A Houthi ballistic missile reached Riyadh for the first time in this war and Saudi air defenses intercepted it, while Washington declined to intervene directly and Riyadh deepened its defense pact with Turkey and Pakistan instead. Verified developments, 19–21 September 2026.
Daily Briefing: A Houthi Missile Reaches Riyadh as Trump Declines to Intervene Read More »
Satellite imagery shows China has upgraded its Djibouti base with new surveillance equipment, boosting its reach across the Red Sea and East Africa, while Sudan’s army recaptured 11 areas in North Kordofan from the RSF. Verified developments, 17–19 September 2026.
Daily Briefing: China Upgrades Its Djibouti Base as Sudan’s Army Pushes Back in Kordofan Read More »
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a Houthi drone bound for Mecca and briefly put the holy city on alert for the first time since 2017, as fighting inside Yemen pushed displacement past 125,000 and arrivals in Djibouti neared 2,500. Verified developments, 15–17 September 2026.
Yemen’s Human Rights Ministry says 150 civilians have been killed and 80,000 displaced in two weeks of fighting, with over 2,000 fleeing by boat to Djibouti. Israel says it has finished destroying Hezbollah’s Ali Taher tunnel network in south Lebanon. Verified developments, 14–16 September 2026.
Nexa Insight · Regional Analysis · Middle East Analysis — Issue No. 2. Heavy fighting between the Houthis and Yemen’s government broke out on 3 September, Lebanon’s army finished disarming the south but Hezbollah rejected the next phase, and Gaza’s roadmap remains unconfirmed by Israel. Coverage period 1–15 September 2026.
Yemen’s War Reignites as Lebanon’s Army Completes Only Half a Job Read More »
Nexa Insight · Regional Analysis · Great Power Watch — Issue No. 1. Egypt petitioned the UN Security Council over Ethiopia’s Nile dam plans while China spent September collecting diplomatic capital from Cairo to New Delhi. Coverage period 8–15 September 2026.
Egypt Takes the Nile Dispute to the Security Council as China Courts the Global South Read More »
Nexa Insight · Regional Analysis · Horn of Africa Weekly Update — Issue No. 7. Coverage period 10–14 September 2026.
Houthi forces completed their seizure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and a vessel was struck in the Strait of Hormuz, as the UN Security Council extended Sudan’s Darfur arms embargo by only one month and Eritrea accused Ethiopia of destabilising the region. Verified developments, 12–14 September 2026.
The Houthis’ capture of Mokha and Bab el-Mandeb isn’t the real story — it’s the latest evidence of a decade-long shift from American unipolarity to a multipolar world.
Israel closed Britain’s East Jerusalem consulate and cut security ties after the UK, France and Canada banned settlement imports, while Sudan’s Darfur arms embargo expires with no Security Council vote yet held. Verified developments, 10–11 September 2026.
