12+ hour, 16+ min ago   (121+ words) Saudi Arabia shut down its vital East-West pipeline after multiple drone attacks, intensifying the pressure on Gulf energy exports. The pipeline had provided a workaround for Saudi crude, allowing the kingdom to bypass the Strait of Hormuz; its shuttering threatens…...

12+ hour, 16+ min ago   (152+ words) Iran and the UAE held their highest-level meeting since the start of the Iran war at the BRICS summit, where the two countries found a rare space for direct diplomacy. Iran and the UAE held their highest-level meeting since the…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (136+ words) Houthi rebels captured a key port on Thursday from Yemen’s Saudi Arabia-backed government, strengthening the Iranian proxy’s hold on one of the region’s two critical waterways. Houthi rebels captured a key Red Sea port on Thursday from Yemen’s Saudi…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (71+ words) Trump’s unpopularity has weighed heavily on his party’s chances of retaining a majority. Trump pledges $5,000 voter payout if Republicans win the midterms Beyond broad rejection of the war in the Middle East, voters have soured on the Trump administration over…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (157+ words) The Republican Party kicked off its first-ever midterm convention in Dallas Wednesday, as party figures bet President Donald Trump’s center-stage performance can lift their fortunes despite his record-low approval ratings. Republicans kick off ‘Trump-a-Palooza’ midterm convention The Republican Party kicked…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (159+ words) The 21.2 billion-riyal ($5.8 billion) second-quarter shortfall was almost double the previous quarter’s, with few signs that passage through the Strait of Hormuz is easing. Qatar posted its widest quarterly budget deficit since 2016 as the Iran war choked off most of its…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (162+ words) This is part of Saudi Arabia’s attempts to get a nuclear deal with the US approved. Saudi Arabia may give the UN nuclear watchdog greater inspection powers as part of its attempts to get a nuclear deal with the US…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (193+ words) The impact of the Iran war ended an 18-month period of growth in Africa’s biggest economy. South Africa’s GDP shrank in the second quarter of this year, as the impact of the Iran war ended an 18-month period of…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (145+ words) The latest set of ballistic missiles and drones by the Iran-backed Houthis left dozens wounded and targeted energy installations in southern Saudi Arabia. Attacks by Yemen’s Houthis against Saudi energy infrastructure drove oil prices towards the $100 a barrel mark,…...