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  • Soldiers loyal to Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council stand guard outside the compound of the presidential palace in Aden, Yemen, December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman
    Fawaz Salman/Reuters/File
    Iran-aligned Houthis launch deadly attack on Yemeni presidential palace in escalating campaign against Saudi Arabia
  • Videos verified by CNN show Singapore-flagged container ship GFS Pride sinking after it was struck by “unknown projectiles” on October 13. Smoke is seen rising from the ship as it takes on water. Later videos and satellite images show cargo scattered in the water in the Strait of Hormuz.
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    Two cargo ships sunk in Strait of Hormuz as Iran ramps up attacks in run-up to midterms
  • A file photo of the Aramco headquarters in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on December 8, 2019.
    Tasneem Alsultan/Bloomberg/Getty Images/File
    Headquarters of Saudi Aramco hit as Houthis and Riyadh trade strikes
  • Saudi air defense forces enhance their readiness to protect the airspace over the holy sites in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on March 15.
    Saudi Press Agency/APAImages/Shutterstock
    Why billions spent on defense haven’t shielded Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks
  • An aerial view shows ships anchored off the coast of Khasab in Oman's Musandam Governorate, near the Strait of Hormuz, on October 2, 2026.
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    After oil increasingly left the Gulf, Iran is trying to regain its stranglehold on shipping
  • A delivery company founded by Arabs.
    Courtesy HAAT
    A delivery company founded by Arabs takes on its competition in Israel
  • A member of Houthi security forces stands next to a poster of Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi at the site of a gathering of Houthi supporters to show solidarity with the movement as fighting intensifies across several fronts, in Sanaa, Yemen October 7, 2026.
    Mohammed al-Mahdi/Reuters
    Attack on Saudi airport kills 3 as Iran-backed Houthis warn of long conflict
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    Captured alive, but killed in captivity: The 40 hostages who never made it back home alive – and why
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  • Hamam al-Hammami has been identified as the pilot suspected of having attacked another pilot aboard a Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai flight on Wednesday.
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    Alleged Flydubai hijacker likely wanted to target Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, sources say
  • People disembark from a FlyDubai carrying Israeli passengers who had earlier been aboard another FlyDubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia approaches Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026.
    Ariel Schalit/AP
    Flydubai hijacking attempt exposes worrying gaps in aviation security
  • Hero Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar speaks to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a videocall
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    ‘I couldn’t let everybody else die,’ says hero Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar
  • Assaf Rajuan tells CNN’s Jeremy Diamond that passengers and crew quickly restrained the attacker while two off-duty British pilots helped stabilize and land the aircraft after the pilot was stabbed.
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    Video Attacker was ‘neutralized’ very quickly by passengers and flight crew, passenger says 1:17
  • Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a Likud campaign rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, on September 17.
    Amir Levy/Getty Images
    Netanyahu shared new intelligence on Iran’s nuclear ambitions with UAE leader, source says
  • Members of the Iraqi security forces drive in a convoy through the city as they celebrate the withdrawal of US-led coalition forces from Iraq, ending a military presence that began after the 2003 US-led invasion, in Najaf, Iraq, September 30.
    Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters
    US troops complete Iraq exit, as Iran and its allies celebrate
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  • A destroyed car sits outside a burnt house after Israeli settlers attacked the Tubasi family and Israeli security forces who were escorting them back to their home in Jalud. (Photo by Erik Marmor/Getty Images)
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    100 Israeli settlers drove a Palestinian family from home again. Netanyahu blamed a ‘handful of rioters’
  • Protesters burn tires and other debris to block a highway during a demonstration over fuel price increases in Maarat al-Numan, Idlib province, on September 13.
    Ahmed Albam/AP
    Post-Assad Syria is facing its biggest stress test yet. Here’s why that matters
  • Vessels are seen anchored between Iran's Qeshm and Larak islands amid disruptions to traffic through the Strait of Hormuz on September 11.
    Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu/Getty Images
    Iran says it is awaiting ‘definitive’ US response despite Trump rejecting latest proposal
  • Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City on Wednesday.
    Caitlin Ochs/Reuters
    A good week for Iran at the UN – but latest offer to the US appears a non-starter
  • US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman prepare to pose for photos with leaders during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Leaders’ Summit at The Ritz-Carlton on May 14, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
    Win McNamee/Getty Images/File
    Gulf leaders meet Trump with two fears: more war and less US protection
  • Yemenis loyal to the Houthi group demonstrate to support missile forces and denounce Saudi accusations that Yemenis are attempting to attack Mecca, on Friday in Sanaa, Yemen.
    Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images
    As US steers clear of Yemen fight, the Iran-backed Houthis launch next phase of campaign
  • Houthi fighters escort a convoy carrying prisoners freed in Mokha through the Bani Matar district on its way to Sanaa, Yemen, on Saturday, September 12, 2026, following the Houthi takeover of the southern Red Sea port city.
    Stringer/AP
    Iran and Trump exchange fresh warnings as Saudi-Houthi conflict escalates ahead of key UN gathering. Here’s what to know
  • Iranians seeking medication from pharmacies are facing soaring prescription prices as US sanctions devastate the economy.
    Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images
    Trump’s sanctions, inflation and a collapsing economy leaves Iran’s sick exposed
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