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ALBAWABA - The Syrian Artists Syndicate/ Damascus branch announced on Sunday the death of prominent artist Ahmed Khalifa in the Syrian capital at the age of 81. The syndicate posted on its Facebook ...

The move comes as a direct response to Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland, Yemen Press Agency reported on Wednesday. The announcement was delivered by Somalia’s ambassador to ...

Houthi threat and Hormuz turmoil rattle vital oil lanes, driving crude prices higher Add as a preferred source on Google This picture taken on March 23, 2024 shows the Rubymar cargo ship partly ...

JOHANNESBURG: A strategically important air base and port have been offered to the U.S. as a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz begins and Iran-backed threats target the key Red Sea choke point of the ...

Iran could retaliate against a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by directing its Houthi allies to disrupt another critical global shipping route, a senior Middle East analyst warned Sunday.

Yemeni fishermen sail in the waters overlooking the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait on April 5, 2026. The fragile U.S.-Iran cease-fire is being tested by reports of Tehran’s continued chokehold on the ...

The Houthis have disrupted oil tanker traffic in the region before. Prolonged closers of two crucial chokepoints could send oil prices even higher and severely impact the global economy. Most ...

There is no current plan to shutter the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb, a Houthi group told POLITICO’s E&E News. A key oil shipping route in the Middle East will stay open for now, a Houthi-affiliated group ...

If you’d never heard of the Strait of Hormuz before, you probably have by now. Iran’s effective closure of the waterway, which usually carries about 20% of the world’s oil and gas, has put severe ...

Helima Croft, RBC Capital Markets, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss a potential ramp up of conflict in the Middle East, what happens if the Houthis escalate tensions and much more. Got a confidential ...