Kuwait intercepts Iranian missiles and drones as tensions spread across the Middle East

Kuwait says its air defence systems are responding to an Iranian missile and drone attack, marking another escalation in the rapidly widening conflict across the Middle East. Kuwait’s army said … Read More

Iran strikes US positions across the Middle East as tensions rise after deadly US attacks

Tensions across the Middle East have intensified sharply after Iran launched a fresh wave of attacks against US positions in several countries, following a series of American strikes on Iranian … Read More

Xi Jinping’s Egypt visit signals deeper China-Middle East ties as Sisi pushes strategic independence

China’s President Xi Jinping has arrived in Cairo for his first visit to Egypt in a decade, meeting President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at a moment when tensions across the Middle … Read More

Netanyahu accuses Israeli security officials of deliberately keeping him from waking on October 7

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made a fresh and serious accusation over the failures surrounding Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack, claiming that senior security officials deliberately chose not to … Read More

Zelensky warns Russian airspace is becoming unsafe as Ukraine intensifies drone attacks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has issued a stark warning to airlines, insurers and passengers using Russian airspace, saying the skies over Russia are becoming increasingly dangerous as Ukraine expands its … Read More

Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing to visit Vietnam in latest push for regional recognition

Myanmar’s junta leader and newly installed civilian president, Min Aung Hlaing, is set to visit Vietnam from September 4 to 6, marking another important step in his government’s growing diplomatic … Read More

Iran signals immediate response if US returns to June deal

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has sent a clear message to Washington: if the United States returns to the commitments made under a June agreement aimed at ending their conflict, Tehran … Read More

Wall Street futures slide as Middle East strikes fuel fresh inflation and rate fears

Wall Street was heading for a cautious start on Monday as renewed military attacks between the United States and Iran pushed oil prices higher and revived concerns about inflation. The … Read More

US-Iran tensions flare again as strikes, missile attacks and sanctions raise fears of wider Middle East escalation

The conflict between the United States and Iran has entered another dangerous phase, with military action resuming after more than a month and tensions spreading across the wider Middle East. … Read More

Kenya airport strike leaves hundreds of passengers stranded overnight as flight disruptions continue

Hundreds of passengers were left stranded overnight at Kenya’s main international airport as an ongoing strike by aviation workers entered its second day, causing cancelled flights, long delays and growing … Read More