Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for intensifying political and diplomatic efforts to end the Middle East war during a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. "Both sides emphasised th...

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday the US-Israeli war campaign against Iran was almost complete but that the country would be hit hard over the next two to three weeks as Washington pressed toward its military obje...

Here are the latest key facts about security alerts and trade impacts from the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping route virtually paralysed by the Middle East war. Around a fifth of global crude oil an...

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday the US-Israeli war campaign against Iran was almost complete but that the country would be hit hard over the next two to three weeks as Washington pressed toward its military obje...

Tehran was rocked by a fresh wave of explosions Wednesday, as US President Donald Trump said the war with Iran could be over in two or three weeks. The conflict began when the United States and Israel launched airstrike...

A major Kuwaiti bank said it will close its headquarters in the capital for two days starting Wednesday, as Iran carries out daily strikes on the Gulf more than one month into the Middle East war. "National Bank of Kuwa...

Lebanon said Israeli strikes hit near Beirut's main airport road on Tuesday, as the UN Security Council held an urgent meeting after three peacekeepers were killed in the south. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that US forces would end operations in Iran "very soon," evoking a timeline of two to three weeks as his administration pursues talks with Iranian authorities while continuing its aeri...

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the war with Iran may be over in two or three weeks and it will be up to other countries to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz oil shipping channel. The White House announced m...

Iran has granted permission for six Bangladesh-flagged ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz to pass.  Iran’s Ambassador to Bangladesh, Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi disclosed the development at a press conference at the ...

The ship MV MP Ultra Max 2, carrying 61,000 metric tons of wheat from the United States (US) as part of Cash Purchase Agreement No. 3 between the US and Bangladesh, has arrived at the outer Anchorage of Chattogram Port.�...

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the war with Iran may be over in two or three weeks and it will be up to other countries to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz oil shipping channel. The White House announced m...

China and Pakistan called on Tuesday for an immediate end to the war in the Middle East, and for peace talks as soon as possible, as they agreed to boost their cooperation on Iran. The two countries outlined a joint ini...

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the US-Israel war against Iran has achieved regime change and a deal could be reached "soon" with Tehran. Iran launched strikes on Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, meanwhile after Iran...

Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey were expected to meet on Sunday for talks on the war in the Middle East, with Islamabad acting as a go-between between the United States and Iran. The four...

Syria's assistant defence minister said Sunday that his country's forces had repelled a drone attack from neighbouring Iraq targeting one of Syria's last US military bases. "Earlier today, the US base in Qasrak, located...

US-Israeli strikes on Sunday hit a quay at an Iranian port city near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, killing five people, Iranian state media reported. "The American-Zionist enemy carried out a criminal attack at the qu...

Hundreds of people were evacuated from a nightclub in southwest Germany after a fire broke out, police said Sunday, with images from the scene showing the blaze raging on the building's roof. Police said the fire began ...

Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war: - Iran Guards target aluminium plants in Bahrain, UAE - Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they launched missile and drone strikes on aluminium plants in Bahrai...

Two of Aluminium Bahrain's employees were wounded in an Iranian attack on its facilities over the weekend, Bahrain state media reported on Sunday. Since the Middle East war erupted at the end of February, Bahrain and ot...