Category: 2. Middle East

Cheap and deadly, Iranian-designed Shahed drones have inflicted major damage in the Middle East war, and have anti-jamming and other capabilities that make them difficult to stop.

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Designed to explode on impact, Shahed drones…

Dubai’s main stock index slipped into bear-market territory on Monday after falling more than 20% from its February peak as escalating regional tensions triggered broad selling across banking, real estate and…

By David Lawder and Elizabeth Howcroft

PARIS, March 16 (Reuters) – Any potential delay to a planned summit this month between the U.S. and Chinese presidents would not stem from trade or shipping disputes with China but from the possibility that…

The death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon has risen to 886 since the start of Israel’s expanded offensive on March 2, the Health Ministry said Monday, Anadolu reports.

In a statement, the ministry said the…

The US-Israeli war on Iran could push several Gulf economies into their worst downturn since the early 1990s if the conflict continues and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz persists, according to Bloomberg.

Citing…

Oil prices dipped and equities rose on Monday as investors focused on the crucial Strait of Hormuz and the head of the IEA said more crude could be released on the market if necessary.

As the Middle East war entered its third week, Wall Street…

The surge of drone use in conflicts worldwide, seen most vividly in the Ukraine and Middle East wars, will accelerate the race to develop high-power laser systems that could down the devices far more cheaply than traditional defensive weapons.

It…

With assault rifles, daggers and posters of Iran’s late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waving in the air as tens of thousands chant “death to America, death to Israel”, there’s little mistaking where the loyalties of Yemen’s Houthis lie.

But will the…