UN News(center)
As the conflict in the Middle East continues to ripple across the region, the UN Security Council is meeting today to discuss the escalating situation, with a morning briefing focused on Lebanon and a second session later on the wider crisis. Across the UN system, agencies are warning of mounting hu
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Tensions in the Middle East escalated on Tuesday as the US destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels and Iran vowed to block regional oil exports. Heavy strikes hit Iran, Lebanon, and Gulf states, with civilian casualties rising. Global markets and energy supplies face disruption as the conflict ente
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Thousands of travellers cancel trips after cities such as Dubai are targeted by Iranian strikes
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Gilbert Achcar explains how oil, US power, and regional rivalries have shaped decades of conflict in the Middle East — and why the confrontation with Iran fits a long imperial pattern.
Fire breaks out at the Shahran oil depot in Tehran, Iran, after US and Israeli attacks on March 8, 2026. (Hassan Gh
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China’s vast reserves of crude oil are giving its refiners breathing space as war in the Middle East roils production and shipping — a payoff from years of stockpiling and diversifying supply.
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UK bans end-of-Ramadan march, with Police citing "extreme tensions" over the Middle East and risk of "serious public disorder".
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