By Andrea Shalal BANGKOK, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Prolonged war in the Middle East and further disruptions to energy production, shipping routes or critical infrastructure pose the biggest risk to economies in the Middle East and Central Asia, the International Monetary Fund said on
Oct 15 (Reuters) - The US military has developed strike plans that could include using the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, also known as the "mother of all bombs", against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites if President Donald Trump orders renewed combat
Oct 14 (Reuters) - The Russian and Chinese foreign ministers discussed the state of bilateral cooperation as well as the crises in Ukraine and Iran during an Asia security meeting, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese
The Houthis are laying siege to the strategic city of Taiz as the government works to advance along the coast.
The Houthis said their strikes are retaliation for Saudi attacks in Yemen, as a fire at an Aramco complex in Dhahran spread across several floors and Riyadh's airport remains closed until October 17
In the framework of an international summit, Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with the Foreign minister of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani.
By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT, Oct 14 (Reuters) - UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to begin negotiations on the future of peacekeepers deployed in Lebanon, as Beirut campaigns for an extension to the mandate set to expire at the end
By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A container ship and a dry bulk carrier have both sunk near the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours after being hit by projectiles in separate incidents, maritime officials said on Wednesday. Attacks around the
Israel and Armenia have reasons to worry about the escalating dispute between Turkey and Azerbaijan, despite their own tensions with Ankara and Baku.
The Iran-linked Yemeni militants struck at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry this week amid an expanding campaign against key infrastructure.
Iranian and Houthi attacks not only are harming Saudi oil exports but are hurting the kingdom's hopes for a future of high-tech and tourism
By Timour Azhari RIYADH, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia to visit Islam's holiest sites may not have anticipated being caught up in an air war, but some experienced an attack by Yemen's Houthis first hand and others have been forced to change their plans. Footage of
Yemen's Houthis said Wednesday they had targeted facilities belonging to Saudi Aramco, after Saudi officials reported a strike on a building in an area housing the energy giant's operations centre. Powerful explosions also rattled Riyadh, as the Saudi-led coalition fighting
Iraq has moved to improve ties with Saudi Arabia after Iran-backed militias struck the kingdom and amid the conflict with the Houthis in Yemen.
The Saudi Arabian football league (SPL) has postponed three fixtures, including one involving Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr, following the dramatic escalation in the country's war with the Houthis. The matchweek nine fixtures have been pushed back in the calendar for
Bar is suing for 3 million shekels ($970,000) over a Sept. 28 post on X in which Netanyahu blamed the former Shin Bet chief for Oct. 7 intelligence failures and accused him of withholding warnings.
The Saudi national who was arrested for allegedly planting a covert listening device at OpenAI’s offices has extensive experience working at leading technology companies in the US and serves as a venture partner at a Saudi venture capital firm.
Oct 14 (Reuters) - The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said two Singapore-registered container vessels were struck by unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with one vessel sinking after catching fire and the other sustaining hull damage. •
JERUSALEM, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he was not in favour of a preemptive strike against Iran before Israel's October 27 election but also warned Tehran and its proxies against striking Israel. "It is not convenient for
By Mubasher Bukhari and Asif Shahzad LAHORE, Pakistan, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A state of emergency declared in Imran Khan's main political stronghold is another setback for Pakistan's jailed former prime minister whose health is worsening according to his family. President Asif Ali
By Panu Wongcha-um and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A failure by the United States and Iran to agree within weeks on a UN-backed plan for moving fertilizer through the Strait of Hormuz could cause a food security crisis in parts of Asia and Africa, an official
BRUSSELS, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The European Union regrets the decision by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to postpone legislative and presidential elections by almost a year, the EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said in a statement on Wednesday. • The Palestinian
Halk TV is a pro-opposition broadcaster and one of Turkey’s most-watched news channels.
By Tarek Amara TUNIS, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Journalists in Tunisia who enjoyed a burst of press freedom after the 2011 Arab Spring are once again looking over their shoulders in the knowledge their work may land them in prison. The 2011 overthrow of autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben
Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque and graffitied its outside walls on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank village of Mikhmas, Palestinian sources and the Israeli military said. Atta Kanaan, a Palestinian resident of Mikhmas who lives 50 metres from the mosque, told AFP
Oct 14 (Reuters) - Oil giant SaudiAramco's headquarters in Dhahran suffered extensive damage in an attack on Tuesday, with a fire spreading across several floors, three people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Operations at the complex in eastern Saudi Arabia
Chinese components could help the Iran-backed group produce its own version of Iran's Kheibar Shekan missile, with a range of up to 1,200 miles, which could reach Saudi Arabia and Israel
By Timour Azhari, Jana Choukeir and Tala Ramadan RIYADH/DUBAI, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis vowed on Wednesday to press on with attacks on airports and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, a day after a strike that sources said caused extensive damage to the headquarters of
JERUSALEM, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Colombia opened its embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the 10th government to do so, as new President Abelardo De La Espriella reversed his predecessor's break with Israel. • Most countries maintain embassies to Israel in Tel Aviv. Israel
GENEVA, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Hospitals across Yemen are struggling to cope with a sharp rise in war casualties as intensified fighting along multiple front lines strains its already fragile health system, the Red Cross said on Wednesday. Front-line hospitals in areas including
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Hospitals across Yemen are struggling to cope with a sharp rise in war casualties, while intensified fighting along multiple front lines has cut off vital aid to around 800,000 people, humanitarian agencies said on Wednesday. Aid
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal BANGKOK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The United States cannot grow its way out of mounting public debt without tax or spending adjustments, while China must pivot from export-led growth towards more domestic consumption, International Monetary Fund
By David Lawder BANGKOK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The United States cannot grow its way out of mounting public debt without tax or spending adjustments, while China must pivot from export-led growth towards more domestic consumption, International Monetary Fund Managing Director
Ken McCallum said Iran and Russia are escalating hybrid warfare across Europe, warning that artificial intelligence could enable terrorists to develop new pathogens: 'This is genuinely novel, and deserves the serious attention it is getting'
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The deal between the United States and Russia over diesel supply is a "very risky choice" that runs counter to efforts to force Vladimir Putin to sit at a negotiating table with Ukraine, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on
By Mahmoud Issa and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/CAIRO, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Haidar Abu Middain, 60, lifts a desiccated bough of a fallen olive tree and tosses it aside in the barren dirt of what was once one of the most prosperous groves in central Gaza. The family olive orchard he