Pakistan vows to defend ally Saudi 'to any extent'
AFP, Islamabad
18 September 2026 Middle East
China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal
Reuters, Dubai
18 September 2026 Middle East
KSA says Houthis targeted Makkah
AFP, Riyadh
17 September 2026 Middle East
Bab el-Mandeb must be free
Agencies
16 September 2026 Middle East
Saudi civil defence issues brief alerts over attack threats in Makkah, Jeddah, Taif
AFP, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
15 September 2026 Middle East
Attacks shut down key Saudi oil pipeline
Reuters, Aden/Dubai
13 September 2026 Middle East
US strikes five Iranian oil tankers
Agencies
10 September 2026 Middle East
Iran-backed Houthis attack 4 Saudi cities
Agencies
9 September 2026 Middle East

Iran bets on endurance, energy disruption to outlast US, Israel

IRGC holds firm control, direct strikes, strategy, targets
10 March 2026

Airlines begin to hike fares due to higher fuel prices, shares stabilise

War uncertainty takes toll on Asia travel and tourism
10 March 2026

War on Iran: latest developments

Iran's Revolutionary Guards in response said they would "determine the end of the war" and not the Americans
10 March 2026

Trump vows Iran war will 'end very soon'

The war had sent stock markets slumping and oil prices soaring on Monday as Tehran, under new leader Mojtaba Khamenei, fired a fresh barrage of missiles at its Gulf neighbours and signaled that the strategic Strait of Hormuz would likely remain closed
10 March 2026

War on Iran: 4 Bangladeshis killed in Middle East so far

The government yesterday condemned attacks that have claimed innocent lives after two Bangladeshis were killed in a strike in Saudi Arabia amid the US-Israel war on Iran.
10 March 2026

War on Iran sets off energy shocks

Global stock markets tumbled and energy prices surged yesterday as supply disruptions caused by the US-Israel war on Iran rattled investors, fuelling volatility and inflation fears.
10 March 2026

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei?

Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the war that the United States and Israel launched on Iran, has been selected as Iran’s new supreme leader, state media reports.
10 March 2026

Dhaka mourns deaths of two Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia, condemns attacks

Foreign ministry urges restraint and calls for urgent steps to de-escalate Middle East tensions
9 March 2026

10 vessels attacked in Hormuz Strait: analysts

The attacks almost completely halted traffic through the strait, a crucial route for oil and other goods
9 March 2026

Trump defends Iran war decision as oil soars above $100

"ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY!" he argued
9 March 2026

US energy chief defends waiver of Russian oil sanctions for India

Blames fear for higher gas prices; says temporary waiver for Russian oil to India eases market pressure
9 March 2026

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader?

Mojtaba has never held a formal government role
9 March 2026

Iran names Khamenei's hardline son Mojtaba as new supreme leader

Oil surges as no let-up in week-old US-Israel war with Iran
9 March 2026

Iran picks new leader as war escalates

Residents in Tehran woke to thick black clouds and blackened rain yesterday after overnight Israeli strikes hit oil storage sites in the Iranian capital, while Iran struck vital infrastructure across the Gulf region, hitting fuel tanks at Kuwait’s international airport and damaging a desalination plant in Bahrain.
9 March 2026

Why have 1,000 ships at times lost their GPS in the Mideast?

Many ships only listen to the original civilian GPS signal, which is called the L1 C/A signal. It's the one that's been around since the early 1990s for civilian use.
8 March 2026

‘No surrender’

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday rubbished US President Donald Trump’s surrender demand as warring parties stepped up attacks and the war entered its second week.
8 March 2026

Iran president says country will not surrender to Israel, US

Israel and the United States launched strikes against Iran on February, 28 killing the Islamic republic's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and triggering a regional conflict
7 March 2026

Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target US forces, Washington Post reports

Russia is providing Iran with targeting information that includes locations of US warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing three officials familiar with the intelligence
7 March 2026

Iran war: Tehran's Mehrabad Airport hit by strikes

Footage on social media and photos provided by news agencies showed Mehrabad Airport on fire
7 March 2026