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Dubai is set to provide economic incentives worth over $400 million, as businesses struggle to cope with the aftermath of the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
The Iranian flag flies in front of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Berlin, June 22, 2025. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP, File)
Iran squad pause training to attend appointments for Canadian visas, with some seeking US ones; however, travel, security concerns persist
Iran squad pause training to attend appointments for Canadian visas, with some seeking US ones; however, travel, security concerns persist
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Minister’s Questions in parliament in London, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Russia on Wednesday voted with other major energy exporters and greenhouse gas emitters against a UN General Assembly resolution that requires governments to take stronger action on climate change.
BRUSSELS — The EU’s economy chief criticized the U.K.’s decision to loosen planned sanctions on Russian-origin jet fuel and diesel without giving prior notice to fellow G7 allies.
Oil prices jumped Thursday on a report that Iran's supreme leader will not allow the country's enriched uranium to be shipped abroad, a position that will likely complicate peace talks with the U.S.
The US has lifted sanctions against the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, after a federal judge found that the Trump administration likely violated her free speech rights.
SIA can capture more Asia-Europe traffic due to its strong oil hedging strategy and balance sheet, and the Iran war’s impact, analysts say
SIA can capture more Asia-Europe traffic due to its strong oil hedging strategy and balance sheet, and the Iran war’s impact, analysts say
Europe is facing an “energy crisis tsunami” following a series of political earthquakes, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has warned. The forecast comes as energy shocks caused by the US‑Israeli war on Iran continue to destabilize supplies across the region.
The illusion of a grand diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East is once again colliding with reality. The White House has been busy trying to paint a picture of a total capitulation by Tehran, which hasn't been demonstrated given its consistent position defying Washington's demands on the nuclear issue.
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Dubai has approved a Dh1.5 billion ($400 million) economic incentive package to support the city's business and tourism sector, at a time when demand has fallen due to the Iran war.
A steady rebound in US equities driven by peak insanity in Korea (where the two chip stocks that account for most of the market surged and sent the Kospi soaring more than 8% overnight) faded after a report that Iran’s Supreme Leader issued a directive that the country’s near-weapons-grade uranium must remain in the…
Mediators are working to narrow differences between Iran and the US ahead of a possible resumption of direct negotiations next week, according to Arab sources briefed by participants in the talks.
Republican senators have queried the timing and lack of detail in secret service bid to add money to the Department for Homeland security bill
A Sweden-based campaigner has described how he survived an attempt to kill him by a teenage would-be assassin police believe was acting on the orders of Iran.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
The United States military said on Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade, the latest action by the Trump administration to try to push Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
A state-owned firm has launched work on a massive aviation complex, signalling continued confidence amid regional conflict
A state-owned firm has launched work on a massive aviation complex, signalling continued confidence amid regional conflict
Beijing says it supports ‘Cuba in safeguarding its national sovereignty and national dignity’ after charges over downed planes
Beijing says it supports ‘Cuba in safeguarding its national sovereignty and national dignity’ after charges over downed planes
Iran's Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country's near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, two senior Iranian sources said, hardening Tehran's stance on one of the main US demands at peace talks.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that the Iran crisis can only be resolved through diplomatic channels that take Iranian interests into account.
The US has lifted sanctions against the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, after a federal judge found that the Trump administration likely violated her free speech rights.
FILE -The Euro currency symbol is seen prior to a press conference after an ECB’s governing council meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
The taunting of flotilla activists by Israeli far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has led to renewed calls for the EU to impose sanctions on him.
A top UAE official denounced Iran's claim of control over Emirati waters in the blockaded Strait of Hormuz as a "pipe dream" Thursday, following an announcement by an Iranian body overseeing the strait.
Tehran says it is reviewing the latest responses from the United States to its proposal to end the nearly three-month US-Israel war on Iran as mediator Pakistan steps up efforts to achieve progress in the talks that US President Donald Trump has warned are on the “borderline” between a deal and renewed strikes.
Damage caused by the United States and Israel to Iran’s military industrial bases has set the country’s ability to rebuild its combat infrastructure back months, not years, CNN reported on Thursday, citing a source familiar with recent US intelligence assessments.
Francesca Albanese, the Italian lawyer serving as the United Nations special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories, has been removed from the U.S. sanctions blacklist after a federal court intervened against the Trump administration’s decision.
Some shipping industry workers based in Dubai are looking to relocate from the UAE as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran, one ship-owner and two industry sources familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye.
El ministro del Interior de Irán, Ahmad Vahidi, informa a la prensa sobre las elecciones, en Teherán, Irán, el 4 de marzo de 2024. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi, archivo)
Here’s something you don’t see every day in diplomacy: the prime minister of one country saying he visited another country, only for that country’s foreign ministry to deny the visit ever took place.
While the United States backs away from threats to resume bombing Iran if it does not agree to a peace deal, Israel’s political establishment is reportedly itching for war.
Iran on Thursday said it is reviewing the Trump administration's latest proposal for bringing an end to the war after the U.S. president said he was prepared to wait a few more days to "get the right answers" from Tehran.
SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won rose slightly against the U.S. dollar Thursday on expectations that the United States may be close to reaching a deal with Iran to end the war in the Middle East.
Iran secretly executed two Iraqi men last month after convicting them of spying for an Arab country, a Norway-based rights group said on Thursday.
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Iranian state media said on Thursday that the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is reviewing the United States’s response received via mediator Pakistan to Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war.
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The Strait of Hormuz – a critical chokepoint accounting for 20% of seaborne oil trade prior to the US-Israeli war against Iran – remains effectively blocked despite the tentative ceasefire. The traffic has ground to a halt due to the risks posed by mines, recurring attacks, and ship seizures, as well as insurers’ re…
The Strait of Hormuz – a critical chokepoint accounting for 20% of seaborne oil trade prior to the US-Israeli war against Iran – remains effectively blocked despite the tentative ceasefire. The traffic has ground to a halt due to the risks posed by mines, recurring attacks, and ship seizures, as well as insurers’ re…
SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the country's financial regulator said Thursday that local insurers and other financial firms will provide full support to small and mid-sized shipping companies hit by the war between the United States and Iran in the Middle East.
The semi-official Iranian news agency Tasnim reported that two people were executed under charges of disrupting the country's security and having membership in a "terrorist" organisation
President Donald Trump said that negotiations with Iran were "in the final stages” as Iran said it was studying a new US proposal to end the war.