Middle East

‘Vanguard of Muslim causes’: Expert tells ‘Post’ why Houthis amplify aid to Hezbollah in media

The Houthis have been known to have sent resources, whether funds or material supplies, to Hezbollah since at least 2019, despite the current humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

Houthi supporters hold up posters of Houthi leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi and the late leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, during a demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, to show solidarity with Lebanon, after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, April 17, 2026.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa listens to French President during a joint press conference after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May 7, 2025.

Sharaa’s Israel comments signal shift toward security arrangements, not peace deals - analysis

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks as he attends the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 6, 2025.

Syria's Sharaa unveils regional strategy, seeks Israel security arrangement

MDA operates five helicopters equipped with advanced intensive care equipment

Massive fire breaks out in southern Israel, Turkey threatens election integrity


Horn of Africa growing increasingly important in Middle East power plays - analysis

Military agreements, port investments, and competing positions on Somalia, Somaliland, and Sudan are drawing the African and Arabian shores of the Red Sea into a single geopolitical arena.

The Horn of Africa is seen on a map (illustrative)

Oil and the shaping of modern commodity economies in the Middle East

Oil has shaped economies, industries, and international relations for more than a century. This article explores its global impact, market role, and evolving place in the energy landscape.

Oil has shaped the economies, cities, and global influence of the modern Middle East.

Iranian strikes reported across region as Trump threatens to strike power plants, bridges

US carries out fresh round of strikes in Iran • CENTCOM reinstates blockade in Strait of Hormuz • Trump requests Israel to pull out of Syria, Lebanon

A US Air Force F-35A stealth fighter jet is refueled over the Middle East, July 12, 2026.

Israel’s energy blind spot - opinion

Israel expanded its natural gas export agreement with Egypt – the largest in its history – while ENI and TotalEnergies committed Cyprus’s Kronos field to Egyptian liquefaction terminals

Map of the Middle East 370

Arabs, not Jews, are the real colonizers in the Middle East - opinion

Arabic language, customs, and identity became dominant through centuries of settlement, taxation pressures on non-converts, and social incentives that encouraged assimilation.

AN OLD map presents Europe in the shape of a queen holding scepter and orb, with Portugal as her crown, Spain as her face, France as her belowthe- neck area, lower Germany and Denmark as her left arm, Italy as her right arm (with Sicily as orb), and the rest of central and eastern Europe as the dres

Beyond the battlefield: Securing strategic victory through regional integration - opinion

Iran long recognized the danger of normalization. When the UAE and Bahrain joined the Abraham Accords in 2020, Tehran condemned the deals as betrayal and warned normalizing states.

Turkish President and Leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses to the party members during the AK Party Group Meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkiye in Ankara, Turkiye on February 25, 2026.

European Commission launches $1 billion aid plan for Gaza recovery

"Our objective is clear: to help build hope, resilience and a better future for the Palestinian people," said Dubravka Suica, the European Commissioner for the Mediterranean.

Smoke rises during an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip September 27, 2025.

Yemeni forces strike Houthi-controlled Sana'a airport runway to prevent Iranian plane from landing

At the same time, the Yemeni Defense Ministry issued a statement warning that its "patience has run out," saying that it would respond to any Iranian and Houthi violations of Yemen’s airspace.

 A view of the damaged control tower of Sanaa Airport, one day after Israeli airstrikes hit the airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, December 27, 2024.

Thinking about the Basic Law: Torah Study - opinion

This law means by “Torah study” includes only haredi students at haredi yeshivas who are engaged almost exclusively with religious issues, and most of whom have very little, if any, general education

Illustrative: A voting box in the an Israeli election in 2015.

Hamas raids WFP distribution point in Gaza Strip, drawing condemnation from UN official

Though Hamas went unnamed in the statement, Alakbarov labeled Israel’s expansive control of the territory as a major threat to humanitarian supplies in the Palestinian territory.

Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip December 3, 2025.