Middle East
CENTCOM says 130 ships redirected under Iran blockade, Board of Peace pursuing Gaza plan
Board source says Gaza efforts continue ahead of Israeli elections • US forces report destroying 13 ships • US pulls bombers from RAF Fairford amid alleged Iranian plot
Iraqi police officer killed, four others injured in Islamic State terror attack near Kirkuk
Hezbollah building Christian ‘independent’ support base in Lebanon - Alma
Flydubai passenger feared possible landing in Iran, Yemen after attempted hijack
After meeting in Turkey, can Syria's new government manage tensions with Hezbollah? - analysis
“Hezbollah is not the decision maker,” said Syrian politician Fawaz Tello. “In the end, it implements Iranian policy, and therefore there is no interest in opening any dialogue with it.”
Saudi-led coalition, Yemeni government forces launch massive three-pronged assault on Houthis
The Saudi-led coalition said that it is providing air cover for Yemeni armed forces on the ground, with 100 fighter jets reported to have taken part in the operation.
Seeking to prevent crisis, Iraq condemns desecration of US flag by pro-Iranian militias - analysis
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi made it clear he had given orders to arrest the perpetrators who drove over a US flag.
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, UAE back railway linking Central Asia to Pakistan’s seaports
The proposed Central Asia-South Asia railway would pass through Uzbekistan and Afghanistan before reaching Pakistan.
Saudi Arabia turns to Pakistan, Turkey as US refuses to intervene against Houthi threat - analysis
The kingdom is searching for friends beyond Washington, for allies ready to put rockets where the rhetoric is and assist in a fight Saudi Arabia considers existential.
IDF arrests weapons traffickers in Nablus, kills would-be infiltrator in southern Syria
Zamir announces IDF intelligence overhaul • Middle East crude oil exports exceed pre-war levels • US pulls all bombers from RAF Fairford air base threatened by alleged Iranian plot
Netanyahu, Smotrich intervene to cut gas prices again after Israel reaches record high
The order reducing the fuel excise tax, which Smotrich signed on Sunday, lowered the price of a liter of gasoline from NIS 8.27 to NIS 7.77.
Israeli spy Eli Cohen may have been buried near Damascus barracks, Syrian official claims
“We said the Israelis would not let the matter go and would try to obtain his remains, so each of us began suggesting a place where he could be buried,” Jawish told Al Majalla.
'Finding Peace in the Promised Land': From the Israel Trail to a new path for peace - review
In a region long portrayed as a graveyard of peace plans, Author Aryeh Green refuses to accept despair as our inevitable destiny and trailblazes a way forward.
Trump’s friendship with Erdogan ignores Turkey’s hosting of Hamas - opinion
Maybe Trump is enamored by the flattery that he’s received from Erdogan, who knows just how important it is for the American president to hear how wonderful his efforts are in trying to broker peace.
