A focused view of neutral reporting on Middle East, brought together across publishers.
Explore all topics →
India’s military is exploring alternative energy sources amid surging oil and gas prices caused by supply disruption from the Iran war, a trend that analysts say is set to accelerate among Asian countries heavily dependent on energy imports.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal, which officials said included some nuclear concessions. Trump also proposed suspending the federal gas tax to help with higher fuel prices caused by the war.
The Colombo Consumer Price Index-based (CCPI-based) headline inflation Y-o-Y (year-on-year) accelerated in April 2026 reflecting the spillovers from the ongoing war in the Middle East, particularly the significant upward adjustments in domestic energy prices.
President Donald Trump is set to visit Beijing from May 13th to 15th for high-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with trade, Iran, and regional security expected to top the agenda.
JERUSALÉN (AP) — Dos soldados israelíes pasarán semanas en una prisión militar por profanar un objeto cristiano, después de que uno metiera un cigarrillo en la boca de una estatua de la Virgen María en el sur de Líbano y el otro lo fotografiara.
Oil prices are rising as the war with Iran threatens to drag on for longer, but the US stock market is nevertheless inching toward more records.
The European Union has agreed to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers and leading Hamas figures.
Washington: The ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran is “on life support”, President Donald Trump says, as he meets with his generals and contemplates restarting a short-lived military mission to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
Eurovision fans have been descending on Vienna ahead of this week's event. (Reuters: Lisa Leutner)
Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!
Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has warned that the country’s forces stand ready to respond to any attack, as tensions with the United States escalate.
In the latest ‘anti-Christian’ act by Israeli forces, a soldier put a cigarette in the mouth of the statue while the other took a photo
In the latest ‘anti-Christian’ act by Israeli forces, a soldier put a cigarette in the mouth of the statue while the other took a photo
Israel’s civil aviation chief has warned that Ben Gurion Airport is operating like a “US military base”, raising concerns over disruption to civilian flights and mounting pressure on the aviation sector.
National average for gas prices has risen by well over a dollar a gallon since late February
The British government has imposed sanctions on an Iranian-linked network accused of plotting attacks in the UK and elsewhere.
Los precios de la gasolina son exhibidos en una gasolinera en Centennial, Colorado, el 28 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/David Zalubowski)
A jury was unable to convict a Palestinian activist who stands accused of supporting terrorism and encouraging support for a proscribed organisation - prompting a retrial.
There are moments in history when a nation gets pushed past its limits. That is exactly what is happening to Iran right now. The lifeblood of the Iranian regime is oil, and that lifeblood is being squeezed. Iran is in trouble. Not the kind of trouble that appears overnight, but the kind that builds quietly until sud…
Adolf Eichmann, one of the key architects of the Holocaust, was captured by Mossad agents on May 11, 1960, in Argentina and flown to Israel for trial.
The National Economic Crimes Unit, part of Lahav 433 – The National Crime Unit, Border Police officers, and the administrator-general's forfeiture unit jointly conducted a raid that involved the search and detention of 14 suspects from northern Israel, the Israel Police confirmed on Monday.
US President Donald Trump has said the month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran is on "massive life support".
US president says he is considering restarting naval escorts in strait of Hormuz in attempt to end Iranian blockade
Medics had to restrain Palestinian journalist Ali al-Samoudi while tending to his bullet wound when the body of his colleague Shireen Abu Akleh arrived at Ibn Sina hospital in the occupied West Bank.
Hamburg Administrative Court allowed a pro-Palestinian protest camp to take place at the site of WWII Jewish deportations, despite outrage from the local Jewish community.
Outgoing Mossad Director David Barnea was reprimanded by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday after he sent a confidential letter to Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara, denouncing the appointment of Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman as his replacement.
Global oil markets are losing 100 million barrels every week that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran, the head of Saudi Arabia’s state oil producer said on Monday.
Motorbikes drive past a billboard showing the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strikes on Feb. 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
The Treasury Department building is pictured at dusk in Washington, June 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
President Sheikh Mohamed and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed Iran's attacks on the UAE during a phone call on Monday.
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are proposing suspending the federal gas tax as prices at the pump continue to soar ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Un grupo de palestinos grita consignas en una marcha previa al 78vo aniversario de lo que denominan la “Nakba,” o “catástrofe”, en la ciudad de Nablus, en Cisjordania, el lunes 11 de mayo de 2026. El letrero en árabe dice, “No nos iremos; nuestras raíces son más profundas que su destrucción”. (AP Foto/Majdi Mohammad)
LONDON (AP) — The British government sanctioned nine people and three organizations on Monday that it accused of engaging in “hostile activity” on behalf of Iran that threatens U.K. and global security.
President Donald Trump said the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after he rejected the country’s latest proposal for not including a nuclear concession. He also claimed that Iran went back on his ceasefire proposal to allow the U.S. to come in and help extract its highly enriched uranium.
Donald Trump says the ceasefire with Iran is “on life support,” after dismissing Tehran’s response to a US peace proposal as “stupid.” The US president’s swift rejection of Iran’s response on Sunday has fuelled concerns that the 10-week-old conflict will drag on, and continue to paralyse shipping through the Stra…
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, has condemned the European Union after it moved to sanction Israeli settlers accused of carrying out violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli forces have carried out multiple strikes across southern Lebanon, killing at least three people and injuring four others, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.
It is Mark Twain, I believe, who is credited with writing, “Good judgment is the result of experience and experience the result of bad judgment.” However, the version handed down to me was “Knowledge comes from experience, but experience comes from errors.”
Lebanon Latest: Days of deadly attacks
Over the weekend, the Washington Post made waves with a story leaked by CIA officials, potentially undermining one of Israel's main "win" narratives for the war: that Iran's ballistic missile threat was heavily reduced.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has shown continued journalistic bias in its coverage of the Israel-Gaza conflict, independent research group ABC Watch claimed in its new report, which has been submitted to the Royal Commission into antisemitism.
Ali al-Zaidi, Iraq's prime minister-designate endorsed by US President Donald Trump, owns a bank that was banned by the United States Treasury in 2024 for alleged links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
Supporters of the Islamic regime and anti-regime demonstrators clashed in several cities on Sunday during global protests against Tehran’s escalating crackdown of mass arrests, executions, and internet blackouts, according to activists and international media reports.
European Union foreign ministers agreed to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers accused of violent attacks on Palestinians on Monday, breaking months of political deadlock over such a move.
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
President Trump said Monday that the cease-fire with Iran “is on massive life support” after Iran’s latest peace offer contained several inflammatory provisions and no nuclear concessions.
The Palestinian health ministry said four Palestinians have been killed since Monday morning across Gaza, with their bodies arriving at hospitals across the strip.
Japanese condo developers are warning customers to prepare for delays but say no projects are behind schedule yet. (Photo by Shun Kato)
A jury was unable to convict a Palestinian activist who stands accused of supporting terrorism and encouraging support for a proscribed organisation - prompting a retrial.
President Donald Trump on Monday said that what remains of the U.S. ceasefire with Iran is "on life support" after Tehran sent an "unacceptable" counter to Washington's proposal to end the war.