Archives for March, 2026

Joe Bennett, son of British citizen Lindsay Foreman, who has been imprisoned in Iran and sentenced for 10 years with her husband Craig, following their arrest on espionage charges during a round-the-world motorcycle trip in January 2025, poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters in London, Britain March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes

Bomb damage at Iran's Evin prison raises fears for detained Britons, family says

Reuters

Debris at the historical monument Golestan Palace after it was damaged in an Israeli and U.S. strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Bombardment unleashes terror in Tehran with no sign of protests

Reuters

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at a press conference on the sidelines of the Third Belt and Road Forum (BRF), at the media centre in Beijing, China October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

China's foreign minister tells Israeli counterpart that attacks on Iran must end

Reuters

Tens of thousands of travellers are stranded in the Middle East as nearly 13,000 flights have been cancelled due to the conflict

Flights to evacuate stranded travellers in Middle East

Agence France-Presse

An Emirates passenger plane is landing at Frankfurt Airport from Dubai International on March 3, 2026, in Frankfurt, Germany.

Gulf air corridors reopen cautiously as evacuations take shape

Nearly 1,900 of more than 5,450 flights scheduled to the Middle East were canceled Tuesday, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.

United Arab Emirates

Debris lies scattered in the aftermath of an Israeli and U.S. strike on a police station, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran has not contacted US about possible peace talks, says Tehran's UN envoy

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Qatar airline staff stand by a departure board displaying cancelled flights to Middle East countries amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, at Heathrow Airport Terminal 4, in Greater London, Britain, March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo

Factbox-Governments weigh repatriations as conflict grounds Middle East flights

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Security lines inside Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in New York City, U.S., March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo

US urges Americans to leave Middle East amid air travel disruptions

Reuters

Greek Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Vassilis Kikilias speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy in Piraeus, Greece, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi

Greek shipping minister warns of alarming situation in Strait of Hormuz

Reuters

An Afghan girl looks at the doctor as he measures her upper arm at the WFP-supported Qasaba Clinic, after an increase in malnutrition cases following the return of deported Afghans, in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 7, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

UN warns 200,000 more Afghan children face acute malnutrition in 2026

Reuters

Aftermath of an Israeli and the U.S. strike on a police station, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Factbox-How the Middle East crisis has affected sporting events

Reuters

The Iran team poses for a photo before a World Cup qualifier against Uzbekistan in Tehran in March last year

Will Iran take part in the 2026 World Cup?

Agence France-Presse

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street ahead of presenting the Spring Forecast to Parliament, in London, Britain, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville

UK's Reeves promises stability against backdrop of Middle East conflict

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A fisherman travels on a boat with his family in front of the Zim container ship near Ismailia port city, northeast of Cairo May 1, 2014/ File Photo

Israel uses cargo ships to repatriate doctors stranded abroad by war

Reuters

Israeli military members work at the site of an Iranian missile strike, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Petah Tikva, Israel March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Israeli military says Iranian missiles hit central Israel

Reuters

A firefighter inspects the debris after an Israeli air strike in southern Beirut

More than 30,000 displaced in Lebanon by Middle East war: UN

Agence France-Presse