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  • U.S. Secretly Alerted Iran Ahead of Islamic State Terrorist Attack

    The U.S. secretly warned Iran that Islamic State was preparing to carry out the terrorist attack early this month that killed more than 80 Iranians in a pair of coordinated suicide bombings, U.S. officials said.

    The confidential alert came after the U.S. acquired intelligence that Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan, ISIS-Khorasan, known as ISIS-K, was plotting to attack Iran, they said.

    American officials said the information passed to Iran was specific enough about the location and sufficiently timely that it might have proved useful to Tehran in thwarting the attack on Jan. 3 or at least mitigating the casualty toll.

  • Commentary: Were the Saudis Right About the Houthis After All?

    Past experience, including with Somali pirates, has shown that attempting to patrol large bodies of water with a limited naval force isn’t enough to suppress piracy. Rather, the cost of such aggression has to be rendered unsustainable for the culprits. The Biden administration is now leading the international demand that the Houthis desist and that the security of international shipping and commerce in this all-important waterway be restored. The Houthis, for their part, appear to be relishing the prospect of a confrontation with the United States. That is, or at least must be made to be, their problem.

  • Israeli tanks batter hospital districts in Gaza’s Khan Younis, displaced set to flee southward

     Israeli tanks bombarded areas around two hospitals in Gaza's main southern city Khan Younis on Thursday, forcing displaced people into a new desperate scramble for safe shelter, residents said, in an offensive Israel says is targeting Hamas militants.
    Gaza health officials said at least 50 Palestinians had been killed in Khan Younis in the past 24 hours, including two children in an Israeli air strike that hit a residential home.

  • US envoy sees rapid F-16s sale to Turkey after Sweden NATO bid sign-off

    The U.S. ambassador to Turkey said he anticipates that President Tayyip Erdogan will give a final sign-off on Sweden's NATO membership within days, triggering rapid steps toward U.S. Congress endorsing a sale of F-16 fighter jets to Ankara.
    In an interview on Thursday, Ambassador Jeff Flake said that once the formal ratification document is received in Washington, the U.S. State Department will immediately send Congress notification of the $20 billion F-16s sale.

  • Hevolution releases inaugural Global Healthspan Report

    Back in November, we reported on Hevolution Foundation‘s two day Global Healthspan Summit in Riyadh; with over 1000 attendees and 100 speakers, Hevolution hoped the summit would serve as a trigger, shifting perception of aging and longevity and catalyzing a move towards global healthspan. To build on this event and scaffold the shift from sickcare to healthspan, Hevolution has released its inaugural Global Healthspan Report today; the report builds on the success of the summit and delivers needed insights to support progress for global healthspan goals.

  • 2 US-flagged ships with cargo for US Defense Department come under attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

    Two American-flagged ships carrying cargo for the U.S. Defense and State departments came under attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Wednesday, officials said, with the U.S. Navy intercepting some of the incoming fire.

    The attacks on the container ships Maersk Detroit and Maersk Chesapeake further raise the stakes of the group's ongoing attacks on shipping through the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The U.S. and the United Kingdom have launched multiple rounds of airstrikes seeking to stop the attacks.

  • It turns out oil gets more expensive to ship when boats go boom in the Red Sea

    As the US continues—and escalates—its not-quite-a-war with the Houthi rebels in Yemen, shipping markets are ramping up the price to transport crude oil. Bloomberg reports that the cost of moving oil from the Middle East to Asia is up 182% since the US began leading “Operation Prosperity Guardian” to secure the important global shipping channel.

  • Qatar, a key mediator in sensitive Israel-Hamas talks, lashes out at Netanyahu over critical remarks

    Qatar said it was appalled Wednesday by leaked remarks made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which he criticized the country’s mediation efforts with Hamas, complicating already arduous negotiations meant to halt the hostilities in exchange for a hostage release. In a meeting with families of hostages held by Hamas, Netanyahu said Qatar’s role in the mediation was “problematic.” Qatar, a key mediator that also has deep ties to the militant group and hosts some of its exiled leaders, said Netanyahu’s remarks were “irresponsible and destructive.”

  • Saudi Arabia to allow first alcohol sales in 72 years, dividing opinion

    Located in the capital’s Diplomatic Quarter, the store will be accessible only to non-Muslim diplomats, meaning that for the vast majority of Saudi Arabia’s 32 million people, nothing will change for now.

    Additionally, purchasing quotas will be enforced. Access to the store will be restricted to those who register via an application. And customers will be asked to keep their phones in a “special mobile pouch” while they browse for beer, wine and spirits.

  • Why and when did Saudi Arabia ban alcohol? Why is its first liquor store a big deal?

    Saudi Arabia is seeing revolutionary reforms under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He has ambitious plans to make the kingdom the go-to destination for business and tourism. It involves shedding the image of a conservative regime and being more open. And the latest move involves allowing alcohol. Yes, the country is all set to get its first liquor store in the capital Riyadh but it will serve only non-Muslim diplomats.