011
Last year Syria returned to the Arab fold, seeking better ties with wealthy US-allied Gulf states, in the hope they can help fund reconstruction





















