Pakistan has informed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the US-Israel war against Iran would not significantly impact its economy, projecting that the current account deficit may remain around $2 billion and fuel price hike impact on inflation could hardly be 0.3%. The government also does not see any impact on foreign remittances, which have […]
Iran signalled a defiant stance with a senior leader saying that he sees no room for diplomacy in the ongoing conflict triggered by joint United States and Israeli strikes, while President Donald Trump insisted that the war was pretty much over. Iranian officials said that ceasefire mediation efforts were irrelevant as long as military confrontations […]
As the ongoing war between Iran and the United StatesIsrael alliance begins to disrupt regional maritime security and threaten critical global shipping routes, Pakistan on Monday launched a naval operation aimed at safeguarding its maritime trade and energy lifelines. The Pakistan Navy announced the launch of Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr, a mission designed to ensure the safe […]
Hezbollah on Monday fired long-range rockets at Israeli military and communications facilities deep inside Israel, including a satellite communications station in the Elah Valley and a military base near Tel Aviv. In posts on Telegram, the group explained that its fighters struck a communications station belonging to Israel’s cyber and signals command in the Elah […]
Two UAE servicemen were killed on Monday after their helicopter crashed because of a “technical malfunction”, the defence ministry said, as Iran keeps up its campaign in the Gulf. “The Ministry of Defence announces the martyrdom of two members of the armed forces following the crash of a helicopter due to a technical malfunction while […]
Qatari authorities have arrested more than 300 people for sharing images and what they described as “misleading information” during days of attacks by Iran, the interior ministry said on Monday. The arrests echo measures across the Gulf as Iran targets airports, military bases, energy installations and residential areas with daily drones and missiles. Those arrested […]
Human Rights Watch on Monday accused Israel of “unlawfully” using white phosphorus over residential parts of a southern Lebanese town last week. “The Israeli military unlawfully used artillery-fired white phosphorus munitions over homes on March 3, 2026, in the southern Lebanese town of Yohmor,” the New York-based rights group said in a report. HRW added […]
Flash flooding after torrential rains in Kenya has killed at least 45 people and forced hundreds to leave their homes, police said Monday. Torrential rains lashed the Kenyan capital Nairobi late Friday, turning major streets into rivers and flooding thousands of homes and businesses. Police said Saturday that at least 23 people had died in […]
As tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate, Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Monday mocked the United States’ ‘Operation Epic Fury”, warning President Donald Trump that Tehran still has “many surprises” in store. “Nine days into Operation Epic Mistake, oil prices have doubled while all commodities are skyrocketing. We know the US is plotting […]
Iran’s armed forces are carrying out what they describe as “managed and phased offensive operations” targeting United States military personnel and Israeli positions in the Middle Eastern region, according to the spokesman for the Khatim Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters. In a statement posted on X, the spokesperson claimed that Iranian units were conducting “step-by-step and calculated” […]