The Info Zone RIYADH, Sep 15 – Saudi Arabia is seeking stronger regional support as escalating Houthi attacks threaten shipping and oil infrastructure around the Red Sea, adding pressure to a kingdom already dealing with disruptions to one of its major export routes. Crown Prince MBS met Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in Cairo on Tuesday, with the two … Read more
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 – The U.S. House of Representatives voted for a third time Tuesday to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military operations against Iran without congressional approval, as the conflict approaches its seventh month and its financial and political consequences grow. The war powers resolution passed 220-204, with all voting Democrats joined … Read more
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 – FBI Director Kash Patel defended controversial changes to the bureau’s hiring standards Tuesday, telling senators that applicants with certain past experiences involving prostitution or bestiality should not automatically be barred from serving in federal law enforcement. Patel said the policy changes were intended in part to prevent victims of trafficking, sexual … Read more
RIYADH, Sept 15 – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched another series of attacks against Saudi Arabia as fighting intensified along Yemen’s western coast, adding to pressure on the kingdom while diplomatic efforts to ease the wider Middle East conflict showed signs of stalling. The Houthis said Monday that they had launched dozens of missiles and … Read more
Sep 14 – For nearly a quarter of a century, at least one member of men’s tennis’ celebrated Big Three occupied a place among the world’s top 10. That remarkable run ended on Monday, when Novak Djokovic fell from No. 5 to No. 12 in the latest ATP rankings. Djokovic, 39, was the final active … Read more
CAIRO, Sep 13 – Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen have claimed a fresh series of missile and drone attacks against Saudi Arabia, adding to growing tensions around the Red Sea as the rebels continue a rapid advance along Yemen’s western coast. The latest claims came overnight as Yemen’s internationally recognized government warned that the Houthi … Read more
NEW YORK, Sept 12, – Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is calling for the artificial intelligence industry to slow the pace of its most advanced development, arguing that safety systems and oversight are not advancing quickly enough to keep up with increasingly capable AI models. Amodei warned Saturday that without a period of restraint, AI systems … Read more
NEW YORK, Sept 11 – Wall Street is heading into next week’s Federal Reserve meeting with an unusual degree of uncertainty, as investors increasingly expect the central bank to raise interest rates despite having kept borrowing costs unchanged throughout 2026. A quarter-point increase on Wednesday would mark a significant shift for financial markets, particularly after … Read more
ADEN, Yemen, Sep 10 – Iran-backed Houthi forces have taken control of the Yemeni port city of Mokha, officials and Houthi representatives said Thursday, marking the rebels’ most significant territorial advance since a United Nations-backed truce brought a period of relative calm to the country’s long-running civil war. The capture of Mokha has raised fresh … Read more
MADRID, Sep 9 – Spain’s National Intelligence Center issued several warnings in the days immediately before a huge influx of migrants reached the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, according to a collection of government documents released Wednesday. The records provide a detailed account of what Spanish authorities knew before the border crisis and appear … Read more