Iran’s retaliatory strikes across the Gulf have triggered the most widespread business disruption in the region since the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing airport closures, halting port operations and sending shockwaves through financial markets. The attacks, launched in response to a joint United States-Israeli assault on Iran, landed across every major state in the Gulf, a region […]
Israel launched new air strikes targeting Tehran and expanded its military campaign to include attacks on Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon on Monday, as US President Donald Trump signalled the US-Israeli military assault on Iranian targets could continue for weeks. Israel said it was attacking sites connected to Lebanon’s Shia Muslim armed group Hezbollah, one of Tehran’s […]
Airline shares plunged on Monday, with Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific 0293.HK, Australia’s Qantas Airways QAN.AX, Singapore Airlines SIAL.SI and Japan Airlines 9201.T down more than 5% after the U.S. and Israel launched weekend strikes on Iran, disrupting travel and sending oil prices surging. Global air travel remained in turmoil as war in Iran forced the […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting to review regional and national security issues, including the evacuation of Pakistani citizens from Iran amid escalating tensions following the US-Israel attacks on Iran. The meeting was convened following confirmation of the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — a development that was […]
Russia’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to shipping could lead to significant disbalances on the global oil and gas markets. Trading sources said on Saturday that several tanker owners, oil majors and trading houses have suspended crude oil, fuel and liquefied natural gas shipments via the Strait […]
France’s hard-left firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon on Sunday defended himself against accusations of antisemitism, which were sparked by his mocking the pronunciation of the name “Epstein” during a rally. The latest row involving the founder of the France Unbowed (LFI) party came ahead of municipal elections next month and the 2027 presidential vote, as calls grow […]
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called on Sunday for dialogue with North Korea to resume, after Pyongyang last week shunned the prospect of diplomacy with its neighbour. Since taking office in June, a dovish Lee has sought to mend ties with the nuclear-armed North, which reaffirmed its anti-Seoul approach during a party meeting last […]
Dozens of civilians were killed in violence in the northern part of South Sudan in the past 48 hours, the UN mission there said Sunday. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said it was “alarmed by surging violence in Abiemnom, Ruweng Administrative Area” following reports of the killings Sunday. Unidentified armed youth attacked […]
The Gul Plaza has reopened in the metropolis, bringing hope to affected shopkeepers as they set up stalls in a temporary market that has drawn a large number of Karachiites. The market has been established at a banquet hall at the junction of Qayumabad and Defence, organised by the Karachi-based youth NGO Hamdard Haath. Nearly […]
In horrid case of sexual abuse of an unmarried woman, police arrested her two uncles, a khalo and a mamoon. A woman told the Pinyari police that her maternal aunt’s husband (khalo) Ali Raza would often come to her home when her brothers were out for work. He would sexually assault her and threatened her […]