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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as he addresses a dinner with Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the American-Uzbek Business and Investment Council (AUBIC) at the Congress Center in Samarkand on October 19, 2026. (Photo by Kylie Cooper / POOL / AFP)

Rubio claims Iran now exporting no oil through Hormuz

MENAOctober 19, 2026

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is on his way to Tehran after he attended a Gulf Co-operation Council meeting in Manama. AFP

Lavrov heads to Tehran after Gulf states urge Russia to rein in Iran

GulfOctober 19, 2026

The olive harvest is continuing in the occupied West Bank amid Israeli settler attacks. Getty Images

Outrage over attacks on European diplomats and US journalist in West Bank

MENAOctober 18, 2026

Iran's parliament has approved Mehrdad Ketabchi as Minister of Defence to succeed Brig Gen Aziz Nasirzadeh, who was killed in a US-Israeli air strike. Photo: X

Iran names new defence minister as he warns US over ‘Mother of All Bombs’

MENAOctober 18, 2026

Aircraft at Rafic Hariri International Airport. A US report has identified shortcomings at the site. Reuters

Lebanon airport fails to meet UN certification requirements, report finds

MENAOctober 17, 2026

Aden International Airport. Houthi missiles landed 500 metres from an aircraft preparing to take off. Reuters

Yemen's Houthis launch missile attacks on Aden airport

MENAOctober 17, 2026

A Type-45 destroyer using a Sea Viper air missile defence system. Britain and Europe lack sufficient stocks of air defences to supply Saudi Arabia in the face of Houthi attacks. Photo: UK Ministry of Defence

Saudi air defence demands vie with Europe's needs to counter Russian threat

GulfOctober 17, 2026

Apple and cherry orchards on the Israeli side of the frontier in the Golan Heights, just a few kilometres away from the Syrian village of Jabata Al Khashab. AFP

Syrian farmers suffer in Israeli expansion across Golan Heights

MENAOctober 16, 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and US President Donald Trump are at loggerheads over export controls. Reuters

China targets AI technology exports with new controls as US trade truce frays

TechnologyOctober 16, 2026

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, second from left, with the foreign ministers of Japan, the US and Australia in Washington in January last year. India has shown the ability to work with several sides. Reuters

In the new world order, expect fewer alliances and more ‘pop-up partnerships’

CommentOctober 16, 2026

The National

Shadi's take on the US considering using the 'mother of all bombs' against Iran

CartoonOctober 16, 2026

Yemeni government forces after clashes with the Houthis near Al Hazm. Reuters

What are Saudi Arabia's options to deter the Yemeni rebels?

GulfOctober 15, 2026

Iranian politician Gholamhossein Karbaschi has criticised commentators who claim Tehran has defeated Washington while many citizens struggle. Photo: Reuters

Make peace, Iran reformist urges, as hardliners rule out surrender

GulfOctober 15, 2026

Containers float in the water after Singapore-flagged GFS Pride sank in the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters

Fire, sinking and scramble for cargo: what we know about ship lost in Hormuz

GulfOctober 15, 2026

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. US government bond yields this month reached their highest levels since 2002. AFP

What Gulf economies need to watch out for as potential bond crisis looms

MarketsOctober 15, 2026

Asian markets are dealing not only with a deeper sell-off in AI stocks but also the tightening of financial conditions, analysts say. AFP

Asian markets fall on tech stock rout as high US inflation weighs on Wall Street

MarketsOctober 15, 2026

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