Feb 16, 2021
Saudi-Houthi conflict deepens
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group says it launched 2 more attacks on southern Saudi airfields or bases, marking the 9th consecutive day of such assaults. On Monday, Houthi military spokesman Yahya…
Feb 12, 2021
Locusts pose alarming risk to Somalia
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is warning that the risk of Desert Locust crop damage in Somalia remains both “high and alarming.” According to a news brief…
Jan 28, 2021
US halts foreign arms deals
The administration of United States President Joe Biden has suspended massive arms sales to foreign nations. The State Department maintained that it is “temporarily pausing the implementation of some pending…
Jan 27, 2021
Turkish Militias and Proxies
By Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak, Expert on modern Turkey and Dr. Jonathan Spyer, Expert on Syria, Iraq, radical Islamic groups, and Kurds Erdoğan has created a private military and…
Jan 25, 2021
Saudis foil alleged Houthi strikes
Saudi Arabia announced that a series of attacks on its soil have been successfully thwarted. The state-run Al Ekhbariyah channel and Saudi-owned Al Hadath news agency reported that the most…
Jan 20, 2021
Locusts invade Horn of Africa
A new crisis is looming in the Horn of Africa as infestations of the Desert Locust surged over the past month. Kenya is increasingly at risk extensive breeding in Ethiopia…
Jan 15, 2021
Epoxy Or Proxy
Israel acting to peel off Iran’s tentacles, either glued to it or farther away By Amir Oren In the Middle East, with its shifting winds and summer heat and spring…
Jan 12, 2021
US to declare Houthis terrorists
The United States is set to designate Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement as a foreign terrorist organization. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced in an official statement his “intent to designate…
Dec 16, 2020
Kenya threatened by Ethiopia, Somalia locust swarms
Substantial and widespread breeding continues in eastern Ethiopia and central Somalia, according to the latest update by the Desert Locust Information Service (DLIS) of the United Nations Food and Agriculture…
Nov 11, 2020
Locusts still plague parts of Africa, Mideast
The Desert Locust Information Service (DLIS) of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is reporting that several nations in Africa and the Middle East continue to battle infestation.…