Markets surge worldwide as oil plunges toward $90 following ceasefire between US, Israel and Iran

Stock markets are surging worldwide, and oil prices are plunging back toward $90 per barrel after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat to force a

Iran received a ceasefire plan from the US but Tehran dismisses idea

Smoke rises from Kuwait international airport after a drone strike on fuel storage Iran has received an American 15-point plan for a ceasefire for the

Crisis Trump claims US has been holding talks with ‘respected’ Iranian leader

United States President Donald Trump says Iran wants “to make a deal”and claims U.S. envoys have been holding talks with a “respected” Iranian leader.

Brent crude nears $115 after Iran attacks key energy facilities in the Gulf

An explosion erupts from a building following an Israeli strike in central Beirut Global energy prices soared yesterday after Iran attacked two oil refineries in

Iran’s secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement

A woman sits on rubble across from a residential building damaged in Tehran, yesterday Iran’s new supreme leader released his first statement since succeeding his

Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei successor as oil prices soar

This image taken from video from state TV shows Mojtaba Khamenei Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the country’s late supreme leader, the Islamic

Oil and gas prices rapidly rise as Iran war shows no signs of letting up 

The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the U.S. and Israel launched major attacks on Iran

Iran launches new attacks, saying US will ‘bitterly regret’ sinking warship, calls for Trump’s blood 

A man carries an Iranian flag to place on the rubble of a police facility struck during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran Iran

US congress is taking its first votes on the Iran war as debate rages about goals

The U.S. Senate was moving toward a vote on President Donald Trump’s decision to wage war against Iran, marking a major congressional test over a conflict that has

Where things stand after the US and Israeli strikes on Iran

The damaged façade of Gandhi Hospital in Tehran The United States and Israel targeted Iran in coordinated attacks over the weekend that killed Supreme Leader

Tehran says US-Israeli attacks have killed 555 people so far in Iran

Iraqi Shiites hold pictures of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by a U.S. airstrike in Tehran, during a symbolic funeral, in Najaf, Iraq

Oil prices rise sharply after attacks in Middle East disrupt global energy supply

Oil prices rose sharply yesterday as U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. military installations around the Gulf sent disruptions through

World leaders urge return to talks after US and Israeli strikes kill Iranian leader Ali Khamenei

World leaders urged peace and a return to talks as the military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran raised concerns about whether the violence

East Airports closed and thousands of travelers stranded after attack on Iran

Passengers whose flights were cancelled, wait at the departure terminal of Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday The attack on Iran by the United States

AFC postpones West Region Champions League games after attacks on Iran

Iranian women’s national soccer team coach Marziyeh Jafari, left, and captain Zahra Ghanbari react during a press conference ahead of their game against South Korea on Monday at Robina

US and Iran hold hours of nuclear talks as more American forces deploy in region

Oman’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi (right) holds a meeting with White House special envoy Steve Witkoff (center) and Jared Kushner, as part of

Iran summons EU ambassadors to protest Revolutionary Guard listing as terror group

Iran said yesterday it had summoned all of the European Union ambassadors in the Islamic Republic to protest the bloc’s listing of the paramilitary Revolutionary

A month after protests began, worry pervades Middle East

Women walk past the Tajrish bazaar in northern Tehran Iranian officials reached out to the wider Middle East yesterday over the threat of a possible

Saudis bomb Yemen port over weapons shipment from UAE

This frame grab from video broadcast by Saudi state television yesterday shows a shipment of weapons and armored vehicles coming from the United Arab Emirates, at Mukalla

Trump urges Israel to seize chance for peace ahead of Egypt summit

Trump addresses the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, next to Amir Ohana, Speaker of the parliament,and Israeli President Isaac Herzog President Donald Trump told Israeli lawmakers yesterday 

What to know about the Gaza peace plan agreed to by Trump and Netanyahu

President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the West Wing ofthe White House, Monday After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threw his support

Saudi Arabia signs a mutual defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan

Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif (left) embracing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after signing a joint defense pact in Riyadh Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have

Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha shocks Gulf allies, tests US ties

Smoke rises from an explosion, allegedly caused by an Israeli strike, in Doha The tiny, gas-rich Gulf Arab state of Qatar hosts the biggest U.S. military base

For the first time, the world’s food crises authority announces a famine in Gaza

The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it’s likely to spread across the

Netanyahu defends new military offensive in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday defended a new military offensive in Gaza that’s more sweeping than previously announced, declaring in the face of growing condemnation

With growing urgency, more US Jews urge Israel to ensure food deliveries to Gaza

For most Jewish Americans, whatever their political persuasion, support for Israel has been a bedrock principle. Thus it’s notable that a broad swath of U.S. Jews —

Syria announces ceasefire after sectarian violence

Syria ‘S defence minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in Sweida province yesterday. The announcement came a day after sectarian clashes

Ceasefire must not be delayed-action bomb

With Israel and Iran blaming each other for continuing attacks on Tuesday after agreeing to a ceasefire intended to end their conflict, how the situation in the Middle

Iranian-backed hackers go to work after US strikes

Hackers backing Tehran have targeted U.S. banks, defense contractors and oil industry companies following American strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities — but so far have not caused

Israel targets Iran’s government, a notorious prison as Tehran strikes back

Israel hit Iranian government targets in Tehran yesterday in a series of strikes that followed a salvo of missiles and drones fired by Iran at Israel in

Iran’s leader says US intervention would cause ‘irreparable damage’

Iran's supreme leader yesterday rejected U.S. calls for surrender in the face of blistering Israeli strikes and warned that any military involvement by the Americans would cause

Israel targets Iran’s Defense Ministry as Tehran unleashes deadly missile strike

Israel launched an expanded assault on Iran yesterday , targeting its energy industry and Defense Ministry headquarters, while Tehran unleashed a fresh barrage of deadly strikes.

Gov’t participates in Arabian Travel Market to boost Middle East tourism

The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is participating in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2025, taking place in Dubai, UAE, from April 28 to May 1,

Iran has rejected direct negotiations with the US in response to Trump’s letter

Iran’s president said yesterday that the Islamic Republic rejected direct negotiations with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program, offering Tehran’s first response to

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 413 Palestinians, and shatter ceasefire

Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip yesterday, killing at least 413 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials. The surprise bombardment shattered a

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