Analysis by Stephen Collinson US President Donald Trump speaks during the 74th annual National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton in Washington DC, on February 5, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images This is one shock …
Snowfall blankets centuries-old monuments in the Hasankeyf district of Batman in southeastern Türkiye, creating a winter landscape over the historic settlement on the banks of the Tigris River, home to landmarks such as the …
Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, in this photo released on Feb. 3, 2026. (Presidential Communications Directorate Handout) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned that …
CENTCOM says Iranian drone approach USS Abraham Lincoln with ‘unclear intent’ before being shot down. The United States military says it shot down an Iranian drone that approached a US aircraft carrier in the …
A convoy belonging to the Syrian Ministry of Interior moves to Hassakeh, Syria, Feb. 2, 2026. (AA Photo) Internal security units of Syria’s Interior Ministry began entering Hassakeh on Monday as a deal with …
Clashes between Ethiopian federal government troops and Tigrayan forces have erupted in Tigray, a northern region still devastated and impoverished from a full-blown war and more recent huge cuts in international aid. The fighting …
The naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will carry out live-fire exercises in the Strait of Hormuz on February 1 and February 2, Iran’s state-run Press TV reported on Thursday. This comes amid …
Riyadh has declared war on Abu Dhabi’s ambitions, turning a cold rivalry into an all-out confrontation for Gulf leadership. By Mawadda Iskandar Photo Credit: The Cradle In 2016, Saudi Arabia’s then-deputy crown prince (now …
Saudis won’t let the US use its bases or airspace for an attack on Iran, senior Gulf official reveals The official said Gulf allies’ attempt to learn more of the U.S. objectives in Iran …
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi fired back at Trump’s new threats and said Iran’s forces have their ‘fingers on the trigger’ (Photo credit: WANA/Reuters) Tehran has unveiled a network of “underwater missile tunnels” and …