Important political, security, economic, and humanitarian developments in the Middle East.
Captain Smit Machchhar described fighting off his co-pilot’s attack mid-flight — and reciting the Hanuman Chalisa — in calls with the Israeli and Indian prime ministers; Netanyahu invited him and Modi to light Israel’s Independence Day flame.
US Central Command says the blockade will be enforced “impartially against vessels of all nations” entering or departing Iranian ports; Tehran vows not to “surrender under threats.”
WASHINGTON — A fragile 60-day truce between the United States and Iran is unraveling for the second time in a…
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is planning a potential surge of American naval forces in the Middle East that could place…
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump accused Iran on Saturday of violating a ceasefire agreement and warned that the United…
The UAE attorney-general says the Flight FZ1073 axe attack is being investigated as an attempted “terrorist attack” as the co-pilot is identified as 29-year-old Omani national Hamam al-Hammami.
BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said Thursday that the disarmament of armed groups operating outside state control —…
FlyDubai says a formal investigation is under way after a cockpit attack forced Flight FZ1073 to divert to Saudi Arabia; officials have not established a motive.
JERUSALEM — Israel will tighten security vetting of pilots flying into the country after an Omani co-pilot allegedly stabbed the…
Gunfire targeted a passenger bus on Misyaf Bridge in Homs province Wednesday, killing at least seven and wounding four, per Syria’s health directorate; the Observatory says the victims were Alawites.
