https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-iran-is-not-closing-hormuz-it-is-building-a-toll-booth-a.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 Iran is not closing Hormuz. It is building a toll booth: a published blacklist, two hulls sunk, traffic still up https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-tehran-calls-it-a-mine-washington-calls-it-a-missile-and-the.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 Tehran calls it a mine, Washington calls it a missile, and the ships keep sailing https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-riyadh-confirms-a-strike-on-aramcos-dhahran-headquarters-after.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 Riyadh confirms a strike on Aramco’s Dhahran headquarters after dismissing an earlier claim as misleading https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-amnesty-says-russias-africa-corps-inherited-wagners-role-in.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 Amnesty says Russia’s Africa Corps inherited Wagner’s role in Mali, and its conduct with it https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-issps-claim-of-200-jnim-dead-at-kacham-re-enters-the-cycle.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 ISSP’s claim of 200 JNIM dead at Kacham re-enters the cycle five weeks late, still unverified https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-medical-group-says-rsf-holds-6-500-in-el-geneina-a-year-after.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 Medical group says RSF holds 6,500 in El Geneina, a year after El Fasher fell https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-burhan-says-he-wrote-to-trump-backing-a-truce-washington-has.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 Burhan says he wrote to Trump backing a truce; Washington has acknowledged nothing https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-netanyahu-says-he-phoned-sharaa-during-the-sweida-killings.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 Netanyahu says he phoned Sharaa during the Sweida killings; Damascus answers anonymously https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-syria-says-it-has-given-the-opcw-100-000-documents-42-aerial.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 Syria says it has given the OPCW 100,000 documents; 42 aerial bombs have actually been destroyed https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-two-pipelines-damaged-in-one-day-as-hasakah-crowds-spend-a.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 Two pipelines damaged in one day as Hasakah crowds spend a third Friday demanding the state arrive https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-imf-pushes-egypts-final-review-to-december-and-names-the.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 IMF pushes Egypt’s final review to December and names the state’s footprint as the price https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-container-traffic-through-suez-passes-half-of-pre-houthi.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 Container traffic through Suez passes half of pre-Houthi levels for the first time https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-iraqs-parliament-fills-al-zaidis-cabinet-including-the-two.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 Iraq’s parliament fills al-Zaidi’s cabinet, including the two security ministries https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-iraq-names-a-defence-minister-two-weeks-after-the-last.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 Iraq names a defence minister two weeks after the last American troops left https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-european-parliament-votes-381-167-for-brotherhood-listings-it.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 European Parliament votes 381-167 for Brotherhood listings it has no power to impose https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-syrias-brotherhood-argues-in-public-about-dissolving-itself-as.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 Syria’s Brotherhood argues in public about dissolving itself as a 1980 death-penalty statute sits unrepealed https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-same-ap-story-about-gazas-commercial-crossings-carried-four.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 The same AP story about Gaza’s commercial crossings carried four different culprits https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-cnns-headline-named-iran-for-the-hormuz-sinkings-its-own-first.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 CNN’s headline named Iran for the Hormuz sinkings; its own first sentence said the projectiles were unknown https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-ex-shin-bet-chief-takes-netanyahu-to-court-over-october-7.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 Ex-Shin Bet chief takes Netanyahu to court over October 7, eleven days before voting https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-israels-polls-disagree-by-eighteen-seats-with-less-than-a.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 Israel’s polls disagree by eighteen seats with less than a fortnight to voting day https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-researchers-say-an-israeli-ad-broker-turned-banner-inventory.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 Researchers say an Israeli ad broker turned banner inventory into a zero-click spyware pipeline https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-16-tehran-takes-its-war-on-starlink-to-the-regulators-summoning.html MEFILES en 2026-10-16T05:00:00+03:00 Tehran takes its war on Starlink to the regulators, summoning Norway’s ambassador https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-ships-are-sinking-at-hormuz-while-transits-hit-a-wartime-high.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 Ships are sinking at Hormuz while transits hit a wartime high; the lasting damage is to diesel, not crude https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-iran-says-a-mine-sank-a-ship-off-hormuz-a-us-official-says-it.