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  1. Iran

    Pezeshkian Tells Putin the Region Can Do Without the US as Trump Dismisses the Last Ceasefire

    5 min read
    Donald Trump in a glass doorway in a dark suit, looking to the side
  2. Gulf

    How Many Ships Pass Through the Strait of Hormuz Daily in 2026?

    6 min read
    A US Navy officer, seen from behind in a helicopter, watches a commercial ship sail through the Strait of Hormuz
  3. Egypt & Africa

    Egypt Has Not Fired a Shot, and the Houthis Are Already Calling It War

    10 min read
    Two-seat Egyptian Air Force F-16 with a red tail flash, Egyptian flag and serial 9821 rolling along a desert runway
  4. Gulf

    Israel’s Exit Polls Split: Eisenkot Claims Victory, Netanyahu’s Bloc Stays in Reach

    4 min read
    Illustration of an empty parliament chamber with two equal glowing blocks of light on either side of a balance scale
  5. Gulf

    Sharjah Police Brought Down the World’s Biggest Crypto Crime Army

    9 min read
    White Al Heera Police Station with a Sharjah Police G.H.Q. sign and UAE flag on the roof, a taxi passing in front
  6. Europe & Russia

    Stubb and Støre Phone Putin, Frederiksen Voices Scepticism: Where Europe’s Ukraine Channel Stands

    7 min read
    Empty conference table with a black desk telephone and a closed folder before tall windows over a northern coast
  7. Egypt & Africa

    Egypt Steps Out From Behind the Curtain to Stand With Saudi Arabia, Whatever the Cost

    9 min read
    Brush-camouflaged Egyptian Army tank with a crewman in the hatch, dust rising, an Egyptian flag painted on a wall behind
  8. Iran

    Israel Votes With Trump’s Endorsement, Netanyahu’s Iran Order and Hamas Waiting on the Count

    6 min read
    Benjamin Netanyahu in a dark suit and blue tie in front of an Israeli flag and bookshelves
  9. Egypt & Africa

    Egypt Is the Only Nation Whose Parliament Voted to Defend Saudi Arabia

    8 min read
    Egyptian soldiers in desert camouflage and hi-vis vests advance with rifles on a sandy training range
  10. Gulf

    How Much Does Saudi Arabia Spend on Its Military?

    6 min read
    Three Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 fighter jets above clouds, with the wing of a U.S. Air Force aircraft in the foreground
  11. Gulf

    Tehran Talks End With a Pledge to Keep Talking While Cairo Authorises Force for Riyadh

    5 min read
    Empty conference table with blank nameplates; dusk city skyline, smoke and air defence launchers beyond the windows
  12. Egypt & Africa

    Erdogan Calls Objections to the Libya Sea Deal “Legally Unfounded” as Egypt, Greece and the EU Call It Void

    5 min read
    Stylized chart of the eastern Mediterranean with brass compass, dividers and a dotted red line across open sea