World Sep 30 Netanyahu says a pilot on a FlyDubai flight stabbed another and apparently tried to crash the plane Passengers and crew staged a dramatic intervention to subdue the attacker and the plane eventually made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
World Sep 28 Mediators still working on U.S.-Iran deal after Trump rejected latest Tehran proposal Mediators are still working with Iran and the United States on brokering a deal to end the fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz — even after U.S. President Donald Trump publicly rejected Iran's latest proposal.
World Sep 20 Iran-backed Houthi rebels warn against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen's growing civil war Mohamed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthis’ political bureau, said Washington reached out to the rebels after their rapid advance down Yemen’s western coast to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait earlier this month.
World Sep 14 Saudi oil pipeline hit in strikes will be mostly out of service for several weeks The developments further strain Saudi Arabia's effort to get its oil to market while avoiding the Strait of Hormuz, the choke point at the mouth of the Persian Gulf where Iranian attacks have stifled shipping.
World Sep 13 Iranian cargo ship is struck, and talks between Tehran and its neighbors are postponed The attack drew attention back to the strait after threats to shipping in the Red Sea intensified last week. Iran-backed Houthi rebels battling government forces in Yemen captured an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping alternative to…
World Sep 13 Fighting in Yemen intensifies, and Houthis launch more attacks on Saudi Arabia The Yemeni government vowed to send more forces to the Red Sea coast after conceding a “painful” defeat last week when Houthis captured the port city of Mokha and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping alternative…
World Sep 11 Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthis seize an island in a key strait, opening a new front in the Iran war Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, two officials said Friday, opening a new front in the Iran war and further threatening Saudi oil exports through one of the world’s key…
World Sep 06 Iran says it plans to announce a new 'exclusion zone' near the Strait of Hormuz Mohsen Rezaei's comments to Iran's state broadcaster came with few details, a day after the U.S. struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to Tehran launching ballistic missiles at U.S. warships.
World Sep 02 Iran fires on its Gulf neighbors, retaliating for U.S. strikes after a wedding was hit Iran fired on U.S. allies in the Gulf early Wednesday following a night of American bombardment that Iranian officials say included a deadly strike on a wedding party.
World Aug 20 Prices soar as Gaza smuggling booms. Officials, soldiers and middlemen are accused of cashing in Everything from iPhones and solar panels to fuel and anesthetics are also brought into the tiny coastal territory illegally. Israel restricts quantities of some goods and bans others outright.