CAIRO (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has demanded about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, but his appeals have brought no commitments as oil prices soar during the Iran war. The president declined to name the countries heavily reliant on Middle...
Renewable energy (RE) advocates may roll their eyes, but the Middle East friction is shouting a bitter punchline: the world still treats fossil fuels like chocolate. The appetite is insatiable and relentless; if the supply runs dry, economies could fall apart faster than a cookie dunked in milk....
CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped allies would send warships to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz while Iran urged people to evacuate three ports in the United Arab Emirates as its war with the United States and Israel showed no signs of ending. Iran’s call to evacuate the...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump issued a new threat online to Iran, writing: “Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today.” Trump made the post Friday on his Truth Social website, saying that “Iran’s Navy is gone, their Air Force is no longer,...
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The Iran war threatens some of the world 's most critical oil and gas infrastructure — the pipelines, refineries, and shipping terminals that keep energy flowing from the countries around the Persian Gulf to the global economy. Strikes by Iranian drones have...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Unrelenting Iranian attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure pushed oil above $100 a barrel on Thursday, as American and Israeli strikes pounded the Islamic Republic with no sign of an end to the war in sight. Iran hit a container ship off the...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. said it took out more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian vessels Tuesday, and the Islamic Republic vowed to block the region 's oil exports, saying it would not allow “even a single liter” to be shipped to its enemies. As concerns grew about the...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched new attacks Tuesday at Gulf Arab countries as it keeps up pressure on the region, while five pro-Iranian militants were killed by an airstrike in northern Iraq. Incoming missile sirens sounded early in the morning in Dubai in the United Arab...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the war against Iran could be short-lived, but he left open the possibility of an escalation in fighting if global oil supplies are disrupted by the Islamic Republic, which chose a new hardline supreme leader. Oil...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As war spreads across the Middle East, U.S. rivals and allies in Asia are preparing for the consequences, which include possible economic shock and long-term security threats. Here 's a look at how the fighting in the Middle East is impacting the Koreas, Japan and...
Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso formally signed Executive Order No. 8, Series of 2026, on Monday, March 9, ordering the adoption of a four-day workweek with extended hours for city offices, except for essential and frontline agencies, as part of the city 's energy and...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran 's late supreme leader, has been named his successor, Iranian state TV announced early Monday, as the war that began a little over a week ago with his father 's killing took a dramatic turn. The younger Khamenei, who...
