West Asia
How Have the Houthis Gained the Upper Hand Over Saudi Arabia?
On 10 October, a Houthi missile slammed into King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, killing 12 people and wounding 309. It...
Three Years On: How 7 October Forged a Harder, Sharper Israel
At 6:29am, Israel stops. That is the minute Hamas rockets first tore across the Negev sky in 2023. For sixty seconds...
Pakistan and Turkey Send Troops to Saudi Arabia: Will They Fight in Yemen?
Pakistan and Turkey will send troops to Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks on the kingdom mount. The three countries announced the...
Saudi Houthi Offensive: Will Turkey And Pakistan Fight?
According to reports, Saudi Arabia is preparing a ground offensive against Yemen's Houthis. Yemeni government forces will lead the fighting, and...
Houthi Fire Tests Makkah Pact as Allies Talk, but Riyadh Still Stands Alone
The military chiefs of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey met in Riyadh on 25 September to forge closer defence ties. They...
Saudi Oil Burns While Allies Stall: Houthi Barrage Exposes Riyadh’s Billion-Dollar Bet
A Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia wounded 73 people on 8 September. Missiles and drones set oil sites alight across the...
Gate of Tears Falls: Houthis Take the Island That Splits the World’s Busiest Oil Lane
Houthi fighters landed on Mayyun Island in the middle of the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Friday, completing their capture of one...
Iran, Ukraine and Russia: When the Caspian Caught Fire
On 25 July, a drone found the bridge of a 90-metre cargo ship in the Volga Delta. The vessel burned. Nima...
Cairo says no: why Egypt refused to sign the Mecca defence pact
Egypt declined an invitation to join a new defence pact, Middle East Eye and Egypt's Mada Masr reported. Turkey, Saudi...
Hormuz: Is Iran Turning the World’s Oil Gate Into the West’s Next Gallipoli?
A draft agreement between Iran and Oman would hand Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz;...
Somaliland President Makes Historic First Israel Visit After Tel Aviv Recognizes Somalia’s Breakaway Region, while Somalia Condemns ‘Illegal Move’
Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi has made his first official visit to Israel, marking a historic diplomatic moment months after Israel...
Saudi Arabia and Türkiye signed a Pact to Bring back the “Ottoman Corridor— Drawing a new Middle East map sidelining Israel and IMEC?
Türkiye and Saudi Arabia have signed two landmark memorandums of understanding that could reshape the geopolitical and economic map of the...
