Washington wants to expand a maritime partnership after three commercial vessels were struck by missiles fired by Iranian-back Houthis in Yemen earlier this week
The group warned that it would continue to target ships in international waters that were linked to or owned by Israelis until the end of Israel’s campaign against Gaza’s Hamas rulers
There is a risk that anti-Israeli rhetoric could spark a regional conflict. The Iranian leaders, masters of ambiguity, are playing on the fears of their neighbors and the rest of the region
The United Nations has already questioned Saudi Arabia about its troops opening fire on the migrants in an escalating pattern of attacks along its southern border with war-torn Yemen
The U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, said the five men, who included four Yemenis and one from Bangladesh, were ‘in good health, good spirits ... but they went through a very difficult period of isolation’
Blinken’s trip comes after the kingdom under Prince Mohammed has been more willing to disregard the U.S. in striking its own decisions, straining relations between Riyadh and Washington
Yemeni and Saudi officials say the talks in Sanaa came after Saudi Arabia and the Houthis reached a draft agreement to revive a cease-fire deal that expired in October. They want to relaunch Yemeni political talks after months of Oman-brokered negotiations
The lower prices that began to roll out earlier this week affect more than 30 of the roughly 190 countries where Netflix’s steaming service is available
Pakistani Sen. Mushtaq Ahmed Khan tweeted Friday that the two brothers had reached Islamabad airport. “There was no trial, no court proceedings, no charges against them”, he wrote on Twitter.