Middle East


Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah to release abducted American journalist Shelly Kittleson

US journalist Shelly Kittleson poses for a picture in Baghdad on March 31, 2026.

Two IDF officers, civilian face indictment in alleged Gaza aid-truck smuggling scheme

 Trucks carrying aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, February 1, 2024.

Houthis hold Gulf states from joining US attacks with Bab el-Mandeb Strait trump card - interview

Houthi soldiers stand guard on a missile carrier during an official military parade marking the ninth anniversary of the Houthi takeover of the capital, Sanaa, on September 21, 2023.