Economic shock of Middle East war to cast shadow over IMF, World Bank meetings
- 12-Apr-2026
Top finance officials from around the world will convene in Washington this week under the shadow of the war in the Middle East, which has delivered a third major shock to the global economy after the COVID pandemic and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Top International Monetary Fund and World Bank officials last […]
Trump says US is not putting troops in Middle East region
- 20-Mar-2026
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested he was not looking at deploying soldiers to the Middle East with the Iran war heading toward a fourth week. “I’m not putting troops anywhere,” Trump said in response to a reporter who asked whether he was planning to send more service members to the region. “If I […]
Zelenskiy says Ukraine wants money, technology in return for Middle East drone help
- 15-Mar-2026
Ukraine wants money and technology in return for helping Middle Eastern nations that have sought its expertise as they defend against Iranian kamikaze drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, after Kyiv sent specialists to the region. Zelenskiy told reporters that three teams were sent to the Middle East to conduct expert assessments and demonstrate how drone […]
UK’s Starmer speaks with US President Trump on Middle East
- 09-Mar-2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, less than a day after Trump mounted his latest criticism of the British leader over a perceived lack of support for the U.S. campaign against Iran. “The leaders began by discussing the latest situation in the Middle East and the military cooperation between […]
Pope says Middle East needs ‘new approaches’ to reject violence
- 02-Dec-2025
BEIRUT, Lebanon: Pope Leo XIV told a crowd in Lebanon on Tuesday that the Middle East needed new approaches to rejecting violence and overcoming divisions, while urging Christians in the region to “have courage”. He made the appeal on his third day in the country at the end of his first trip abroad as pontiff, […]
IMF says growth accelerating in Middle East, North Africa
- 21-Oct-2025
DUBAI: Growth has accelerated in Middle Eastern and North African countries this year despite global uncertainty and conflicts in the region, according to an IMF report published on Tuesday. “Despite all the shocks we saw to trade with the tariff measures, geopolitical tension, the conflicts, the volatility in oil price, we see that growth has […]
Indians spying for Israel in Middle East, claims Mohammad Ali Durrani
- 22-Sep-2025
Former federal minister Mohammad Ali Durrani has claimed that Indian operatives active in the Middle East are conducting espionage on behalf of Israel rather than India. “I urge Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states to expel such agents from their territories,” Muhammad Ali Durrani said while exclusively speaking with ARY News. Mohammad Ali Durrani warned […]
Rubio heads to Israel amid tensions among US Middle East allies
- 14-Sep-2025
US President Donald Trump’s top diplomat, Marco Rubio headed to Israel on Saturday, amid tensions with fellow US allies in the Middle East over Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar and expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank. Speaking to reporters before departure, Rubio reiterated that the US and President Donald Trump were […]
Kuwait announces new charges, increases for 67 services
- 13-Aug-2025
Kuwait’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry has announced plans to introduce or increase charges for 67 services, many of which are currently provided free of charge. According to Gulf News, the proposal follows a Cabinet directive to review service prices across the country. Under the plan, company establishment applications in Kuwait, which are now free, […]
Investors brace for oil price spike, rush to havens after US bombs Iran nuclear sites
- 22-Jun-2025
NEW YORK, June 22: A U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear sites could push oil prices even higher and trigger a knee-jerk rush to safety, investors said, as they assessed how the latest escalation of tensions would ripple through the global economy. The reaction in Middle East stock markets, which trade on Sunday, suggested investors were […]