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Edan Alexander, last American hostage, released from Gaza after Trump-Hamas deal

2 days ago | al-monitor.com | Rina Bassist

Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, 21, was released from Gaza captivity Monday evening after 584 days, in a deal negotiated between the Trump administration and Hamas. Alexander, the only Israeli-American hostage known to be still alive, was released in Khan Younis in the south of the Strip, where Red Cross representatives received him. The handover did not include a release ceremony, as was the case in prior Israel-Hamas hostage-release deals.
US ‘encouraged’ by latest Iran nuclear talks ahead of Trump Gulf visit

3 days ago | al-monitor.com | Elizabeth Hagedorn

MUSCAT, Oman — The Trump administration sounded cautiously upbeat after US and Iranian negotiators concluded their latest round of nuclear talks, agreeing to reconvene to hammer out the technical details of a potential deal.
PKK holds congress in response to Ocalan's call to end war with Turkey

5 days ago | al-monitor.com | Amberin Zaman

The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party announced it had held a long-awaited congress on Friday during which it likely decided to disband itself and end its four decade long armed campaign against the Turkish state. The militant group said the congress had been held in Iraqi Kurdistan between May 5-7 and that it would soon be sharing the details of its deliberations with the public. On Feb.
Sharjah Triennale unveils curators for its 2026 edition

6 days ago | al-monitor.com | Rebecca Anne Proctor

This week, the Sharjah Architecture Triennale — set to take place in 2026 — announced its curatorial team: Vyjayanthi Rao as curator, joined by Tau Tavengwa as associate curator. The Triennale serves as a platform for architecture and urbanism with a focus on West and South Asia, as well as the African continent.
Chicken wings, trucks: the surprising Saudi obsession with America

6 days ago | al-monitor.com | Sofiane Alsaar |Rania Sanjar

During his nine years living in Tennessee, Fahd, a Saudi national, found comfort and consistency at Dunkin Donuts, where he placed the same order every day. Now back in Riyadh, Fahd is doing something similar, highlighting the Saudi Arabian love affair with all things American that many find surprising. "When I came here, thank God, the same cafe and same order were here too," said the 31-year-old mechanical engineer, who did not want to give his family name.
US truce fails to curb Huthi ambitions: analysts

6 days ago | al-monitor.com | Didier Lauras

Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels have emerged bruised but defiant from a blistering US bombing campaign, cementing their role as one of the Middle East's most powerful non-state actors after a truce with Washington. US President Donald Trump said the rebels had "capitulated" after the intense, seven-week campaign that came in response to Huthi threats to renew attacks on Red Sea shipping over Israel's blockade on Gaza.
Saudi Arabia shines at Venice Architecture Biennale

1 week ago | al-monitor.com | Rebecca Anne Proctor

Welcome to Al-Monitor Riyadh. This week, we're spotlighting Saudi Arabia’s presence at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, which begins with a pre-opening program ahead of its public launch on May 10. Plus, we highlight a new upscale Indian restaurant making waves in Riyadh. If you want to receive this newsletter or our other new City Pulse editions — including Dubai, Istanbul and Doha — sign up here.
US loses second F/A-18 jet in week of Houthi campaign

1 week ago | al-monitor.com | Jared Szuba

Two US Navy pilots were rescued after ditching their F/A-18 fighter jet during a landing mishap on the USS Harry S. Truman off Yemen's coast on Monday, US officials confirmed to Al-Monitor. The pilots were forced to eject due to an arrestment failure in which the aircraft's tailhook failed to sufficiently engage on the deck, one official said. The two pilots were recovered via helicopter from the water and treated for minor injuries, CNN first reported on Monday night.
Trump says US will stop bombing campaign against Houthis in Yemen

1 week ago | al-monitor.com | Jared Szuba

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States would halt its strike campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, claiming the Iran-backed faction had “capitulated.”“The Houthis have announced — to us, at least — that they don't want to fight anymore. They just don't want to fight, and we will honor that,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “We will stop the bombings,” Trump said.
Israel pummels Sanaa airport in strikes on Houthis as US denies involvement

1 week ago | al-monitor.com | Beatrice Farhat

Israeli fighter jets launched a series of airstrikes in Yemen’s capital Sanaa targeting Houthi infrastructure at the city’s lone airport, less than a day after similar strikes in the port city of Hodeidah. Yemeni news agency SABA cited a local source as saying that the attack, which it described as “US-Israeli aggression,” targeted the Sanaa International Airport, the Dhahaban power station in the Bani al-Harith district in the north of Sanaa and the Attan area.