At the center of the memorandum of understanding is a proposed $300 billion private investment vehicle, known as the Reconstruction...
Dubai, UAE -- More than 23.5 million people aged between 15 and 34 lived across the Gulf Cooperation Council countries...
Speaking at an Oval Office event, Trump said Washington had achieved a "great settlement" and expressed confidence that an agreement...Iran says negotiations have advanced but warns inconsistencies in US positions continue to complicate the process.
Iran has insisted that any broader settlement should also address fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, a condition that appears unlikely to be accepted by Israel.
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Discussions highlighted the growing UAE-EU partnership, including shared humanitarian hubs, emergency stockpiles and efforts to build a global safety net for crisis response.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the U.S. attacks and warned that Iran's armed forces would leave "no attack or threat...Gulf states activated air defences and imposed airspace restrictions as tensions spread beyond Iran and Israel.
The latest fighting has sharpened attention on the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a fifth of global oil consumption passes.
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- The latest confrontation around the Strait of Hormuz threatens regional shipping security and comes despite renewed diplomatic efforts to stabilize...
Trump said a wider regional peace agreement could be reached within "two or three days" even as military operations continued.
Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks targeting US military assets in Jordan and Bahrain and warned of harsher action.
- Both countries, however, warned that they were ready to launch retaliatory attacks if provoked. The renewed hostilities raised concerns that...
Diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan and Qatar reportedly urged Washington to press both sides toward restraint.
The exchange followed Israeli strikes in Iran and Iranian missile attacks on Israel, with both sides citing earlier actions by the other as justification.
- Air raid alerts sounded across Israel, explosions were reported over Jerusalem, and Iranian state media reported blasts in Tehran, Tabriz...
The escalation comes amid continued fighting in Lebanon, deadlocked US-Iran diplomacy and growing warnings over the conflict's economic fallout.
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon this week killed at least 12 people, including Lebanese army Brigadier General Wassam Sabra.
Dubai, UAE -- Global cereal production is expected to decline by 2% in the 2026/27 season to 2.982 billion tons,...Record 2025/26 harvests helped build global cereal inventories despite forecasts of tighter supplies in the coming season.
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- Air raid alerts sounded across Israel, explosions were reported over Jerusalem, and Iranian state media reported blasts in Tehran, Tabriz...
The escalation comes amid continued fighting in Lebanon, deadlocked US-Iran diplomacy and growing warnings over the conflict's economic fallout.
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon this week killed at least 12 people, including Lebanese army Brigadier General Wassam Sabra.
- The U.S. Treasury said the sanctions cover 12 entities, including companies based in the Marshall Islands, the United Arab Emirates...
Washington also sanctioned an Iranian exchange house and associated individuals accused of facilitating billions of dollars in transactions.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, meanwhile, accused Iran of using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the United States.
