1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (723+ words) DUBAI, Sept 13, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Within a matter of days, Yemen's Houthis have swept south and seized the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, cementing their rise as a force to be reckoned with in the constellation of Iran-backed armed groups across the…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (685+ words) RIYADH, 10, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis are hurting Saudi Arabia's oil industry and risk dragging it back to full-scale war -- something it seems desperate to avoid. Months into the Middle East war, the world's biggest oil exporter is…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (495+ words) SANAA, Sept 9, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Yemen's Houthi rebels reported dozens of Saudi airstrikes on Wednesday as daily attacks continued in a conflict that has reignited during the Middle East war, with hundreds of people killed in fighting near the Red Sea....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (292+ words) WASHINGTON, United States, Sept 5, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions Friday on a Turkish bank over its alleged ties to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as Washington pushes to economically isolate Tehran six months into their war....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (463+ words) 'AYS, Yemen, Sept 5, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Fighting between Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces and the country's Houthi rebels killed more than 60 people on Saturday, including civilians, medical and military sources told AFP. The renewed clashes in Yemen's southwest over control of a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (200+ words) KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, Sept 3, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Kuwait's army said Thursday it was intercepting a missile and drone attack from Iran, as Tehran targeted US allies in the Middle East. Iran has targeted US bases in Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (604+ words) CAIRO, Sept 2, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Middle Eastern countries on Wednesday to oppose "external interference" and said Beijing was ready to work with regional states to safeguard maritime shipping, jeopardised by the US-Iran war. Xi's remarks to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (197+ words) LIMA, Peru, Sept 2, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Peru's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it has severed diplomatic relations with Iran, accusing Tehran of inciting "an escalation of conflicts" in the Middle East and hindering maritime transit in the Strait of Hormuz. Citing a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (510+ words) CAIRO, Egypt, Sept 2, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to hold talks Wednesday with his Egyptian counterpart on his first visit to Cairo in a decade, under the shadow of looming US sanctions over financial links to Iran....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (123+ words) Iran says 11 dead in US strikes on its territory: state media bssnews.net TEHRAN, Iran, Sept 2, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Iran said Wednesday that US strikes on its territory killed 11 people, state media reported, after a fresh attack in the southwestern province…...