Middle East latest: Germany and France seek a 'new beginning' with Syria
The top diplomats from Germany and France were in Syria on Friday to send what the German minister called a clear signal that ...
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Who’s afraid of the Houthis? Iran’s last proxy standing is proving no pushover for Israel
Repeated nighttime missile launches have brought the danger from Yemen to the fore. How did a group of mountain rebels in a ...
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Sri Lanka among 25 nations with high religious restrictions, India tops list: Data
On an index measuring religion-related hostilities for 2022, India scored the highest among 198 nations, according to a report recently published by the Pew Research Center ...
Israel's next front as Benjamin Netanyahu has clear move to make in Middle East
The Houthis are not new players in the Middle East. A Zaydi Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged in ...
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Saudi Arabia balances ‘tolerance’ with support for ultra-conservatives
Saudi Arabia supported various ultra-conservative groups during Syria’s civil war, including Jaysh al-Islam, created with the ...
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As Iran’s network of proxies withers, Israel has an opening to revive its own
Tehran dominated much of the region through loyal armed groups; burned by Lebanon trauma, Israel moved away from that ...
Yemen's Houthis: Who are the Iran-backed militants?
Strikes on Israel by Yemen's militant Houthis and Israeli attacks on Yemen are intensifying. The Houthis have also targeted international shipping in the Red Sea since November 2023. So far, neither ...