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Chinese firms keen on Oman’s International Financial Centre: official
Neutrality amid US-Israel war on Iran cited as an advantage, as well as location of ports away from Strait of Hormuz.
20 Sep 2026 - 2:00PM
Israel-Gaza war
Ed Sheeran calls Gaza situation ‘unjustifiable’ after Macklemore exit furore
20 Sep 2026 - 2:21PM
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Middle East
Houthis claim attacks on Saudi capital, after flames seen near Riyadh airport
20 Sep 2026 - 9:24AM
Israel-Gaza war
Rapper Macklemore’s US$1 million pledge highlights Palestinian suffering
‘There are children dying every single day’: non-profit leaders have welcomed both money and renewed public awareness.
19 Sep 2026 - 9:39PM
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Palestinian children line up on the first day of the new academic year at a UN-run school in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday. Photo:
US, Israel war on Iran
‘Ordinary people pay price’: Iran medicine shortages deepen as war continues
As well as facing shipping restrictions, sanctions and inflation, the pharmaceutical sector has been directly attacked, officials say.
19 Sep 2026 - 11:58PM
US, Israel war on Iran
How much has Iran war cost US? Pentagon estimates US$43.6 billion so far
Polls show Americans increasingly oppose the war, partly over its impact on the economy, as the November midterm elections approach.
19 Sep 2026 - 9:14AM
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US pivot leaves Saudi Arabia with ‘humiliating dilemma’ over Houthis
Riyadh is now working frantically to build a coalition to protect shipping in the Red Sea and defend the kingdom against Houthi attacks.
18 Sep 2026 - 6:40PM
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US to allow Iranian leaders to attend UN meeting amid wartime stand-off
US again imposes strict conditions on the Iranian delegation for the UN General Assembly in New York.
18 Sep 2026 - 1:51PM
Middle East
US approves sale of 48 F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia despite Israeli concerns
US says the sale would improve Saudi Arabia’s capability to deter ‘current and future threats’.
18 Sep 2026 - 1:53PM
US, Israel war on Iran
UN investigators cite US over Iran strikes that constituted war crimes
UN-backed experts also accuse the Iranian government of carrying out crimes against humanity during a domestic crackdown.
18 Sep 2026 - 9:59AM
Middle East
Saudis turn to Western, regional allies as missile defences run low
Regional officials say kingdom appeals to France, UK, Pakistan, and Egypt for help against Houthis amid US interceptor shortages.
17 Sep 2026 - 3:40PM
Houthi fighters pose atop what the group described as the wreckage of a downed Saudi F-15 fighter jet in Marib province, Yemen, in an image released on Wednesday. Photo: Ansar Allah Media Office via AP
Yemen
Who is Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the elusive commander driving the Saudi blitz?
He has transformed the Houthi group from tribal insurgency to a fighting force, threatening Riyadh and controlling the vital waterway.
16 Sep 2026 - 10:32PM
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Israel-Gaza war
Israel prepared to ‘finish job’ in Gaza and remove Palestinians, minister says
Israel Katz says the IDF is prepared to resume fighting, eliminate Hamas and implement ‘the migration plan’.
16 Sep 2026 - 3:03PM
Middle East
‘Red line’: Saudi coalition accuses Houthis of targeting Mecca with drone
Drone intercepted heading towards the Saudi holy city, but Houthi official rejects claim as a ‘worn-out lie’.
16 Sep 2026 - 8:12PM
US, Israel war on Iran
US military fires on boats attempting to capture sailing drone off Iran
Central Command confirms engagement off Iranian coast as Tehran claims vessels were local fishing craft.
16 Sep 2026 - 11:05AM
A Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel in the Arabian Gulf off Bahrain’s coast. Photo: US Central Command via AFP
Middle East
‘Doing a North Korea’? Why the Middle East could be entering a new nuclear age
A Saudi-US nuclear pact and further attacks on Iran could prompt Tehran to withdraw from the non-proliferation treaty, analysts warn.
15 Sep 2026 - 7:25PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Price of Epic Fury: Iran war’s toll on US bases, weapons and more
Pentagon inspector general offers an official accounting of the war’s costs in expended US munitions and damages.
15 Sep 2026 - 3:46PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Iran says tanker exploded in Strait of Hormuz as US rejects account
IRGC says vessel hit sea mine in waterway as CENTCOM accuses Tehran of drone strike and intimidation.
15 Sep 2026 - 3:48PM
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A propaganda billboard in Tehran depicting sinking US warships in the Persian Gulf. Photo: EPA
Israel-Gaza war
Israeli army chief orders legal review of award-winning Gaza war film
Israeli-made Gaza documentary makes waves after winning the Venice special jury prize.
15 Sep 2026 - 11:32AM
US, Israel war on Iran
US blocks Iran nuclear chief from Vienna meeting
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Mohammad Eslami was blocked from entering Austria because he was a ‘sanctioned individual’.
14 Sep 2026 - 7:57PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Middle East diplomacy stalls as war spreads, Hormuz talks postponed
New attacks in Hormuz and Saudi Arabia as planned talks between Tehran and its neighbours are put off.
14 Sep 2026 - 3:35PM
Middle East
Houthis hit Saudi base amid renewed fighting with Yemen government forces
The rebels have cemented their hold on the Bab el-Mandab Strait, which has become a key route for oil exports after Iran’s Hormuz blockade.
13 Sep 2026 - 10:15AM
Houthis brandish their weapons as they rally in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa in March. Photo: TNS
Syria
Alarm as Syria plans private jet hub on former torture site
Rights groups warn turning Mezzeh airbase into a VIP airport could destroy mass graves and evidence of Assad-era atrocities.
12 Sep 2026 - 2:08PM
US, Israel war on Iran
Saudi pipeline that bypasses Hormuz shut after attacks
The kingdom said the East-West pipeline was targeted by drones launched from Iraq, causing several injuries.
12 Sep 2026 - 6:33PM
Middle East
Yemen’s Houthis reach strategic island in Bab el-Mandeb Strait
The move potentially tightens the militants’ grip on a vital shipping route, further increasing the threat to energy markets.
11 Sep 2026 - 10:52PM
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