Archives for March, 2026

International Energy Agency (IEA) chief Fatih Birol compares the current energy crisis to those of the 1970s and the impact of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine

Global economy under 'major threat' from Strait of Hormuz crisis: IEA chief

Agence France-Presse

The surge in oil prices since the war began have fanned concerns about a fresh spike in inflation

Oil prices slide, European stocks rebound on Trump's Iran remarks

Agence France-Presse

Much of the world's gas and oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz

Middle East war to dominate Houston's 'Davos of Energy'

Agence France-Presse

Iranian missiles fly towards Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf energy and water after Trump ultimatum

Reuters

A Palestinian woman and boy walk past offensive Hebrew graffiti on the walls of a damaged house age in the occupied West Bank

Israeli settlers burn buildings in attacks on West Bank villages

Agence France-Presse

Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on the Qasmiyeh bridge in south Lebanon on March 22, after Israel said the bridge was being used by Hezbollah

Israel to advance ground operations in Lebanon after striking key bridge

Agence France-Presse

Syrians hold a silent protest against an official decision banning the sale of alcohol outside of certain areas

Syrians protest alcohol sale limits, curbs on personal freedom

Agence France-Presse

Soaring black market prices of cooking gas in India's capital are pushing poorer families back to wood and coal

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Agence France-Presse

The sign of a Chevron gas station displays current prices as drivers pump gas in Rosemead, near Los Angeles, California in March 2026

US may 'escalate to de-escalate' against Iran: Treasury chief

Agence France-Presse

Members of a Red Crescent rescue team work at a building that was damaged by a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 21, 2026. Reuters/Alaa Al-Marjani

Treasury's Bessent says US has 'plenty' of funds for Iran war

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo

Iran to completely close Hormuz if Trump executes threats on Iranian energy, Revolutionary Guards say

Reuters

A girl walks at a temporary encampment for displaced people, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 22, 2026. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Israel orders destruction of bridges in Lebanon and homes near Israeli border

Reuters

People look at a destroyed building following a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 21, 2026. Reuters/Alaa Al-Marjani

Pope Leo calls war in Middle East a 'scandal' to humanity

Reuters

A drone view shows a damage in a residential neighbourhood, following a night of Iranian missile strikes which injured dozens of Israelis, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Dimona, southern Israel March 22, 2026. REUTERS/Roei Kastro

Scores hurt after Iranian missiles hit Israeli desert towns

Reuters

Children play with the remnant of an Iranian missile that fell in a school courtyard in the illegal Israeli settlement of Peduel, in the occupied West Bank

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse

The 2016 Brussels attacks saw bombings at the city's main airport and at a metro station

Belgium remembers Brussels jihadist attacks 10 years on

Agence France-Presse