Middle East
Einat Wilf exposes the world's pro-Palestinian mass psychosis
Many in Israel declared "mission accomplished" when the hostages came home. Wilf thinks otherwise and lays out a day-after plan for Gaza that no one else in Israeli politics would touch.
Tehran threatens regional airports complying with US flight ban targeting Iranian airlines
Yemeni government forces repel overnight Houthi assault on critical Hejat al-Abd supply route
The election will decide whether Jerusalem becomes Ankara - opinion
Israel facing propaganda attack, Netanyahu says at memorial ceremony for Christian IDF soldiers
Netanyahu said that Israel was an "island of tolerance" in the region. The State of Israel is the only place in the Middle East where the Christian community flourishes and grows," he added.
Saudi Arabia facing growing pressure on multiple fronts as Houthis escalate in Yemen
“They’re surrounded from the south and the north and the east,” the source said, citing the Houthis in Yemen and the Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi militias in Iraq as major security concerns.
More than 40% of West Bank Palestinians believe Israel doesn’t have a right to exist, poll finds
The majority (91%) also expressed concern about IDF operations in the West Bank, while 60% reported a low or very low sense of personal security.
Houthi Red Sea advance, drone strikes leave Saudi Arabia isolated in major conflict - analysis
Houthi Red Sea offensive leaves Riyadh isolated
Syria parliament votes to abolish Assad-era terrorism court, nullify rulings
Wednesday's vote came during the opening weeks of the first parliament formed since Assad was toppled in December 2024. The chamber convened for the first time in July.
Enigmatic Houthi commander Abdul Malik al-Houthi elevated amid terror group's Red Sea offensive
Since the start of the civil war, foreign officials who dealt with al-Houthi have not been known to have met him in person, a source familiar with the matter said.
Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Saudi airbase in Khamis Mushait, Aramco facilities in Yanbu
Saudi Arabia did not confirm either of the attacks.
The US needs a political endgame for Iran, not just more pressure - opinion
If US power can be aligned with Iranian national leadership and the legitimacy of the ballot box, the end of the Islamic Republic need not inaugurate another Middle Eastern catastrophe.
Is Gadi Eisenkot's biggest selling point that he's 'not Netanyahu?'
The front-runner's biggest selling point? He isn't Netanyahu. Klein and Laznik break down the race.
The Iran war is creating a new global energy risk beyond the Strait of Hormuz - analysis
Oil loadings at the Red Sea port of Yanbu were suspended, sources told Reuters, while Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline remained offline after attacks on the kingdom’s energy infrastructure.
