The Middle East's biggest economies in 1980 started with Saudi Arabia at $164.5B, Iran at $94.4B, Türkiye 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,…
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 you…
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 they…
Houthi control Gate of Tears
🇾🇪🇸🇦 Video appears to show remnants of a DF-15A missile booster used in an alleged Houthi strike on Saudi-backed forces in Ma’rib. Ma’rib is the last major oil-and-gas province held by the Saudi-backed government in…
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 Suez…
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,…
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
Looking at the 2026 university counts for the Middle East from uniRank, Iran tops the list with 317 institutions while Türkiye follows with 174. Iraq sits at 110, Saudi Arabia has 63, and the United Arab Emirates holds…
Graffiti addressed to U.S. Ambassador Huckabee reading 'regards from the terrorists' appeared on a wall after Israeli settlers ignited a fire at a mosque in Nablus.
Israeli settlers arson Nablus
Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir went to the Al-Aqsa compound and said building a Temple is necessary.
Itamar Ben-Gvir Al-Aqsa Temple statement
Oil Production in the Middle East 1. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia - 9.73M barrels/day 2. 🇮🇷 Iran - 4.45M barrels/day 3. 🇮🇶 Iraq - 4.29M barrels/day 4. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates - 3.51M barrels/day 5. 🇰🇼 Kuwait - 2.47M…
Dubai International Airport handled 31.5 million passengers in the first half of 2026. That figure marks a 31.3% drop in traffic. The decline ties to regional airspace disruptions linked to the Iran conflict.
🇮🇱 | Hikmat al-Hijri supported by Israel: We are an inseparable part of Israel, and we share its beliefs and ideology.
Hikmat al-Hijri on Israel support
The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye, and Egypt have jointly condemned Israel's E1 settlement plan. These eight foreign ministers describe the proposal as a dangerous escalation that could…
