Tehran offers to help facilitate Riyadh-Houthis dialogue; Saudi business events to proceed despite attacks; US reinforces regional deployment as warnings...
Iran reviews US proposal amid nuclear defiance; Putin offers help ending war; US senators debate conflict costs; oil markets react...
Meanwhile, Trump says: “Do I want to go in and annihilate them, or do I not? It’s a big decision....Shipping through Hormuz remains sharply reduced. Preliminary data showed only four cargo ships crossed the Strait on Thursday.
In Yemen, Houthi leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi accused Saudi Arabia of using Mecca for political and military goals and said current battlefield actions were defensive.
The Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative and the World Economic Forum have signed a partnership to accelerate water innovation and...The two-year partnership aims to connect water innovations with financing, policy support, markets and partnerships needed for wider deployment.
The organisations will convene government, business, finance and civil society leaders while sharing expertise to accelerate water innovation globally.
The United Nations, meanwhile, called for de-escalation and diplomacy; Oil prices fell as Saudi Arabia offered additional crude cargoes through...Trump says he has spoken directly with Iran as Tehran demands practical US steps to build confidence, while China-backed diplomacy gains momentum.
South Korea, meanwhile, said it had not decided whether to deploy military forces to the Strait of Hormuz.
Global cybersecurity experts converged in Dubai as GISEC 2026 opened, warning that AI is reshaping both cyberattacks and national defense...UAE Cybersecurity Council chief Dr Mohamed Al Kuwaiti said cybersecurity culture is everyone's responsibility amid growing AI threats.
Emmy-nominated actor Michael Kelly warned that AI deepfakes threaten personal identity, demanding stronger verification, consent and likeness control.
The ministry said three Palestinians were killed and at least 27 injured during the 24 hours covered by its latest...Palestinian Civil Defence teams were searching for people trapped beneath a collapsed residential building west of Gaza City.
Two homes were demolished in Beit Hanina, while eight residential and agricultural structures were demolished in Hizma, in the occupied West Bank.
Hormuz shipping traffic meanwhile fell to four, while US lawmakers again seek to curb military action as Iran war costs...OIC condemned attacks targeting the kingdom’s holy sites.
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the conflict had cost the United States more than $38 billion over its first six months.
Oman, meanwhile, postpones meeting with Gulf states and Iran on possible Strait of Hormuz agreements, Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said,...Hormuz shipping remains constrained, with four vessels exiting the Gulf and 10 entering over the weekend, preliminary data showed.
Oil prices rose sharply on Monday, with Brent crude climbing above $107 a barrel.
Tehran blamed "American enemy" for the attack, which came a day before a meeting between Iran and Gulf states in Oman...Houthis claimed a missile and drone strike on a Saudi military base, while Tehran sought to distance itself from the group’s actions.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group used ballistic missiles and drones to target a military base in Sharurah, southern Saudi Arabia.
A drone attack originating from Iraq leads to the closure of Saudi Arabia's key oil pipeline, prompting Baghdad to order...US forces have redirected 99 commercial vessels as Washington tightens its naval blockade of Iran amid continuing attacks on shipping.
US President Donald Trump said the war with Iran would end “very soon”.
An Israeli strike on an alleged Hezbollah tunnel complex in southern Lebanon triggered a 4.1 magnitude tremor, after one of...Israel says the underground complex contained Iranian-made rockets, missiles, drones and weapons as tensions rise along the Lebanon-Israel border.
Israeli forces continue to occupy a so-called security zone in southern Lebanon, while Beirut authorities say Israeli strikes have killed more than 4,300 people since March.
