Category Archives: Middle East

US secretary of state Marco Rubio said Saudi Arabia and the United States have a defence

The Mecca defence pact was signed on August 7

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday nominated Mehrdad Akhlaghi as his pick to head

Akhlaghi held a senior executive post within the ministry itself and earlier served as chief [...]

Saudi-led coalition targets Red Sea territory held by Houthis. What’s Pakistan’s role?

Black smoke and flames rise from an oil facility in an industrial area at southern [...]

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Saudi-led coalition joins fight to wrest Red Sea from Houthis — Operation ‘Yemen Dawn’

Members of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces patrol a road leading to a frontline of [...]

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Skull fractures found on remains from the royal cemetery at Umm el-Qa’ab near Abydos suggest

Image: Mike P Shepherd/Alamy

New reports suggest that the flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking his captain and attempting

Hamam al-Hammami, the accused co-pilot in the flydubai incident (Image source: LinkedIn)

How flydubai security failure, across 3 countries, almost led to ‘Israel’s 9/11’

File photo: A flydubai aircraft at Ben Gurion International Airport

3 years after Oct 7, Israel honours officer whose Hamas attack warning was overlooked

Senior IDF officers are seen at a military conference at the Glilot Base, October 4, [...]

Flydubai co-pilot likely acted alone; Israeli probe finds no terror link for now – report

Hamam al-Hammami, the accused co-pilot in the flydubai incident (Image source: LinkedIn)

All-out war in Yemen: Saudi-backed govt introduces military drive to retake Houthi-held territory

Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi has announced new military operations.