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 Iran says a mine sank a ship off Hormuz; a US official says it was a missile https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-iea-says-the-gasoil-squeeze-runs-into-2027-and-depends-on.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 IEA says the gasoil squeeze runs into 2027 and depends on Middle East refineries restarting https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-houthis-claim-hits-on-riyadhs-airport-and-aramco-the-saudi.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 Houthis claim hits on Riyadh’s airport and Aramco; the Saudi coalition says the missile was intercepted https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-malis-war-is-now-being-counted-in-tanker-trucks-and-nobody-can.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 Mali’s war is now being counted in tanker trucks, and nobody can audit the count https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-most-consequential-sahel-claims-of-the-quarter-rest-on-an.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 The most consequential Sahel claims of the quarter rest on an encyclopaedia and a slug https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-ipc-warns-of-rising-famine-risk-across-darfur-and-kordofan-as.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 IPC warns of rising famine risk across Darfur and Kordofan as funding gap hits 57 percent https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-civilian-coalition-takes-a-truce-roadmap-to-addis-ababa-as.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 Civilian coalition takes a truce roadmap to Addis Ababa as Burhan rules out talks entirely https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-seven-weeks-after-the-sdf-dissolved-itself-hasakah-is.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 Seven weeks after the SDF dissolved itself, Hasakah is protesting over who actually governs it https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-after-three-unclaimed-attacks-in-a-week-syrias-alawite.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 After three unclaimed attacks in a week, Syria’s Alawite leadership chooses de-escalation and a political demand https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-egypt-books-a-2-8bn-payments-surplus-as-the-pound-slides.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 Egypt books a $2.8bn payments surplus as the pound slides toward 53 to the dollar https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-suez-receipts-climb-21-6-while-ships-are-sinking-at-a-rival.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 Suez receipts climb 21.6% while ships are sinking at a rival chokepoint nobody in Cairo mentions https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-sisi-warns-of-a-conspiracy-and-specifies-that-he-is-not-asking.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 Sisi warns of a conspiracy and specifies that he is not asking to be defended personally https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-baghdad-schedules-the-vote-that-would-finally-complete-al.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 Baghdad schedules the vote that would finally complete al-Zaidi’s cabinet https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-iraqi-f-16s-hit-hamrin-hideouts-as-officials-warn-of-an-isis.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 Iraqi F-16s hit Hamrin hideouts as officials warn of an ISIS revival they cannot yet quantify https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-strasbourg-votes-381-to-167-against-the-brotherhood-and-can.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 Strasbourg votes 381 to 167 against the Brotherhood, and can list no one https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-gulf-think-tanks-strasbourg-and-washington-converged-on-the.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 Gulf think tanks, Strasbourg and Washington converged on the Brotherhood file inside six days https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-container-ship-sank-in-hormuz-and-the-wires-could-not-agree.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 A container ship sank in Hormuz and the wires could not agree what hit it https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-dhahran-houses-11-000-people-western-headlines-reported-an-oil.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 Dhahran houses 11,000 people; Western headlines reported an oil price https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-centcom-says-it-sank-a-dhow-and-spared-the-crew-no-one-else.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 CENTCOM says it sank a dhow and spared the crew; no one else saw either https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-bar-sues-netanyahu-for-libel-as-the-october-7-record-becomes.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 Bar sues Netanyahu for libel as the October 7 record becomes the campaign https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-channel-12-reports-netanyahu-asked-trump-to-restart-the-iran.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 Channel 12 reports Netanyahu asked Trump to restart the Iran war before Israel votes https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-mosque-burns-at-mukhmas-as-the-army-sends-a-division-to-the.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 A mosque burns at Mukhmas as the army sends a division to the olive harvest https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-iran-names-gulf-data-centres-and-subsea-cables-as-wartime.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 Iran names Gulf data centres and subsea cables as wartime targets, and no Gulf government answers https://mefiles.news/story/2026-10-15-old-threat-reporting-is-being-re-released-into-a-live.html MEFILES en 2026-10-15T05:00:00+03:00 Old threat reporting is being re-released into a live escalation window, with its dates stripped off