The port of Ras Al Khair in Saudi Arabia overlooking the Arabian Gulf. AFP

CommentA new Gulf-Iran relationship should separate rivalry from confrontation

The neighbours cannot afford to let every dispute become a crisis

Comment

Japan's PM says talks on ending Hormuz crisis should include countries that depend on strait

News

UAE Central Bank bars Bank Melli Iran from conducting transactions

Business

ExclusiveIran 'presents US with plan for ceasefire and Hormuz opening'

MENA

Oil at $100 a barrel as focus remains on Iran peace talks and Saudi supply recovery

Energy

Iran's hardliners make room for diplomacy with Pezeshkian at UNGA

Gulf

EditorialThe Houthis' war economy is part of Yemen's problems

Editorial
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide says the global impact of the Iran and Ukraine wars is 'a sign of the times'. Photo: Joshua Longmore / The National
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Interview'We're seeing the limitations of warfare,' says Norwegian Foreign Minister

Espen Barth Eide discusses global impact of Iran and Ukraine wars, situation in Syria and Lebanon, and fears for two-state solution in an interview with The National

MENA

Oil falls below $100 on Hormuz reopening hopes and Saudi pipeline restarting

Energy

Middle East conflict is biggest threat to global economic outlook, WEF warns

Economy

Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz 'within seven days'

MENA

G7 calls on Iran to end its support for Houthis

Gulf

US sanctions threat puts future of Iranian airlines in question

Aviation

France to summon Iranian ambassador after language centre in Tehran shut

Europe
The Houthis control Sanaa and large parts of northern and western Yemen. EPA

G7 calls on Iran to end its support for Houthis

Bloc demands militia 'immediately cease all military actions, all threats and attacks against civilian shipping'

Gulf

US sanctions threat puts future of Iranian airlines in question

Aviation

France to summon Iranian ambassador after language centre in Tehran shut

Europe

Strait of Hormuz vessel traffic remains thin amid Middle East tensions

Energy

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