Gulf
Oman tries to negotiate solution in Iranian tanker crisis
A top Omani diplomat was in Iran on Saturday for bilateral talks after weeks of volatility over the Strait of Hormuz, the…
Photo Story: Daily life in Sana’a
A Yemeni stand in front of a destroyed building allegedly hit by a previous Saudi-led airstrike, in Sana'a, Yemen, 25 July 2019.…
Growing risk of locust swarms in Yemen and Horn of Africa
Yemen and several countries in the Horn of Africa region, are facing an increased risk of desert locust swarms, threatening agricultural production…
UK warship escorting British ships through Strait of Hormuz
Sky News reports that the Royal Navy has been tasked with accompanying British-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz to protect them…
Photo Story: Swarms of desert locusts invade Yemen
A Yemeni girl attempts to hit desert locusts flying over a neighbourhood in Sana'a, Yemen. Swarms of desert locusts are spreading throughout…
Iran says breaks up CIA spy ring
Iran has captured 17 spies working for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and some have been sentenced to death, Iranian media reported…
Watch The Moment Iran seized the British Oil Tanker
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have released footage showing a British oil tanker being seized in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday.…
Hunt says Iran may be on ‘dangerous path’ after seizing tanker
British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday that he was worried that Iran had taken a “dangerous path” after it seized…
US to send troops to Saudi Arabia
The Pentagon has said US troops are being deployed to Saudi Arabia to defend American interests from "emergent credible threats". The move…
Iran insists it didn’t lose any drones
Iran’s top military spokesman said all the country’s drones had returned safely to base, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, after President…
Oil prices rise after the U.S. Navy destroyed an Iranian drone
Oil prices rose more than 1% on Friday after the U.S. Navy destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz, a…
Iranian forces confirm they have seized a foreign oil tanker
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard forces have seized a foreign oil tanker after accusing it of smuggling oil, Iran’s state TV reported Thursday.…