Archives for August, 2026

US sailors hit by strain of long aircraft carrier deployment

Agence France-Presse

US could not verify Israeli warnings of Iran plots against Trump, sources say

Reuters

Yemen’s Houthis claim new attack on Aramco refinery in Saudi Arabia: What to know

The strike follows a deadly Houthi attack on a ship in the Red Sea as the renewed conflict take its toll on shipping.

Yemen

Yemen at highest risk of major conflict since 2022 truce, UN warns

Reuters

Israel reopens once-closed West Bank settlement

Agence France-Presse

US can keep naval blockade on Iranian ports "indefinitely," Pentagon chief says

Reuters

Explainer

What would BRICS Bank membership mean for Iran's reeling economy?

Iran’s Central Bank governor said the country will soon join the New Development Bank as he traveled to India this week for a meeting of the group’s finance leaders.

Iran

Exclusive

Turkey set to sign charter for Saudi-led Red Sea coalition on Friday

Ankara pledged support for the proposed multinational alliance last month, but Friday’s expected signing will mark its formal entry into the Saudi-led grouping.

By Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Blaze forces families to abandon Turkish tour boat

Agence France-Presse

Iraq intel and security officials visit Saudi Arabia after drone attacks

Iraqi authorities are cracking down on drone attacks after US and Saudi airstrikes targeted Iran-backed militias in the country.

Iraq

Sudan’s RSF attacks Khartoum, seizes border town: What to know

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have escalated attacks after suffering setbacks more than three years into the civil war.

Sudan

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill two people, first fatalities in more than a week, medics say

Reuters

Explainer

Three ways China benefits from Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan pact: What to know

The pact points to a more multipolar Middle Eastern security order, one in which Washington is no longer the unquestioned center of Gulf security.

China

Oil spills off Oman, Iran's Qeshm Island reap environmental havoc amid war

One oil leak off the coast of Oman is estimated to cover more than 772 square miles, devastating local habitats.

Oman

Iran's state media mock Trump over airplane switch, meme shows him hiding in a catering truck

Reuters

Lebanon has not agreed to shortlist of countries that could verify Hezbollah's disarmament, official says

Reuters