Siasat-e-Rooz examined the meeting of senior military commanders from the United States, Israel, and several Arab countries in Germany, writing that Arab states are currently facing a major crisis: the collapse of their security-building strategy based on US presence and, in some cases, normalization with Israel. This reality became clear not only during the Ramadan…
In Egypt, Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Cairo in late August on his first state visit to the country since 2016. In a Jerusalem Post column, Esti Ayalon Kovo writes that the intensification of ties between Beijing and Cairo should be a matter of strategic attention for Israel. China-Egypt cooperation According to the author, Xi…
The end of social media Okaz, Saudi Arabia, September 5 For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org As the Quran tells us, only your Lord himself, full of majesty and honor, will remain. Nothing remains except the face of the one possessed of majesty and honor. That is the rule governing the…
European diplomats from 12 countries revealed that Australia withdrew from joining the UK-led decision to impose sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank late in the proceedings, according to a report from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The UK’s trade embargo was followed by a collective statement from 12 Western-aligned governments who said they…
0 US-Israel-Iran War Live News: Following the conclusion of the Multinational Maritime Defense Coalition (MMDC)’s fourth planning meeting in Jeddah, the alliance commander, Major General Abdullah Al-Shahri, announced that the coalition has officially achieved initial operational capability. The high-level meeting took place at the Western Fleet Command and brought together 154 naval leaders, operational planners,…
The Houthi rebels’ takeover of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Yemen set off a crisis with consequences for security and economies worldwide. Just 30 kilometers wide, the strait is a vital artery connecting the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean. Under normal conditions, roughly 12% of global maritime trade and about 10% of seaborne oil…
United States officials met Houthi representatives at the US embassy in the Omani capital, Muscat, over the weekend after the Iran-aligned movement seized thousands of square kilometres of territory in just a few days. With strategically important islands and large stretches of Yemen’s Red Sea coast now under Houthi control, the group has tightened its…
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the media on the tarmac after arriving at Paris Orly Airport, en route to a dinner celebrating the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, on June 17, 2026. MANDEL NGAN via Getty Images Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost. WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s latest trade threat would…
It seems the UK government is complaining about its own loose ends. Last week, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said there needed to be a “step change” in the UK government’s approach toward Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank. The UK would amend its sanctions regime to enable the further targeting of settlements and…
By Hussein Elkabany and Ikram Kouachi ISTANBUL (AA) – The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s key gateways for energy and trade alongside the Strait of Hormuz and the Suez Canal, has moved to the center of an increasingly complex equation since the outbreak of the US-Iran war in late February. With the Houthis…
