Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel asked the president to postpone any planned attack. Israeli and Arab officials ...
The clash of the two Gulf states has major implications for the Middle East. But it also affects East Africa and important ...
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) warned on Thursday that he would be “dramatically rethinking” the “nature of” the U.S. alliance with ...
India’s recognition of Somaliland emerges as a central strategic imperative in the Horn of Africa and Red Sea region. By ...
No one relishes the power to keep everyone guessing more than Donald Trump. Until and unless America’s laser-guided bombs ...
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The New Axis Rewriting the Middle East—Without Washington

Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan have quietly formed a political and military alliance—and are likely to be far more influential in the Middle East’s future than the United States.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman told the US President to hold back on military strikes, fearing "grave blowbacks in the region".
Somaliland sits near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the southern gateway to the Red Sea, through which a significant share of ...
Donald Trump has paused potential US strikes on Iran after days of threats over Tehran’s violent crackdown on protesters.
India’s Gulf influence is under strain as China deepens trade, energy and mediation ties and Pakistan expands its military ...
In early 2026, the strategic landscape of the Middle East is shaped by a striking convergence: while many regional ...
Unresolved conflicts and the persistence of radicalisation could define the course of 2026, following on the heels of an ...