The Egyptian and Spanish navies have carried out a naval exercise in the Red Sea, the second training conducted recently. The official Facebook page of the Egyptian Armed Forces stated that the training took place with the participation of the Egyptian frigate Sharm El-Sheikh and the Spanish frigate ESPS Reina …
Read More »Saudi coalition in new Yemen offensive
The Saudi-Led coalition fighting in Yemen carried out an operation against Iran-aligned Houthi targets in Yemenâs port district, Salif, Saudi state TV reported late on Saturday, citing the coalition. The coalition said it destroyed sites used to assemble and launch explosives-laden boats and drones that pose a threat to maritime …
Read More »Saudis avert attack on oil tanker off Yemen coast
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said it had foiled an attack on an oil tanker off Yemenâs coast on the Arabian Sea, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Wednesday. The tanker was sailing 90 nautical miles south of Yemenâs Nishtun port toward the Gulf of Aden when …
Read More »The Lies that Bind: When Science Fiction becomes Historical Fact, and Drowning becomes the Kiss of Life!
By Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD Was watching an annoying science fiction movie the other day called variously The Holy Relic and The Hunt for the Hidden Relic (2002), and was struck by a number of things, good and bad. First, the bad. The movie is German, adapted from a novel …
Read More »Houthis say they are responding in kind by attacking Aramco
Yemenâs Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Wednesday it targeted facilities belonging to Saudi Aramco in Jizan on the Red Sea in response to âescalating air strikesâ but there was no immediate confirmation from Saudi Arabian authorities. State oil giant Aramco declined to comment on the report. Houthi military spokesman Yahya …
Read More »Saudi Arabia to resume oil exports through Red Sea lane
Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it would resume all oil shipments through the strategic Red Sea shipping lane of Bab Al Mandeb, the state news agency SPA reported. Saudi Arabia halted temporarily oil shipments through the lane on July 26 after attacks on two big oil tankers …
Read More »Saudi Arabia halts oil exports in Red Sea lane after Houthi attacks
Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it was suspending oil shipments through the Red Seaâs Bab al-Mandeb strait, one of the worldâs most important tanker routes, after Yemenâs Iran-aligned Houthis attacked two ships in the waterway. Brent futures rose 19 cents to $74.12 a barrel by 1305 GMT, extending their rally …
Read More »The Slipup of the Century: Flights of Fact and Fancy in Israeli Strategic History
By Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD The Israelis just passed a âJewish nation stateâ bill meant to do away with what little progress has been made when it comes to using Arabic names, as well as pushing for yet more settlement building while calling for Jerusalem as the countryâs âwhole …
Read More »With new gas deals, Egypt closes in on energy hub goal
Egypt is set to inaugurate a new wharf for natural gas and petroleum product tankers on the Gulf of Suez in the coming days, another step in its plan to become a regional energy hub. The new 2.5km wharf is being built by SUMED, which for decades has operated two …
Read More »Jordan, Palestine, Israel Sign Water Deal under US Auspices
Ramallah, Amman- US President Donald Trumpâs Middle East envoy, Jason Greenblatt, announced on Thursday a tripartite agreement over a water deal between Israel, Palestine and Jordan. The deal guarantees the accession of Palestine to the âRed-Dead Water Projectâ, which has been negotiated for many years. âThe United States welcomes the …
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