Middle East
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Six Killed in Russian Strike on Ukraine Farm Near Kharkiv: PM
Six people were killed in a Russian strike on a farm in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine on Thursday, Prime Minister Sergiy Koretsky said, after a wave of attacks across the country.
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Marekani na Iran zakubaliana kumaliza vita, Hormuz kufunguliwa tena
Marekani na Iran zimetangaza kufikia makubaliano ya kusitisha vita vya Mashariki ya Kati katika maeneo yote ya mapigano, ikiwemo Lebanon, pamoja na kufungua tena Mlango wa Hormuz, njia muhimu ya usafirishaji wa mafuta duniani.
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UAE pulls out of OPEC oil cartels citing ‘national interests’
The UAE has been an OPEC member through the emirate of Abu Dhabi since 1967, four years before the former British protectorate became a country.
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Mideast War Drives up Condom, Rubber Glove Prices: Manufacturers
Karex, which supplies condoms for brands like Trojan and Durex, said it had to increase prices by up to 30 percent, while global supplier Top Glove said the main material for synthetic rubber gloves had…
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Hezbollah to Bury Fighters Killed in War with Israel
Among those killed are at least 274 women and 177 children, according to the health ministry, which does not classify people as combatants or civilians.
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France, UK to Host Summit on Hormuz This Week
Britain had convened “more than 40 nations who share our aim to restore freedom of navigation” and the summit will discuss ways to protect shipping “when the conflict ends,” Starmer said.
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Ongezeko bei ya mafuta lachochea hofu ya mfumuko wa bei
Ongezeko hili kubwa zaidi ya asilimia 33 kwa petroli na dizeli ndani ya mwezi mmoja linatokana na mzozo unaoendelea Mashariki ya Kati, kati ya Marekani, Israel na Iran, ulioonza tangu Februari 28, 2026.
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National Bank of Kuwait Shuts Headquarters Amid Iran Attacks
Tehran has threatened to target vital infrastructure across the Gulf, including energy sites.
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Israel says killed Iran national security chief Larijani
The killing of Larijani, if confirmed by Tehran, would represent the highest-profile assassination since Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and other senior figures were slain during the wave of US-Israeli strikes that started the war…
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Israel yashambulia Tehran na Beirut huku Iraq ikizidi kuhusishwa katika vita vya Mashariki ya Kati
Vita hivyo, sasa vikiwa katika wiki ya tatu, vimesababisha vifo vya mamia ya watu na kuenea haraka, vikijumuisha mashambulizi ya Iran dhidi ya nchi za Ghuba pamoja na mashambulizi ya Israel nchini Lebanon.







