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War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: - Kuwait refinery hit - A drone attack on a refinery owned by Kuwait's national oil company sparked a fire at one of the units, state media said. "Kuwait Petroleum Corporation announced that one of the operational units of

War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: - Iran executions - Iran executed three people convicted of killing police officers and carrying out operations in favour of the United States and Israel during unrest earlier this year, the judiciary said. - Qatar contains gas hub fires - Qatari civil defence teams

Strait of Hormuz blockage drives up Gulf food bills

Strait of Hormuz blockage drives up Gulf food bills

In a supermarket in Bahrain, Mahmoud Ali fills his cart as usual. The shelves remain stocked despite the war in the Middle East, but the blockade of the main shipping routes into the Gulf is now being felt at checkout. "There's no shortage", but over the

Iran targets Gulf energy sites after gas field strike

Iran targets Gulf energy sites after gas field strike

Iran targeted energy facilities across the Gulf and threatened further destructive attacks after a key gas field was hit, raising fears Thursday of a wider assault on fuel supplies that could jolt already rattled global markets. The warning came after Israel killed the Islamic republic's intelligence chief Esmail

Iran targets Gulf energy sites after intel chief killed

Iran targets Gulf energy sites after intel chief killed

Iran targeted oil and gas facilities across the Gulf on Wednesday after Israel killed the Islamic republic's intelligence chief, marking another blow to its leadership. The death of Esmail Khatib followed that of security chief Ali Larijani, which Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei -- unseen since

Iran condemned as UN maritime body holds emergency talks on Mideast shipping

Iran condemned as UN maritime body holds emergency talks on Mideast shipping

Gulf states and Western nations strongly criticised Iran at an emergency meeting Wednesday of the UN's maritime body, convened amid growing fears for thousands of stranded ships and seafarers. Numerous nations used opening statements at the International Maritime Organization gathering to lambast Tehran's response to US-

Trump administration takes steps to curb energy cost hikes

Trump administration takes steps to curb energy cost hikes

US President Donald Trump's administration scrambled Wednesday to rein in surging energy costs from war in the Middle East, temporarily waiving a century-old shipping law and easing Venezuela sanctions. The moves came after oil prices rocketed following US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28. Tehran'