Archives for March, 2026

FILE PHOTO: A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

US lifts sanctions on UAE-based logistics firm Globe Trekkers

Reuters

A view of the Strait of Hormuz from the United Arab Emirates

Securing shipping lane from Mideast war 'challenging', say experts

Agence France-Presse

Lebanese authorities say Israeli air strikes in the country this week have left dozens dead

UN demands swift probe into Israeli strikes on Lebanon

Agence France-Presse

price increases are already evident for fuels such as petrol

War in Middle East raises stagflation fears in Europe and beyond

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a roundtable on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) on the White House campus in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo

Trump says there will be no deal with Iran except 'unconditional surrender'

Reuters

Leon Dejanovic, 18, works out in Karlovac, Croatia, February 26, 2026. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic

Croatia to re-launch mandatory military service after 17 years

Reuters

Smoke rises following an explosion, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 6, 2026. Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

EU's Costa, von der Leyen talk to Middle Eastern leaders on Monday, spokesperson says

Reuters

An aerial view shows private jets on the tarmac of Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 17, 2025. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Private jets emerge as alternative way out of the Gulf as Iran conflict intensifies

Reuters

Iran's ISNA news agency released images of mourners at the funeral of children killed in the strike

US must probe Iran school strike 'very quickly', UN says

Agence France-Presse

Around 95,000 people in Beirut's southern suburbs have been displaced to official shelters, authorities say

Lebanese relive 'nightmare' of displacement from war

Agence France-Presse

Sanchez described the US war on Iran as 'an extraordinary mistake'

Spanish PM says 'cooperation' with US should prevail over 'confrontation'

Agence France-Presse

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UAE to freeze billions in Iranian assets following strikes

The UAE's move to freeze Iranian assets will hit Iran’s economy hard, as it is straining under high inflation, unrest and now a war.

United Arab Emirates

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during a press conference following his White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Germany's Merz calls for Iran's territorial integrity to be preserved

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Birds fly as smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

Exclusive-Iran spent years fostering proxies in Iraq. Now, many aren’t eager to join the war

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A Palestinian boy, Nidal Abu Rabee, receives treatment at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, February 2, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo/File Photo

Medical stocks 'critically low' in Gaza, WHO says

Reuters

The Pentagon released what it said was periscope footage of a US Navy submarine sinking an Iranian warship

Who rules the seas? Torpedoed Iran ship brings focus underwater

Agence France-Presse