World

GAZA - Eid al-Fitr (Lesser Bairam) has arrived in the Gaza Strip, but for more than 2.4 million Palestinians, the...

Lebanon’s kids face a childhood cut short

BEIRUT - Forced by yet another war in Lebanon to flee his home for the second time in just two...

Business

War in Iran threatens global food prices

LONDON (Reuters) - Disrupted fertiliser shipments and soaring energy prices from the war in Iran are threatening to unleash a...

Israel, Iran launch more attacks as crisis deepens

TEL AVIV/DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other on Friday, a day after Tehran struck...

IEA: Work from home, skip flights to cut energy costs

PARIS (Reuters) - The International Energy Agency (IEA), which this month agreed a record release of oil from strategic stockpiles...

Trump urges Israel to halt further strikes on Iranian energy

DOHA/WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had told Israel not to repeat its attacks on Iranian...

US approves billions in Middle East arms sales

The US State Department on Thursday approved potential arms sales to ‌three Middle East countries worth more than $16.5 billion...

Takaichi backs alliance as Trump seeks Japan’s help in Hormuz

WASHINGTON (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought to reaffirm her alliance with President Donald Trump on Thursday after...

EU leaders blast Orbán for vetoing Ukraine loan

BRUSSELS (AP) - European Union leaders on Thursday lashed out at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, accusing him of hijacking...

Qatar PM: Gas hub attack proves Iran targeting more than just US