Syria is expanding energy and infrastructure cooperation as it seeks economic recovery and greater regional relevance. Damascus is also rebuilding state institutions, including graduating 1,000 new ...

A poster published by the Houthis promotes an X campaign in support of their blockade of Saudi ships. The Houthis announced a complete maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia on July 20. In response, a ...

Shabaab fighters march in Somalia. Image from a Shabaab propaganda video. Somalia’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced yesterday that its forces, alongside “international partners,” killed Maalin ...

Houthis announce blockade of Saudi Arabia, ships reroute to avoid Bab al Mandeb Strait Bridget Toomey \| . The Houthis ...

Somalia said that it and “international partners” killed Maalin Jinow Ibrahim, a reported co-founder of Shabaab and a member ...

The US says it’s degrading Iran’s threat, but as the renewed air campaign approaches the two-week mark, the math still doesn’t check out. In Part 1 of this conversation, Generation Jihad’s Bill Roggio ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al Zaidi (right) meets with Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Mohammad Kazem al Sadeq on July 20. (Iraqi Prime Minister’s Office) Reporting from Israel, Seth J. Frantzman is an ...

Abdulmalik al Houthi, the leader of the Iran-backed Yemeni group, delivering a speech on July 16. (Saba) Three sources told Reuters on July 16 that Iran has instructed Yemen’s Houthis to close the Red ...

Two earthquakes that hit north-central Venezuela on June 24 have killed at least 4,829 people, injured 16,740, and displaced ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al Zaidi meets US President Donald Trump on July 14, 2026. (Iraq Prime Minister’s Office) Prior to his trip, on July 12, Zaidi met with US Ambassador Tom Barrack, the US envoy ...