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Diplomacy stumbles with postponement of meeting on Strait of Hormuz proposal
4+ hour, 56+ min ago (917+ words) A satellite image shows the damage at the Saudi Arabia East-West pipeline after a strike that hit it on Sept 11. Published Sep 14, 2026, 07:06 AM Updated Sep 14, 2026, 07:56 AM ADEN/DUBAI – Middle East diplomacy appeared to falter heading into Sept 14 with the postponement…...
Israeli minister calls to strip Gaza film directors of citizenship
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (455+ words) Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s 80-minute documentary NAZA won a special jury prize at the 2026 Venice Film Festival. Published Sep 14, 2026, 08:10 AM JERUSALEM – Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar called on Sept 13 for the award-winning directors of an Israeli-made Gaza…...
Houthis’ Yemen advance leaves Gulf states with uncomfortable choice
11+ hour, 44+ min ago (988+ words) A screen grab taken from undated video footage released on Sept 12 purportedly showing a truck belonging to Saudi-backed forces burning after Houthi fighters set it on fire. Published Sep 14, 2026, 01:01 AM Updated Sep 14, 2026, 02:12 AM ANKARA - The Houthi capture of Yemen’s Red…...
Yemen’s Houthis say Saudi Arabia launched over 50 strikes against them in 24 hours
9+ hour, 46+ min ago (701+ words) Fighters gather near damaged military vehicles in the aftermath of alleged airstrikes on pro-government forces at an unknown location in Yemen, in this still image taken from a video released on Sept 12, 2026. Published Sep 14, 2026, 02:06 AM Updated Sep 14, 2026, 04:03 AM SANAA - Yemen’s…...
New report of attack on Strait of Hormuz shipping fans fears of threats to oil supplies
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (795+ words) Ongoing attacks in the widening Middle East war could send energy prices even higher. Published Sep 13, 2026, 10:26 AM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 12:03 PM ADEN/DUBAI - Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sept…...
‘Axis of Resistance’: How useful have proxies like Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis been to Iran?
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1002+ words) Field notes from Istanbul Houthi fighters march during a campaign to mobilise more fighters amid an offensive against Saudi-backed government troops, in Sana'a, Yemen, on Sept 10. Published Sep 12, 2026, 10:00 AM Widely believed to have been severely degraded or neutered by the…...
The end of the ‘win-win’ era
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (159+ words) In these zero-sum times, the sunny optimism of the post-Cold War phrase seems a quaint and distant memory. Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law (left), shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) during a meeting at the Kremlin…...
Benjamin Netanyahu on Syria visit says ‘very close’ to toppling Iran’s Islamic republic
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (306+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli troops in southern Syria on Sept 9. Published Sep 09, 2026, 11:08 PM Updated Sep 09, 2026, 11:10 PM Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a visit to Israeli troops in southern Syria on Sept 9 that Iran’s Islamic…...
Israeli foreign minister says no plans to deport Palestinians from Gaza
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (160+ words) Published Sep 09, 2026, 10:02 PM TEL AVIV, Sept 9 - Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Wednesday that the government does not plan to deport Palestinians from Gaza, after two Israeli ministers this month floated proposals for the mass removal of Palestinians from…...
Israel tells Britain to close East Jerusalem consulate within 30 days, sources say
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (687+ words) Published Sep 09, 2026, 01:47 PM Updated Sep 09, 2026, 04:35 PM TEL AVIV - Israel has told Britain that it must close its consulate in East Jerusalem within 30 days, two Israeli officials and two sources familiar with the matter said on Sept 9. The closure of the…...