1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (968+ words) Maritime trackers received ​new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to global energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline. The British navy-affiliated…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (353+ words) When inflation falls, prices do not necessarily fall with it. Lower inflation simply means prices are rising more slowly; household grocery bills, transport costs and other everyday expenses do not automatically return to where they were a few years ago....

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (291+ words) MUSCAT: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, received a telephone call on Wednesday from António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations. During the call, the two sides discussed regional developments and their humanitarian repercussions. They also highlighted the…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (615+ words) London: Brent North Sea crude, the international benchmark, topped $100 a barrel Wednesday following a flare-up in the US-Iran war since the end of August that risks fresh disruption to oil supplies. Oil prices have experienced great volatility since the start…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (681+ words) The U.S. military said Tuesday that it had destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in reprisal for attempted strikes by Iran on a U.S. Navy warship, adding to the burst of fighting in recent days that has punctured weeks of relative calm. U.S. Central…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (700+ words) Wars must not be allowed to become a tolerated norm, and diplomacy and dialogue must remain at the heart of efforts to prevent and resolve conflicts, Pierre Krähenbühl, Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), said during…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (253+ words) BEIJING: China's car exports stayed in high gear, albeit at a slower pace, in August as automakers led by BYD (002594.SZ), opens new tab shipped a record number of vehicles overseas, in sharp contrast to a sluggish domestic market, where…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (413+ words) DUBAI: At least 73 people were injured ​in attacks ​on Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Ansar Allah, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Tuesday, vowing to respond firmly to the latest outbreak of hostilities. The Ansar Allah, who ⁠control the most…...

1+ week, 20+ min ago   (196+ words) Oman Observer BEIRUT: Israel conducted a wave of air strikes in south Lebanon, killing 12 people, including women and children, according to the Lebanese health ministry on Monday, in an intensification of violence after a weeks-long lull Eleven people, including two…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (22+ words) Oman Observer Oman evacuates 16 crew members from stricken Saudi oil tanker...