Kersten Knipp
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Houthi attacks threaten more than oil infrastructure — but its unclear how the Saudis can stop them. (opens the original)
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Last week, some students in Saudi Arabia were told they should stay at home and attend classes online, due to continued threats from attacks by the Houthi group in neighboring Yemen. But the very next day, they were given the all-clear and allowed to return to school in person. The conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi militia in Yemen seems to have become part of everyday life in Saudi Arabia. After a period of comparative calm, the Houthis have been ramping up attacks on the country, st
How the Houthis are also putting Egypt under pressure (opens the original)
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Any and all ships may pass, at least at first. That was how the spokesperson for Yemen's Houthis rebel militia put it. Transit through the Red Sea would be safe, with one exception: According to the Houthi spokesperson, ships from Saudi Arabia would not be allowed to pass this stretch of the sea. The comments came during a time when the Houthi militia has been fighting to increase its presence at the southern entrance to the ocean passage. The Houthis now control the tiny volcanic island of Mayu
25 years after 9/11: Al-Qaeda weakened but not gone (opens the original)
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The extremist preacher Abdullah al-Muhaysini no longer has to worry about US sanctions. In late August 2026, the US Department of the Treasury removed the former jihadist from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list, or SDN List. It includes individuals and organizations whose assets are frozen in the US and with whom US citizens are generally not allowed to do business. After Syria's civil war broke out in 2011, al-Muhaysini recruited fighters and helped establish a governin
Is Libya's damaging power struggle about to end? (opens the original)
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There have been other attempts made in the past but this time, those involved hope it will finally work out: Thanks to mediation by the United Nations, the two opposing governments in the west and east of Libya have agreed that they will hold parliamentary and presidential elections within the next two years. "The agreement marks an important step in advancing Libya towards national elections and ending the transitional period," the UN's Support Mission in Libya, or UNSMIL, said in a statement.
Could Syria become the focus of an Israeli-Turkish conflict? (opens the original)
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Following US mediation, Syrian and Israeli representatives met in Jordan last weekend for the first time in months. The talks aimed to defuse tensions following the recent Israeli attacks on Syrian territory and prevent hostilities between Israel and Turkey from spilling over into Syria. The escalation was sparked by an Israeli attack on the Abu Duhur military airfield in Syria's Idlib Province on August 18. According to Syrian sources, the attack struck the runway and storage facilities without
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