18+ hour, 53+ min ago   (446+ words) DUBAI: Bahrain said on Saturday that it would not take part in a proposed meeting between Gulf states and Iran in Oman to discuss the Strait of Hormuz until diplomatic relations between Manama and Tehran had been restored. Citing Iranian…...

22+ hour ago   (918+ words) DUBLIN: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Iran was probably responsible for an aerial attack on Saudi Arabia that shut down its East-West pipeline, one ‌of the ‌kingdom's main routes ​for ‌exporting ⁠crude while ​bypassing the ⁠Strait of…...

17+ hour, 43+ min ago   (246+ words) LONDON: Iran’s president and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi discussed “efforts to ease tensions” in the region during a face-to-face meeting on Saturday. Masoud Pezeshkian met with Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed Al-Nahyan at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi....

17+ hour, 47+ min ago   (1165+ words) Bandar al-Mosalam / Asharq Al-Awsat RIYADH: Trade can grind to a halt before ports close or shipping lanes are blocked. Disruption can begin elsewhere, when cargo or vessels become too costly or difficult to insure, or when markets are unable to…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (201+ words) RIYADH: Yemen’s military on Thursday urged international support for the legitimate government’s battle against the Houthis as they advanced toward the critical Bab Al-Mandab Strait. If the Iran-backed militant group gained control of the coast along the strategic waterway, it…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (171+ words) SINGAPORE: Vessel transits at the Strait of Hormuz fell slightly ​on Wednesday to seven, compared with the previous day’s 12, preliminary shiptracking data showed on Thursday, with levels also lower than the 10-day average of 14. Out of these seven, ‌four vessels…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (419+ words) DUBAI: Renewed fighting along Yemen’s Red Sea coast has put the strategic Bab Al-Mandab Strait back in focus, raising concerns over a key maritime route linking Europe and Asia. The strait is a narrow passage between Yemen and the Horn…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (350+ words) TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average slumped ‌on Thursday, as global markets felt the pressure from oil breaching the $100-per-barrel mark with the Middle East conflict widening. Iran on Wednesday said it ​had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (254+ words) TEHRAN: Iran’s Guards said on Wednesday that a new “prohibited zone” outside the Strait of Hormuz would cover parts of the Gulf of Oman and beyond, adding that they would announce the exact coordinates later. “It approximately starts from the…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (214+ words) DUBAI: The US has accused Yemen’s Houthis of triggering the latest escalation in violence in the country, as renewed fighting threatened to unravel years of relative calm and draw it deeper into the wider regional conflict. The US Embassy in…...