Middle East


Dozens reported injured in Egypt after passenger train derails south of Cairo - report

A train in Egypt is pictured after having run off the tracks south of Cairo on November 8, 2026.

Iran-backed Iraqi militias may lash out amid increased pressure from US - analysis

Fighters lift flags of Iraq and paramilitary groups, including al-Nujaba and Kataib Hezbollah, during a funeral in Baghdad for five militants killed a day earlier in a US strike in northern Iraq, on December 4, 2023.

Syria, Saudi Arabia expand partnership with defense cooperation agreement amid Houthi threat

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa ​meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 4, 2026.