Iran Israel War
South Korea has said it will “review its position” on joining US operations in the Strait of Hormuz after President...
Published 05 May, 2026 11:12am
Denmark’s freight giant Maersk said that one of its ships has successfully sailed through the Strait of Hormuz under...
Updated 05 May, 2026 11:40am
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector swung back to growth in April as output and new business rebounded from the...
Published 05 May, 2026 10:30am
A fire broke out on several commercial vessels at a dock in Iran’s southern port of Dayyer, semi-official Mehr news...
Published 05 May, 2026 09:53am
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has stated that the attack on the United Arab Emirates that resulted in...
Published 05 May, 2026 09:32am
South Korea’s Blue House has convened a meeting led by Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik to discuss the fire...
Published 05 May, 2026 09:06am
Oil prices eased more than one per cent after climbing by as much as 6pc in the previous session on signs the US...
Published 05 May, 2026 09:01am
The Israeli military said its troops were targeted twice by Hezbollah mortar fire in southern Lebanon in recent...
Published 05 May, 2026 08:41am
China has, for the first time, invoked a law targeting companies that comply with foreign sanctions it rejects,...
Published 05 May, 2026 08:21am
Iranian state media has reported that six so-called Iranian small boats targeted by the US military in the Strait of...
Published 05 May, 2026 07:55am
US President Donald Trump has launched a maritime military initiative “Project Freedom”, ordering US forces to...
Published 05 May, 2026 07:51am
Seoul’s Foreign Ministry has said that authorities will investigate the cause of a fire on a South Korean-operated...
Published 05 May, 2026 07:16am
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said, “Events in Hormuz make clear that there’s no military solution to...
Published 05 May, 2026 07:11am
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned the Iranian drone and missile strikes targeting the United Arab...
Published 05 May, 2026 07:02am
Saudi Arabia has called to de-escalate the conflict in the Middle East after Iran and the United States traded fire,...
Published 05 May, 2026 06:53am
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has condemned Iranian attacks on the UAE and expressed solidarity with...
Published 05 May, 2026 12:45am
Published 05 May, 2026 12:30am
Qatar’s emir has spoken to the UAE president over the phone, where he has expressed “strong condemnation of the...
Published 05 May, 2026 12:15am
Published 05 May, 2026 12:08am
United States Central Command (Centcom) says that 50 commercial vessels have been redirected by US forces to “ensure...
Published 04 May, 2026 11:26pm
The Indian embassy in Abu Dhabi has acknowledged that three Indian nationals have been wounded in an Iranian strike...
Published 04 May, 2026 11:22pm
US President Donald Trump has threatened that Iran will be “blown off the face of the Earth” if they attack US...
Published 04 May, 2026 11:17pm
The UAE’s Ministry of Education has announced it is reintroducing distance learning from Tuesday (May 5) until...
Published 04 May, 2026 11:11pm
The United States and Gulf nations are drafting a UN Security Council resolution designed to condemn Iran for...
Published 04 May, 2026 11:05pm
US President Donald Trump, in a Truth Social post, has called on South Korea to join US efforts to protect ship...
Published 04 May, 2026 10:59pm
Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar says the world should prepare for the energy price and supply crisis,...
Published 04 May, 2026 10:56pm
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has discussed evolving regional developments with British...
Published 04 May, 2026 10:54pm
President Donald Trump has downplayed tensions after US warships entered the Strait of Hormuz, saying Iran had...
Published 04 May, 2026 10:42pm
Iran had “no plans” to target the United Arab Emirates, AFP reports citing Iranian state television, after the UAE...
Published 04 May, 2026 10:08pm
The United Arab Emirates’ foreign ministry has issued a statement condemning the “treacherous” Iranian missile and...
Published 04 May, 2026 09:54pm
