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Houthi advance in Yemen puts US in a new bind

A screengrab from video shows men gesturing after Houthis captured the city of Mokha in Yemen’s Taiz Province.

Yemen government forces hit Houthis in strategic Red Sea city

Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces firing a tank during what they say are clashes with Iran-aligned Houthis.

Lebanon’s president visits south after Israel blows up strategic Hezbollah site

The Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon on Sept 7 (left) and the aftermath of an Israeli demolition on Sept 10 which triggered a 4.1-magnitude tremor.

Syrian private airport plans spark outcry over mass graves, land rights

Recently obtained documents show that senior Syrian military officials approved Mezzeh in 2012 as a site for carrying out executions of detainees sentenced to death by military field courts.

Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping

Satellite image shows damage to the East-West pipeline facility in the Hejaz Region, Saudi Arabia, on September 11, 2026. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT.

Field Notes from Istanbul

‘Axis of Resistance’: How useful have proxies like Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis been to Iran?

Houthi fighters march during a campaign to mobilise more fighters amid an offensive against Saudi-backed government troops, in Sana’a, Yemen, on Sept 10.

Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping

‘These waters aren’t safe’: Gulf tankers are running out of ways to export oil

A digital billboard featuring Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi on a street in Sana’a, Yemen, on Sept 11.

Oil pipeline hit by drones launched from Iraq, says Saudi Arabia

A satellite image showing black smoke rising in the vicinity of Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline on Sept 10.

Yemen’s Houthis cement hold on vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia

Houthi supporters celebrating the advances made by Iran-backed Houthi forces, in Sana’a, Yemen, on Sept 11. After a week-long offensive, the Houthis have seized the Yemeni side of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the southern gateway to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.

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