2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (766+ words) Yemen's Houthis seized control of the strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha on Thursday, with witnesses telling AFP of fighters marching on the area chanting "death to America, death to Israel". Saudi Arabia meanwhile launched dozens of airstrikes in…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (753+ words) Iran is intensifying confrontational actions against the United States in the hope of further raising the cost of the conflict for President Donald Trump less than two months ahead of the US midterm elections, analysts say. Over half a year…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (687+ words) Oil prices hovered above $100 a barrel on Thursday, a day after Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran tightened its grip on the vital oil and gas shipping route…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (359+ words) The leader of the United Arab Emirates began a state visit to Germany on Thursday, during which deals worth billions of euros will be signed in sectors including energy and technology, Emirati diplomats said. Berlin rolled out the red carpet…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (490+ words) The IAEA board of governors on Wednesday voted to refer Iran to the UN Security Council over its nuclear "non-compliance" in a diplomatic move to pile pressure on the Islamic republic. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has not had…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (427+ words) Famed economist Paul Krugman on Tuesday warned that with "no hint" of President Donald Trump's unpopular Iran war coming to an end anytime soon, high gas prices could be sticking around for "quite a few months" in America. "There's no…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (558+ words) Salama Saeed and her son fled for their lives when shelling and gunfire from Yemen's Houthi rebels engulfed their village, forcing her to leave other children behind. They are among thousands of people driven from their homes since the Iran-backed…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (413+ words) Dozens of South Koreans urged their government on Wednesday not to deploy troops to the strategic Strait of Hormuz, slamming what they called Washington's "illegal war". The protesters across from the large US embassy compound in Seoul waved signs saying…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (532+ words) The Trump administration took sweeping actions against Iran's airline industry on Tuesday as part of its pressure campaign on Tehran. The latest sanctions hit 27 Iranian airlines and nine service providers and sales agents accused of providing services to Mahan Air,…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (595+ words) Saudi Arabia on Tuesday threatened to hit back after a wave of missiles from Yemen's Houthis set oil facilities ablaze and wounded dozens, the Iran-backed rebels' heaviest attack in years. The overnight attacks caused "temporary" shutdowns at oil sites and…...