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World Published 07 Mar, 2026 11:47pm

Kuwait declares force majeure, cuts crude oil output due to ME conflict

KPC is a naphtha ​and jet fuel exporter to Asia and Europe

World Published 07 Mar, 2026 10:21pm

Iran Guards say targeted ‘separatist groups’ in Iraq’s Kurdistan

Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region hosts camps and rear bases operated by several Iranian Kurdish militant groups

World Published 07 Mar, 2026 09:50pm

UAE president says country is well and is no easy prey

In the first public comments since Iran strikes, Sheikh Mohamed says the UAE has ​thick skin and bitter flesh

World Published 07 Mar, 2026 09:35pm

Iran will defend nation ‘to the last breath’, president says after Trump threat

Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran will not bow to pressure as tensions escalate following Donald Trump’s warning of “very severe” strikes

World Published 07 Mar, 2026 09:16pm

Israel strikes near Tyre in south Lebanon: state media

Lebanon’s health ministry says Israeli attacks had killed almost 300 people since the start of the war

World Published 07 Mar, 2026 08:34pm

Key US missile-defence radar destroyed in Jordan early in Iran conflict

Loss of THAAD radar at Muwaffaq Salti air base raises concerns about US air-defence capacity in the Gulf.

World Published 07 Mar, 2026 08:26pm

Trump threatens ‘very severe’ strikes on Iran amid rising tensions

US president claims Tehran apologised to neighbours but warns new targets could face “certain death”.

World Published 07 Mar, 2026 08:12pm

Ship attacked near Saudi coast as Iran-Israel tensions escalate

Maritime security agency investigates strike near Saudi port of Jubail

World Published 07 Mar, 2026 03:28pm

Middle East war raises new dangers for airline pilots

Missiles, drones and shrinking airspace are making commercial flying increasingly perilous

World Published 07 Mar, 2026 03:14pm

Russian strike on Kharkiv kills seven, including children

Energy, railway, and port infrastructure damaged; Zelensky urges support for Ukraine's air defence

World Published 07 Mar, 2026 03:02pm

Israel and Iran trade strikes as war spreads across Middle East

Strikes across Israel, Lebanon and Gulf states deepen regional instability

World Published 07 Mar, 2026 02:46pm

One week into Iran war, the dangers for the US and Trump multiply

Regional conflict widens despite military gains, raising doubts over strategy and endgame

World Updated 07 Mar, 2026 01:25pm

Iran apologises for attacks on neighbouring states

President cites 'miscommunication', says Tehran will halt strikes unless Iran is attacked

World Published 07 Mar, 2026 11:36am

US-Israel war with Iran sends shockwaves through global business

Shipping through Hormuz slows, oil and gas prices spike, global supply chains face strain

World Updated 07 Mar, 2026 02:09pm

US pressing Sri Lanka not to repatriate Iranian crew and survivors from sunken ship

State Department cable shows Washington pushing Colombo to keep crew in custody

World Published 07 Mar, 2026 10:14am

UAE and Bahrain hit by explosions amid Iran’s Gulf retaliation

Authorities confirm minor incidents contained; no injuries reported

World Updated 07 Mar, 2026 03:37pm

Tornadoes kill four, injure more than a dozen in rural Michigan

Strong storms destroy homes, injure several and cut power to hundreds

World Published 07 Mar, 2026 09:28am

UK discloses four maintenance facilities operating in Ukraine

Four undisclosed facilities inside Ukraine maintaining British-donated military equipment

World Published 07 Mar, 2026 09:26am

US approves $151.8m bomb sale to Israel, bypassing Congress

Marco Rubio invokes emergency authority amid conflict with Iran

World Updated 07 Mar, 2026 09:32am

Iran war enters second week as Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’

Markets tumble and displacement rises as Israel expands strikes into Lebanon and Iran reports fresh attacks

World Published 07 Mar, 2026 08:15am

Iran dares US to escort tankers through Hormuz

Revolutionary Guards spokesperson says Tehran 'awaits' American presence in waterway

World Published 07 Mar, 2026 01:05am

Trump’s Iran war violates international law, experts say

Analysts say Washington has presented no evidence of an imminent attack required under international law

World Published 07 Mar, 2026 12:23am

Gulf conflict could push oil to $150 a barrel, Qatar energy minister warns

Saad al-Kaabi says disruption in Strait of Hormuz could trigger global economic shock

World Published 07 Mar, 2026 12:16am

Iran claims attack on US bases in Bahrain as regional tensions escalate

IRGC claims American casualties; US says Iranian drones targeted residential areas