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EU warns Yemen developments risk Gulf stability
01/01/2026

EU warns Yemen developments risk Gulf stability

Dec 31 (Reuters) - The European Union said on Wednesday that recent developments in the Yemeni provinces of Hadramout and Al Mahra threaten to bring new risks to the Gulf region."The EU calls for de-escalation and avoiding steps that further threaten stability of Yemen and the region," an EU spokesp...

NEW: Middle East adapts to Trump’s tech agenda as Gulf AI gamble grows in 2025
12/31/2025

NEW: Middle East adapts to Trump’s tech agenda as Gulf AI gamble grows in 2025

This year saw a wave of dealmaking across data centers, chips, critical minerals and AI collaboration as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE eagerly aligned with President Trump’s tech agenda amid sharp swings in US foreign policy.

Trump-Erdogan ties pay off for Turkey in 2025 as Ankara pushes for F-35s
12/31/2025

Trump-Erdogan ties pay off for Turkey in 2025 as Ankara pushes for F-35s

Leader-level diplomacy between Ankara and Washington produced selective gains but failed to break the deadlock over defense sanctions imposed for Turkey’s S-400 purchase.

Factbox-UAE foreign policy in spotlight after Yemen escalation
12/31/2025

Factbox-UAE foreign policy in spotlight after Yemen escalation

By Yousef SabaDUBAI, Dec 31 - The United Arab Emirates has pursued an assertive foreign policy and carved its own sphere of influence across the Middle East and Africa, a strategy in the spotlight after a rare military escalation with Saudi Arabia in Yemen this week.Abu Dhabi has used alliances with...

Filmmaker Panahi says Iran protests 'to move history forward'
12/31/2025

Filmmaker Panahi says Iran protests 'to move history forward'

Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi said Wednesday that protests which have gripped his country in recent days aimed "to move history forward"."Shared pain has now become a cry in the street," said the director who won the Cannes Film festival's top prize this year and has been nominated fo...

Hoping for better year ahead, Gazans bid farewell to 'nightmare' of 2025
12/31/2025

Hoping for better year ahead, Gazans bid farewell to 'nightmare' of 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, Palestinians in Gaza are marking the new year not with celebration, but with exhaustion, grief and a fragile hope that their "endless nightmare" might finally end.For residents of the battered territory, daily life is a struggle for survival.Much of Gaza's infrastructure li...

Iran prosecutor pledges 'decisive' response if protests destabilise country
12/31/2025

Iran prosecutor pledges 'decisive' response if protests destabilise country

Iran's prosecutor general said on Wednesday that economic protests that had gripped the country were legitimate, but any attempt to create insecurity would be met with a "decisive response"."Peaceful livelihood protests are part of social and understandable realities," Mohammad Movahedi-Azad told st...

Iran threats, flattery, unresolved gaps: What Trump really gave Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago
12/31/2025

Iran threats, flattery, unresolved gaps: What Trump really gave Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago

At their meeting at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump heaped compliments on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but offered few concrete achievements.

Analysis-Yemen strike shows depth of distrust between Saudi Arabia and UAE
12/31/2025

Analysis-Yemen strike shows depth of distrust between Saudi Arabia and UAE

By Maha El Dahan and Samia NakhoulDUBAI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The withdrawal of Emirati forces from Yemen following a Saudi airstrike may help defuse a confrontation between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, but the incident has exposed simmering distrust between two Gulf oil powers with long-running differen...

PODCAST 🎙️ Middle East 2025 in review: Iran & Israel go to war as UAE-Saudi tensions, Syria challenges come to a head
12/30/2025

PODCAST 🎙️ Middle East 2025 in review: Iran & Israel go to war as UAE-Saudi tensions, Syria challenges come to a head

Host Adam Lucente interviews several correspondents and editors across the region about the major stories that defined 2025 in the Middle East. The team also looks at what may come in 2026, with protests in Iran, UAE-Saudi tensions in Yemen, the fight against ISIS and a number of other situations he...

Analysis-Yemen strike shows depth of distrust between Saudi Arabia and UAE
12/30/2025

Analysis-Yemen strike shows depth of distrust between Saudi Arabia and UAE

By Maha El Dahan and Samia NakhoulDUBAI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The withdrawal of Emirati forces from Yemen following a Saudi airstrike may help defuse a confrontation between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, but the incident has exposed simmering distrust between two Gulf oil powers with long-running differen...

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