Middle East


Shippers wishing to cross Bab al-Mandab email Houthis for permits, sign up for alerts - report

Chinese-flagged VLCC supertanker Cosnew Lake, which exited the Red Sea via the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on July 23, 2026.

Iran says it downed US MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island

A US Air Force MQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), carrying a Hellfire missile flies over an air base after flying a mission in the Persian Gulf region on January 7, 2016; Illustrative.

Saudi normalization will not happen under Netanyahu government, source says - report

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman seen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 17, 2025