Fear is spreading through Jerusalem's Christian quarter and many residents won't even speak publicly. Abbot Nicodemus Schnabel says threats come almost daily as he walks the city, young monks get spat on at night in darkโฆ
Abbot Nicodemus Schnabel on Jerusalem harassment
What stuck with me after going through the region with Brandon Weichert is how fast the unthinkable becomes background noise. Six months back, one item from that list would have led every broadcast for days. Now aโฆ
Ammunition sites in Syria have been going up in explosions repeatedly since September, five or more of them, and the newest was in eastern Idlib near Saraqib. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights counts 37 deaths fromโฆ
Syria ammunition depot blasts near Saraqib
The question left hanging is whether a phone call reaches Trump before the aircraft do. Everyone in this chain is dialing: Britain's leader on the line raising concerns, Iraq's prime minister reportedly briefed that a USโฆ
Yahya Saree, Ansar Allah's military spokesperson out of Yemen, is back on the same message: King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh is a "military target," and he's flat-out calling it unsafe. That warning goes toโฆ
A legendary MG42 machine gun is up for sale at a random shop in Yemen. Known as Hitler's Saw, it fires 1,200 rounds per minute and carries a price tag of $3,300. #Yemen
Yemen MG42 Hitler's Saw
Oliver notes that Ben-Gvir has dropped any pretense about his goals for the Gaza Strip. He explicitly stated he dreams of conquering, or rather liberating, the entire territory and returning to all of Gaza because itโฆ
Ben-Gvir on Gaza and Hamas
The Middle East's biggest economies in 1980 started with Saudi Arabia at $164.5B, Iran at $94.4B, Tรผrkiye at $68.8B, Iraq at $52.6B, UAE at $43.6B, Kuwait at $28.6B, Israel at $25.4B, Egypt at $21.7B, Syria at $13.1B,โฆ
Middle East Economies 1980 vs 2026
An explosion hit a pipeline at Tishreen station in eastern Ghouta, leaving three power plants non-operational according to the Syrian Electricity Company.
Syrian Electricity Company power outage
Macklemore and the author are chipping in another $10,000 to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. This donation is going straight to helping families in Palestine during what is described as an ongoing genocide. If youโฆ
The Houthis are holding the 'Gate of Tears' strait, which handles 40% of global container traffic, and that status isn't expected to change. This control gives them a second key waterway for global trade while theyโฆ
Houthi control Gate of Tears
๐พ๐ช๐ธ๐ฆ Video appears to show remnants of a DF-15A missile booster used in an alleged Houthi strike on Saudi-backed forces in Maโrib. Maโrib is the last major oil-and-gas province held by the Saudi-backed government inโฆ
DF-15A debris Ma'rib strike
the opposing Yemeni group backed by the Saudi government just announced they are pulling out of Perim Island and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. that move hands complete control of the shipping corridor leading to the Suezโฆ
Saudi oil infrastructure and King Khalil Air Base in Khamis Mushait are the reported targets of a Houthi barrage involving ballistic missiles and drones. The assault is said to be aimed at energy sites and that air base,โฆ
Houthi attack on Saudi oil and King Khalid Air Base
Fr Christians in Gaza get treated way better than Christians in occupied Jerusalem
Christians in Gaza vs occupied Jerusalem
