Middle East


As US withdraws from Iraq, Kurdish region is left exposed to Iran's threats - analysis

Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.

The Iraq-Syria border is becoming the Middle East's most important new energy corridor - analysis

A general view shows the Awad oil field in the eastern Qamishli countryside in northeastern Syria, on February 9, 2026; Illustrative.

Yemen's Houthis threaten to strike Saudi bridges in retaliation for airstrikes - report

 In this handout photo provided by Houthi Media Center, people inspect Al-Dalil Bridge following an aerial attack carried out by a Saudi war jet targeted it on September 26, 2026 in Ibb province, Yemen.