Category: Middle East
Saudi Arabia: 12 Killed in Riyadh Airport Attack
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (HornPost)A deadly attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh has left at least 12...
Yemen Launches Major Offensive Against Houthis as Battle for Bab el-Mandeb Escalates
ADEN, Yemen (HornPost) Yemen’s internationally recognized government has launched a major military operation aimed at retaking territory controlled...
Saudi Arabia Accuses Houthis of Attempted Drone Attack on Mecca, Rebels Deny Claim
RIYADH (HornPost) — Saudi Arabia said Tuesday its air defenses intercepted a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels...
Houthis Seize Mocha Port in Yemen, Advance Toward Bab el-Mandeb
MOCHA, Yemen —(HornPost) Iran-aligned Houthi forces have seized Yemen’s strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha and advanced...
Saudi Arabia: Buying Security or Buying Dependence? The Houthi litmus test for the new Mecca alliance Author: Abdillahi Jama Ali – Qurus
Hargeisa, Somaliland (HornPost) Saudi Arabia’s new Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Türkiye and Pakistan had barely been established when...
Saudi Arabia’s Power Paradox: Why Wealth and Military Strength Have Not Guaranteed Regional Influence By Abdillahi Jama Ali – Qurus
HARGEISA, Somaliland —(HornPost) Saudi Arabia is widely regarded as one of the Middle East’s most powerful states. It...
Qatar, Somalia Prime Ministers Hold High-Level Talks in Doha, Reaffirm Strong Bilateral Ties.
DOHA, Qatar (HornPost) —Somalia and Qatar have reaffirmed their close diplomatic ties following high-level talks in Doha between...
The Right to the Nile, the Denial of the Sea: Egypt and the Politics of the Horn
Hargeisa, Somaliland (HornPost) Water for Egypt — But No Sea for Ethiopia? The Right to the Nile, the...
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Syrian Military Airbase in Idlib, Raising Tensions.
IDLIB, Syria — (HornPost) Israeli airstrikes hit the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in northwestern Syria on Tuesday, causing...
Iran Threatens Offensive Shift as Hormuz Shipping Crisis Deepens.
DUBAI/WASHINGTON — Aug. 17, 2026 — Tensions between Iran and the United States have escalated sharply after Tehran...
