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 ...

Yemen's Houthi administration has warned that the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait could be shut if US President Donald Trump and what it called the "complicit world" do not end "all practices and ...

A senior official in Yemen’s Houthi-run administration has warned that the group could move to shut the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait if US President Donald Trump continues policies they claim are ...

Yemen’s foreign minister warned Friday that a possible control of the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait by proxy forces aligned with external powers could pose a threat to global security. Speaking to ...

Saudi Arabia is pressing the U.S. to drop its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and return to the negotiating table, fearing President Trump’s move to close it off could lead Iran to escalate and ...

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.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a policy to counter-block the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has demanded to open after failed negotiations, prompting Iran to hint at the possibility of blocking ...

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 ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iran warned on Wednesday to close the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab in the Red Sea if a US naval blockade on its ports, imposed earlier this week, remains in place.

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