Saudi Arabia Advances Electric Vehicle Ecosystem by 2030
Saudi Arabia is enhancing its electric vehicle industry with local manufacturing, charging infrastructure, and partnerships.
Middle East
Israeli Strike Kills a Family of Four in Beit Lahiya as Gaza's Ceasefire Wears Thin
A couple and their daughters aged 12 and 8 were killed in northern Gaza, one of a string of strikes that continue nearly a year into a US-backed truce as winter rains approach.
IAEA Sends Iran's Nuclear File to the Security Council, Where Vetoes Await
The first referral in two decades puts Iran's unverified stockpile of enriched uranium back on the UN agenda, but Russian and Chinese vetoes make it more signal than sanction.
Israeli Forces Strike Hezbollah Targets Near Nabatiya After Drone Launches
The IDF said it hit infrastructure in southern Lebanon after two explosive drones were launched toward troops operating on the Ali al-Taher Ridge.
Xi Visits Cairo for the First Time in a Decade With a Message on Shipping
China's president urged Middle Eastern states to oppose 'external interference' and offered cooperation on safeguarding maritime routes disrupted by the war.
More Than 60 Killed as Fighting Intensifies in Yemen's Taiz
Clashes between Yemeni forces and Houthi fighters escalated in a city that has been contested for most of the past decade.
IRGC Says It Struck US Positions in Jordan, Bahrain and Iraq
Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced missile and drone operations against American bases on 2 September, in retaliation for US strikes, widening the war's geography again.
Cairo Court Sentences TV Host and 11 Others to Death Over Drug Trafficking
Sarah Khalifa and eleven co-defendants received death sentences in a case that has drawn attention well beyond Egypt's courts.
Six Months Later, Evacuated U.S. Navy Families Still in Limbo
A U.S. Navy ship, the USS Rafael Peralta, takes part in a maritime blockade against an Iranian-flagged ship attempting to sail toward an Iranian port on April 24. The photo was provided by U.S. Central Command. U.S. Navy/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption U.S. Navy/Getty Images NORFOLK, Va.
Gaza aid worker who organized World Cup screenings killed in Israeli strike
Palestinian aid worker who organized World Cup screenings killed in Israeli strike Palestinians are mourning Mohammed al-Wahidi, a beloved aid worker in Gaza. He was killed by as Israeli airstrike while en route to a World Cup screening which he organized.
Lebanese Turtle Conservationist Killed in Airstrike
Mona Khalil, a Lebanese ecologist activist, looks at a turtle in the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre in August 2002.
Trump Cancels Strikes, Again Promises Imminent Iran Peace
President Trump has canceled planned strikes in Iran, claiming, once again, that a peace deal is near. This is just the latest salvo in a series of whiplash proclamations when it comes to the U.S.-Israel-led war in Iran.