The visit followed the Iranian foreign minister’s trip to Oman. Qatar and Iran’s top diplomats met in Doha today. Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani hosted his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian for an official visit. They discussed bilateral relations and unspecified “regional developments,” according to a statement from …

The advance could relieve pressure on embattled Marib if pro-government forces can hold their ground. Yemeni pro-government forces claimed to have retaken the country’s entire southern province of Shabwa from Houthi rebels. The Giants Brigade, a pro-government militia backed by the United Arab Emirates, claimed to have captured the province …

Iraq announced a similar incident late last year. Iraqi forces arrested several people who allegedly attempted to enter the country illegally via the Syrian border today. Iraq’s Security Media Cell said 62 “infiltrators” of Syrian nationality were arrested. The Iraqi border guard and the Kurdistan Region’s peshmerga forces conducted the …