Private flights account for 30% of departures from Oman airport as wealthy evacuate Middle East
Long border crossings, SUV convoys and six-figure jet charters have become the new escape route out of the Middle East...
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Red Cross shares audio of Iranian civilian explaining situation on the ground in Tehran: ‘No respite’
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) released audio Thursday of a civilian in Tehran describing what it's like...
The future of war? US-Israel blitz on Iran unveils next-gen allied combat
A massive joint air campaign by the United States and Israel is dismantling Iran’s missile network in what officials and...
As Iran’s leadership shifts amid war, Hezbollah moves to reset the balance: expert
Hezbollah escalated its involvement in the widening conflict between Iran and the U.S. and Israel Tuesday, launching long-range missiles from...
Fool Me Twice: The Case for War With Iran Is Even Thinner Than It Was for Iraq
Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address at the Capitol on Feb. 24, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Photo: Kenny...
Lindsey Graham abruptly ends meeting after Lebanese general refuses to label Hezbollah terrorists
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., swiftly pulled the plug on a meeting with Lebanese Chief of Defense Gen. Rodolphe Haykal after the...
Pentagon Makes Largest Known Arms Purchase from Israel — For Banned Cluster Weapons
The Department of Defense has quietly signed a $210 million deal to buy advanced cluster shells from one of Israel’s...
Lawmakers question whether US moving fast enough to capitalize on Hezbollah’s weakened state
A House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday underscored what lawmakers and witnesses repeatedly described...
New York Attorney General Slams Pro-Israel Group Betar U.S. for Biased Harassment of Arabs, Muslims
A Zionist extremist group notorious for doxxing pro-Palestine college students and providing lists of activists to the Trump administration is...
StopAntisemitism Takes Credit for Getting Hundreds Fired. A Music Teacher Is Suing.
When Oregon music teacher Susan Lewis logged onto a Zoom meeting with her boss one afternoon in August 2024, she...
Pope Leo urges dialogue over military action after failed Maduro-Trump call
Pope Leo has spoken out about the dangers of military action by the U.S. in overthrowing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro...
Pope Leo XIV calls for ‘divine gift of peace’ in maiden visit to Middle East
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Lebanon's tradition of interfaith coexistence Monday as a beacon of hope for a conflict-torn region, as...
Trump Gutted AIDS Health Care at the Worst Possible Time
A woman holds her HIV medication and a hospital records book at her home in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Feb. 7,...
Reporter’s Notebook: Thanksgiving weekend in Turkey with an American pope, next stop Lebanon
Early on Sunday, we learned the Vatican’s chartered Airbus 320, which had ferried Pope Leo XIV, his entourage and 80...
Pope Leo tours Istanbul’s famous Blue Mosque, declines to pray alongside imam
Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, as he focused more on bolstering...
