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Trump says Yemen's Houthis have asked US not to intervene
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that Yemen's Iran-allied Houthi fighters, who have seized a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia, have asked ...
Iraq closes three Iran crossings after drone launch: sources to AFP
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Iraq closed three border crossings with Iran on Saturday, officials told AFP, after a drone attack on a Saudi Arabian pipeline that both Riyadh and Baghdad said...
Iran president says Middle East has no need for US 'policeman'
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that the Middle East does not need the United States to be a "regional policeman", with the two countries at...
Yemen government forces say hit Houthis in Red Sea city
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Riyadh-backed government forces said on Saturday they have struck Iran-allied Houthi fighters in the strategic Red Sea city of Mocha.
Lebanon's president visits south after Israel blows up strategic Hezbollah site
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visited the country's south on Saturday, in a surprise trip to a city close to a strategic Hezbollah position recently captured a...
Niger names new chief of staff after thwarted mutiny
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Niger's junta chief appointed a new chief of staff, state TV reported on Friday, after a thwarted army mutiny last month shook his grip on power.
Saudi says Iraqi drones forced oil pipeline closure
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi authorities said Friday drones launched from Iraq led to the temporary closure of a crucial oil export route used to bypass the lockdown of the Strait of ...
Yemen's Houthis take over strait vital to global shipping
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
The Iran-backed Houthis controlled Yemen's entire Red Sea coast on Saturday after capturing three strategic islands in a lightning offensive the previous day, c...
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles: Seoul
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles Saturday, Seoul said, a day after South Korea concluded five days of joint maritime drills with the United States ...
Yemen's Houthis take over strait vital to global shipping
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
The Iran-backed Houthis seized control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coast and captured three strategic islands on Friday, in a lightning offensive that cemented th...
Saudi says drones launched from Iraq hit oil pipeline
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia said Friday drones launched from Iraq hit the East-West pipeline and led to its closure.
North Korea fires projectile toward sea: South Korea
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said.
North Korea fires projectile toward sea: South Korea
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said.
Saudi says drones launched from Iraq hit oil pipeline
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia on Friday said drones launched from Iraq hit the East-West pipeline and led to its closure.
South Korea, Iran foreign ministers discuss Hormuz in call
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Iran discussed the Strait of Hormuz in a phone call on Friday, Seoul said, days after confirming it was weighing a "con...
South Korea tells Iran no decision yet on Hormuz deployment
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
South Korea's foreign minister told his Iranian counterpart on Friday that no decision had been made on a possible military deployment in the Strait of Hormuz, ...
Ten Iranian fishermen stranded in UAE to return home
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Ten Iranian fishermen who went missing in August off Iran's southern coast and were later found in the neighbouring United Arab Emirates will return home on Fri...
Israel says ready for more strikes on Hezbollah after tunnel detonation
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Israel said Friday that it was prepared for more strikes on Hezbollah after demolishing tunnels built by the Iran-backed group in southern Lebanon with a massiv...
At least 46,000 flee fighting in Yemen: UN
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes since fighting escalated in Yemen last week, the United Nations said Friday, with the number mo...
Trump rejects Saudi request for strikes on Houthis: Axios
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump rejected a request from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for strikes against Houthi fighters in Yemen, news outlet Axios reporte...
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