Israeli soldiers killed two children along with their mother and father on Sunday after they opened fire on a car carrying a family of six in the occupied West Bank. One of their two surviving children, 12-year-old Khaled, said the soldiers beat him after dragging him out of the car afterwards. Isr»»»

US President Donald Trump is turning to other countries for help policing the Strait of Hormuz, effectively closed by Iran for the US and its allies after the »»»

The Israeli military said on March 16 it had begun what it described as "limited ground operations" against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.The announcement echoes similar statement»»»

President Donald Trump urged NATO partners and China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz as it remains closed due to the ongoing war in the Middle East triggered by the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran. FRANCE 24's Olive»»»

The Kremlin on Monday dismissed a report by the Financial Times which suggested that the Ukraine peace process was fizzling out because US President Donald Trump's attention was now on Iran and he was losing interest in Ukraine as a result. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia had noted such»»»

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (QCC) and the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom welcomed the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2817 (2026), which condemned in the strongest term»»»

The Umm Al Quwain Government Media Office confirmed that a building in the emirate was targeted by a drone on Monday, causing a fire. Specialised emergency teams were dispatched immediately, and authorities have confirmed that no casualties or injuries occurred. Officials have urged residents to re»»»

Gold prices dipped on Monday, pressured by concerns that surging oil costs could stoke inflation further and prompt a more hawkish policy stance by major central banks including the US Federal Reserve, dulling the appeal of the non-yielding asset. Spot gold fell 0.7% to $4,983.17 per ounce, as of 0»»»

HEADLINES Monday’s print media highlight rising living costs, political developments and economic trends. 24 Chasa leads with a report that food prices are expected to increase ahead of Easter, warning of a more expensive traditional holiday salad followed by broader price pressures in food and tra»»»

Dubai: Just a week ago, US President Donald Trump suggested Britain did not need to send ships to the Middle East, saying the United States had already “won” the war with Iran. Now the tone appears to have shifted. Trump is urging allies — including Nato partners, Britain and even China — to help r»»»

The homepage of South Korean shipping company Sinokor Merchant Marine (Janggeum Shipping) is shown in this screenshot. Captured by Asia Today from Sinokor website March 16 (Asia Today) -- A bold bet by a South Korean shipping heir on ultra-large oil tankers is paying off handsomely as the war invol»»»

Cairo — Egypt’s stock market ended the week of 8–12 March mostly lower as regional tensions linked to the escalating Iran-Gulf conflict dampened investor appetite across Middle East equities. The benchmark EGX30 fell 0.86% on Thursday to 46,790.96 points, while the EGX70 index of small and medium-s»»»

New Delhi walks a policy tightrope, with public anger mounting over shortages of cooking gas as the US demands support for its war on Iran. Also in this edition: China's economy turns in stronger than expected figures, and oil prices continue to rise as Washington threatens to strike Iran's oil exp»»»

Brent crude has once again topped $100 a barrel as energy markets brace for the Iran conflict to drag on. US President Donald Trump says he is less concerned about high oil prices than about stopping Iran, while his energy secretary has confirmed the military cannot yet escort tankers through the S»»»

Logistics and service centers enabling the USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier to remain operational were considered to ‌be targets ‌by Iran, ‌the spokesperson ⁠for the unified ⁠command of Iranian armed forces, Khatam al-Anbiya, said on Monday. "Aircraft ⁠carrier Gerald ‌Ford ‌in the Red ‌Sea is ‌a th»»»

France's government is bolstering the country's military presence in the Middle East, dispatching its aircraft carrier and other warships, while President Emmanuel Macron engages with key players in the conflict, including Iran, in a bid to position Paris for future diplomatic talks. Macron said th»»»

Russia said on Monday that it shot down 250 Ukrainian drones heading towards Moscow over the weekend, in what officials said was the biggest attempted attack on the Russian capital in at least a year. "Over the past two days, air defense forces have destroyed about 250 enemy UAVs ‌directly on ‌the »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Shura Council, during its regular weekly session, held at its headquarters in the Tamim Bin Hamad Hall today, under the chairmanship of HE Speaker of the Council Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim, commended the steadfastness and cohesion of Qatari society in facing the "blatant Iranian»»»

Israeli forces operating in southern Lebanon found dozens of rockets at a Hezbollah site in southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces said Monday. Photo courtesy of Israel Defense Forces/X March 16 (UPI) -- The Israeli military announced Monday that soldiers were conducting "limited and targeted »»»

DOHA: The Shura Council, during its regular weekly session, held at its headquarters in the Tamim Bin Hamad Hall, under the chairmanship of Speaker HE Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim, commended the steadfastness and cohesion of Qatari society in facing the "blatant Iranian aggression" to which the St»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli Health Ministry reports 3,369 casualties since the start of the war with Iran, including 142 in the last 24 hours: Hebrew media 16-»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a short video on Sunday making light of rumors on social media that he was dead. "I'm dead for coffee," he said sarcastically on his official X account as he received a steaming cup at a cafe outside Jerusalem, employing a colloquial Hebrew expres»»»

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday she had discussed with the United Nations the idea of freeing up transport of oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz by replicating a deal that gets grain out of Ukraine during wartime. Arriving at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, K»»»

Tokyo: Japan said Monday it was not currently thinking about ordering maritime security operations, after US President Donald Trump called for other countries to send warships to help protect the Strait of Hormuz. "In the current Iran situation, we are not at the moment considering issuing a mariti»»»

