US will be Iran’s ‘worst nightmare’

A US proposal for ending nearly four weeks of fighting is “one-sided and unfair”, a senior Iranian official told Reuters yesterday, while US President ​Donald Trump said Iran must make a deal or face a continued onslaught.
27 March 2026

Trump’s 15-point plan to end war

A media report late Tuesday revealed the details of a plan submitted by the US to Iran aimed at ending the war in the Middle East after President Donald Trump said Washington and Tehran had reached 15 “major points of agreements.”
26 March 2026

Jerusalem: Israeli police kill Palestinian man

Israeli police officers killed a Palestinian man who tried to seize a weapon from an undercover security agent during an overnight operation in east Jerusalem, police said yesterday.
26 March 2026

Iranian strikes pose ‘existential threat’, Gulf states tell UN

Iran claims 1,500 civilian deaths from U.S.-Israeli strikes
25 March 2026

Lebanon state media says Israeli strikes kill 9 in south

The Israeli campaign has so far killed at least 1,072 people in Lebanon, according to Lebanese authorities
25 March 2026

Bahrain pushes UN-backed action for Hormuz shipping; France tables rival text

Iran's actions seen as threat to international peace and security
24 March 2026

Cathay extends Dubai, Riyadh flight suspensions to May 31

Cathay said customers looking to change their flights to and from the Middle East would not face rebooking, rerouting or refund charges
24 March 2026

Israel strikes hit 7 areas of south Beirut overnight: Lebanon state media

Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israel attack
24 March 2026

Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say

Throughout war planning, Netanyahu waged lobbying campaign in favor of Iran attack - though no proof it was decisive factor for US president
24 March 2026

Patriot missile involved in Bahrain blast likely US-operated: analysis

Incident highlights risks of using advanced weapons against cheaper drones
22 March 2026

Iranians hold Eid prayers as Mideast war rages

At dawn, a crowd of worshippers gathered at central Tehran's Imam Khomeini grand mosque, named after the founder of the Islamic republic
21 March 2026

Iran fired missiles at joint US-UK base in Indian Ocean: report

Neither missile hit the target, which is around 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) from Iranian territory, but the launch suggests that Tehran has missiles with longer ranges than previously thought, the report said
21 March 2026

Displacement, bombs and air raid sirens weigh on Mideast Eid celebrations

Nearly 30 people have been killed in Gulf states since the war broke out
20 March 2026

Iran attack wipes out 17% of Qatar’s LNG capacity for up to five years: QatarEnergy CEO

About $20 billion of lost annual revenue as some 12.8 million tonnes per year of LNG offline
19 March 2026

The cost of a distant war being paid in Bangladeshi lives

Bangladeshi migrant workers sustain the nation, even as they face growing dangers abroad
19 March 2026

Strait of Hormuz blockage drives up Gulf food bills

The price of meat in particular has almost doubled
19 March 2026

Trump vows no more attacks by Israel on Iran gas field after it 'violently lashed out'

Trump warns Iran not to attack neighbours over Israel's South Pars strike
19 March 2026

Iran missile fire kills 3 Palestinians in West Bank, foreign worker in Israel

The Red Crescent said at least eight others were injured, including one woman in critical condition
19 March 2026

US weighs military reinforcements as Iran war enters possible new phase

Options include securing Strait of Hormuz and Kharg Island
19 March 2026

Cathay suspends Dubai flights until April 30 over Middle East war

Cathay had previously axed all flights to Dubai and Riyadh in March, extending earlier suspensions
19 March 2026