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Houthis escalate fighting in Yemen, eyeing control over Mocha Port, Bab al-Mandab Strait

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Members of Houthi security forces sit on a rock at the site of a rally held to commemorate Mawlid, marking the anniversary of Prophet Muhammad's birthday, in Sanaa, Yemen, August 25, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah) The Houthis escalated fighting in Yemen in recent days as the Iran-backed terror group worked to seize territory that would give them greater control over the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a chokepoint at the entrance to the Red Sea that is instrumental in international shipping routes, The New York Times reported on Friday, citing local security sources.  Fighting has intensified around western Taiz as the Houthis attempted to reach Mocha , a port city less than 50 miles from the strait, Col. Abdul Basit al-Baher, an army officer with the Yemeni government in the region, told the NYT .  The Houthis declared a blockade on Saudi oil tankers passing through the Red Sea, which is where most of Saudi Arabia 's oil exports travel, in July and have since launched ...
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IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after Israeli soldiers intercept drone attack

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  An explosive drone launched by Hezbollah is seen near the Israeli border with Lebanon during a Hezbollah attack in northern Israel, May 19, 2026; Illustrative. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90) The IDF struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after the terrorist organization launched a drone towards Israeli soldiers, the military said on Friday. According to the IDF, the soldiers shot down the drone after it was spotted approaching them earlier on Friday. No IDF soldiers were injured in the attack, which was described by the military as a "blatant violation" of the ceasefire agreement. The strikes follow an announcement by Defense Minister Israel Katz earlier on Friday that the IDF had cleared Lebanon's Ali al-Taher ridge tunnels of Hezbollah terrorists.
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US is Preparing Hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountain

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  (photo credit: REUTERS/EVELYN HOCKSTEIN) US President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that the United States may hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountain very soon. Pickaxe Mountain, located ​near Iran's heavily damaged Natanz uranium enrichment facility, is ​a heavily fortified site that hosts two deeply buried tunnel complexes. Trump credited the US's space technology and the US Space Force as the reason the US has comprehensive intelligence on movement around Pickaxe Mountain. 
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IDF to conduct strikes on Lebanon in coming hours, Upper Galilee Regional Council announces

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  Smoke rises following an explosion during the destruction of infrastructure along the Israel-Lebanon border. August 31, 2026. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90) The IDF is set to carry out a series of strikes on Lebanon in the coming hours, the security department of the Upper Galilee Regional Council announced Friday evening.  Explosions will be heard in Western Galilee, the Hula Valley, the Ramim Ridge, and possibly in northern Golan Heights, the department added. 
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APPRECIATING CHUKWUEMEKA IKE'S "OUR CHILDREN ARE COMING"" - Onyeji Nnaji

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To appreciate literature is simply to be desolved into the dimensions of narratives carefully contained by a literary piece. The way the reader sees the writer and the conclusion he is able to draw about the author is generally dependent on how much he gets himself assimilated into the narrative dexterity of the author. The writer, who would want readers to gain an immeasurable understanding of the work, uses such language he believes would encourage the reading of his work. But one thing is paramount; he does not place the work so simply for every reader, instead he weaves several techniques into the narrative so that he that approaches the text would see reasons to think. To think properly with any work of art is simply to be absorbed by the same piece of writing. By this, the reader identifies with any character of his choice in the work. With this character, he gains a better position to judge, support or disagree with the philosophy dominant in the text. By so doing, he can vividl...
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The prophecy of Chukwuemeka Ike’s “Our Children Are Coming” comes true in the Obidient Movement — Sylva Nze Ifedigbo

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In the roll call of authors who have effectively used the novel form to interrogate the systematic abuse of the Nigerian society leading to the many ills her citizens continue to endure today, Chukwuemeka Ike deserves a prolonged applause. In an Obit when he passed at age 88, in 2020, I had noted that “In many ways, his fiction held up a mirror to society, reflecting both the desirable and the worst in us and leaving us with something to really ponder about. He seemed passionate about changing society and used his fiction to consistently remind us of the increasing inadequacies of society which our fleeting sensibilities ignore as we carry on with the daily scramble for material accumulation.” And he had quite a collection of titles that buttressed this including the likes of Toads for Super, The Naked Gods, The Potter’s Wheel, Sunset at Dawn, Expo ’77, The Chicken Chasers, and The Search among others. There will be time to properly study, contextualise and document how young Nigeri...
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Former IDF soldier charged for affiliating himself with ISIS, watching terror training videos

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  ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025. (photo credit: Police Spokesperson ) A 30-year-old Arab-Israeli citizen who had formerly served in the IDF was charged with affiliating himself with the ISIS terror group, Israel Police announced on Wednesday, after his allegiance was discovered in an investigation by the Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency). The suspect, Khamis Su'ad, had served in the IDF between 2017 and 2019 and had allegedly exhibited a growing interest in ISIS since 2023, according to the indictment. 
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