A drone strike hit Dubai International Airport on the morning of March 16, while one person was confirmed to be killed in a separate missile strike on Abu Dhabi.  »»»

A drone strike hit Dubai International Airport on the morning of March 16, while one person was confirmed to be killed in a separate missile strike on Abu Dhabi.  »»»

A drone strike hit Dubai International Airport on the morning of March 16, while one person was confirmed to be killed in a separate missile strike on Abu Dhabi.  »»»

Abu Dhabi: Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, has praised the country’s resilience, saying recent attacks would not undermine national unity or stability. In a post on X, Gargash said he was not surprised by the UAE’s steadfastness, citing the strength of its leadership, the»»»

Dubai: flydubai will gradually resume flight operations with a reduced schedule, following a temporary suspension that disrupted several services. The airline said that some scheduled flights have been affected by the earlier halt in operations, and passengers will be notified if their flights are »»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran will continue to resist attack by the US armed forces until US President Donald Trump realizes that the conflict he initiated was a mistake and must never be repeated, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday. "Iran has neither sought a truce nor talks. Such cl»»»

WASHINGTON, United States — Oil prices kept rising as markets opened Sunday, with both benchmarks higher as the war in the Middle East disrupts global supplies.Around 2245 GMT, shortly after the Chicago Mercantile Exchange opened, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate rose 2.54 percent to $100.22 a »»»

This photo, taken Monday, shows the trading room of Hana Bank in central Seoul as the South Korean won fell to a 17-year low against the U.S. dollar amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. Photo by Yonhap The South Korean currency fell to a 17-year low against the U.S. dollar Monday as global »»»

Kyrgyz Cinema Days will be held from March 24 to 26 at the Atlas Cinema in Istanbul, Turkey. The Ministry of Culture’s press service reported. The event is organized to present Kyrgyz cinematography on the international stage, expand cultural cooperation, and introduce Turkish audiences to contempo»»»

Russia is capable of replacing the volumes of food products previously supplied by Iran to Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, and can also offer solutions in the fields of energy and agrochemistry. Anatoly Tikhonov, Director of the Center for Agribusiness and Food Security at the Presidential»»»

Dubai: The UAE successfully intercepted multiple Iranian missiles and drones today, with Dubai International Airport gradually resuming flights, emergency teams tackling a separate blaze in Fujairah’s oil zone, and authorities quickly responding to a missile strike in Abu Dhabi. Authorities continu»»»

Dubai: Flights operated by Oman's national carrier to several destinations will remain suspended until March 31, as ongoing regional airspace closures continue to disrupt operations. Oman Air said on Monday that while most of its network is operating normally, some routes remain temporarily affecte»»»

New York, March 16 (SANA) Oil prices continued to climb Sunday as markets reacted to the escalating conflict in the Middle East, with further gains expected when trading resumes Monday. Brent crude and U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures have risen more than 40% since the start of the conflict on »»»

Israel launched fresh strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs late Sunday as Israel's military said it was striking Hezbollah infrastructure in the city following earlier raids mainly in the country's south. A midnight strike, heard in the capital, came after a morning Israel army evacuation warning f»»»

Hidden behind a tall hedgerow in the English countryside, Charlie Cumming stood at the fence of an air force base, camera raised towards a US B-1 Lancer bomber parked nearby. He was one of hundreds of curious onlookers who flocked to the airfield at RAF Fairford in the southwestern county of Glouce»»»

Dubai: Flights were temporarily suspended at Dubai's airport on Monday after a "drone-related incident" sparked a fire nearby, city authorities said. The Emirati defence ministry later said its air defence systems were intercepting a wave of Iranian drones and missiles, without specifying where in »»»

Direct talks with Iran have proven the most effective way to restart shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Indian official said, even as calls grow for a multinational naval effort to secure the critical waterway amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. The comments came after Donald »»»

Lianhuashan's slopes have been kept snow-covered by ageing European snow cannons for more than 20 years, but the Beijing resort added its first Chinese snowmaker this ski season. The snow gun, made by Beijing-based Carving Ski, costs about a third less than Western brands such as Italian giant Tech»»»

Doha, Qatar: President Donald Trump urged NATO partners and China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the critical conduit for crude that Iran has effectively closed, as major economic players began releasing oil reserves on Monday to ward off supply disruptions. Global oil prices have surged by 4»»»

Bulgaria’s tourism sector is expected to remain resilient despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to Rumen Draganov, director of the Institute for Analysis and Evaluation in Tourism. Speaking to BGNES, Draganov noted that Bulgarian tourism has historically withstood fluctuations »»»

The Trump administration restricted access to real time commercial satellite images of the Middle East after images showed the effectiveness and extent of the damage Iranian powerful precision missile strikes have done »»»

The Trump administration restricted access to real time commercial satellite images of the Middle East after images showed the effectiveness and extent of the damage Iranian powerful precision missile strikes have done »»»

The Trump administration restricted access to real time commercial satellite images of the Middle East after images showed the effectiveness and extent of the damage Iranian powerful precision missile strikes have done »»»

The Trump administration restricted access to real time commercial satellite images of the Middle East after images showed the effectiveness and extent of the damage Iranian powerful precision missile strikes have done »»»

The Trump administration restricted access to real time commercial satellite images of the Middle East after images showed the effectiveness and extent of the damage Iranian powerful precision missile strikes have done »»»

The Trump administration restricted access to real time commercial satellite images of the Middle East after images showed the effectiveness and extent of the damage Iranian powerful precision missile strikes have done »»»