Binance pledges full customer compensation after hackers exploit multiple security breaches; authorities and crypto firms race to freeze stolen assets...
Iranian president says good gas and energy deals reached at Moscow; Trump says Iran war can end anytime; Tehran accuses...
Nusseibeh, 48, served as the UAE’s ambassador to the UN for over a decade (2013–2024), during which she chaired the...Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan leads straw polls, but veto-bearing Security Council members oppose all current contenders.
If selected by the General Assembly upon the Security Council's recommendation, Nusseibeh would become the first woman to lead the 80-year-old organization.
- Gaza's health ministry said Israeli attacks had killed 1,534 Palestinians and wounded 5,486 since the ceasefire began. Rescue teams had...
Qatar and France have reaffirmed their support for a two-state solution and called for the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire.
Israeli air strikes and explosions were reported across southern Lebanon, while Israeli forces continued demolitions in towns and villages near the border.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, meanwhile, has said Tehran is prepared to give diplomacy another chance if Washington provides evidence...Iran says it will retain enriched uranium, while Washington demands verifiable limits on nuclear capabilities and enrichment capacity.
Saudi attacks kill three, prompt US departure orders, while oil rises and Qatar signs defense pact with partners.
- Tehran conditions Hormuz reopening on concessions; Pakistan chief renews Tehran mediation efforts; US rules out strikes before midterms; Oil climbs...
Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir met Iranian leaders in Tehran, seeking mediation as both sides maintain opposing demands.
Brent crude hit $110 as Hormuz tensions and shipping attacks renewed fears about global energy supplies.
- Trump intensifies pressure on Iran; IRGC claims US drone downed; Tehran threatens regional targets and cables; Russia offers nuclear cooperation;...
Iran claims it downed a US drone over Hormuz, while threatening undersea cables and retaliation against regional allies.
Yemen’s Houthi attack kills 58 recruits, as government forces report strikes and oil prices ease after Russian sanctions waivers.
- UAE and Saudi defense ministers meet; Oil prices fall after sanctions waiver; Tanker catches fire after Hormuz mine; Houthis report...
Oil prices continued to decline in Asian trading on Monday after US President Donald Trump waived planned sanctions related to Russia.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said an oil tanker caught fire after hitting a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
Saudi Arabia calls Houthi attacks on civilian, economic and airport facilities “full-fledged war crimes”; Trump says he would not use...Saudi Arabia deploys defensive measures as France sends military assets to protect energy infrastructure amid escalating Houthi attacks.
US sanctions target 16 individuals and 10 entities as Hormuz shipping faces severe threats from continued Iranian military activity.
“The opportunity for MENA is significant, and the value will come from execution,” said Wissam Yassine, partner and Middle East...A survey found that 89% of respondents considered AI to have high or very high potential to advance their organisations' environmental, social and governance goals.
However, only 40% to 55% of respondents, depending on the use case, said their sustainable AI adoption had reached the pilot or scaled stage.
The IMF projects the Middle East and Central Asia region will contract 0.3 percent in 2026, reflecting its exposure to...Developing countries face rising debt costs and shrinking fiscal room as energy shocks, food inflation and climate risks threaten poverty reduction efforts, UNDP says.
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has also warned that attacks targeting Saudi Arabia could have repercussions far beyond the region.
- Iran's Ghalibaf warns Washington cannot be trusted, saying Tehran must prepare for renewed fighting even as negotiations continue between the...
Attacks on shipping through Hormuz threaten oil flows, while Chinese refiners secure Saudi crude and Houthis escalate strikes on Saudi targets.
Meanwhile, Israeli strikes killed four people in Gaza on Wednesday, Palestinian officials said, days after the anniversary of the declaration of a US-mediated ceasefire.
