More: Middle East
Netanyahu Loses Support in Northern Israel as Voters Demand Tougher Hezbollah Policy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing declining support in northern Israel as voters increasingly criticize his handling of the conflict with Hezbollah and...
Israel Says Military Operations in Lebanon Will Continue Despite Ceasefire
Israel has announced that it will continue military operations in southern Lebanon despite a newly agreed ceasefire, raising fresh concerns about whether the latest...
Oil Climbs as Middle East Tensions Rise While AI Rally Lifts Global Stocks
Global markets are navigating two powerful and competing forces: escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and continued investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence-related stocks....
China Tech Stocks Surge on AI Optimism Despite Middle East Risks
Technology stocks led a broad market rally across China and Hong Kong on Tuesday as investors poured into artificial intelligence related companies despite continuing...
Gulf Aluminium Crisis Deepens as Iran War Triggers Historic Supply Shock
The global aluminium market is facing one of its most severe disruptions in decades as the Iran conflict destabilizes production and trade flows across...
India’s Growing Gulf Footprint: What the UAE Partnership Means for Regional Stability
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Abu Dhabi on May 15 to begin a five-nation tour, the visit was framed around energy...
China and Hong Kong Stocks Fall as Weak Data and Middle East Tensions Hurt Markets
Stock markets in China and Hong Kong declined sharply as investors reacted to weaker than expected economic data, rising tensions in the Middle East,...
After Hormuz, Gulf Security Cannot Survive on Deterrence Alone
The Strait of Hormuz has rarely been spoken about outside of emergency language: naval escorts, insurance rates, oil prices, missile ranges, LNG disruption and...
Why OPEC’s Foundational Conditions No Longer Hold for the UAE
The institutions that govern producer cartels rest on a set of conditions that are usually invisible because they hold uniformly across the membership. When...
Struggle for the Strait: US Iran Confrontation Pushes Middle East Truce to the Brink
The fragile ceasefire across parts of the Middle East is under severe strain as the United States and Iran escalate military actions around the...