1+ day, 11+ 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, 23+ 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…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (349+ words) DHAKA, Sept 10, 2026 (BSS) – Rear Admiral Md Moinul Hasan today assumed office as the Director General (DG) of Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG). Coast Guard Media Officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujon confirmed the development this evening. The new BCG DG formally…...

5+ day, 46+ min 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....

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (226+ words) KUCHING, Malaysia, Sept 9, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Five people were killed when a helicopter crashed at a remote airfield inland Sarawak on the northwest coast of the island of Borneo, Malaysian authorities said Wednesday. The BO-105 helicopter operated by the country's Flying…...

1+ week, 2+ 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…...