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Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it had intercepted seven ballistic missiles in separate attacks targeting an air base and its eastern region, as Iran renewed fire on its Gulf neighbours. “Six ballistic missiles launched towards Prince Sultan Air Base intercepted and destroyed,” the Saudi defence ministry posted on X, adding in a separate post that it…
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. File | Photo Credit: PTI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday (March 10, 2026) spoke to his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi – their third such conversation since the West Asia crisis began – as New Delhi ramped up efforts to protect its energy security amid a virtual blockade…
On the price rise observed in some food commodities, such as onions and tomatoes, over the past two days, the UAE ministry clarified that these increases are temporary and limited | Photo Credit: Getty Images The United Arab Emirates has announced that it has a six-month strategic stockpile of essential goods, amid the conflict in…
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. attacks on Iran will hit a new intensity Tuesday (March 10, 2026) and the war will continue as long as U.S. President Donald Trump decides, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said. “Today will be yet again our most intense day of strikes inside Iran,” Mr….
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Rescue personnel work at the scene following reported missiles launched from Iran. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran launched new attacks Tuesday (March 10, 2026) at Gulf Arab countries as it keeps up pressure on the region, while five pro-Iranian militants were killed by an airstrike in northern Iraq. Incoming missile sirens sounded early in…
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“Our involvement is purely in defence of Australians who are in the region as well as in defence of our friends in the UAE,” Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia will deploy a military surveillance aircraft to the Middle East and send missiles to the United Arab Emirates,…
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Vehicles queue at a fuel station as concerns grow over fuel supply following U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lanka has increased retail fuel prices by over 8% with effect from Monday midnight (March 10, 2026) in a bid to curb hoarding and panic buying amid rising…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (March 9) that the war against Iran could be short-lived, but he left open the possibility of an escalation in fighting if global oil supplies are disrupted by the Islamic Republic, which chose a new hard-line supreme leader. Oil prices briefly shot to their highest level since 2022…
A person holds a placard featuring images of U.S. President Donald Trump and the exiled son of Iran’s last shah, Reza Pahlavi, as people protest at an International Women’s Day march to show support for women in Iran, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in London, Britain, on March 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters…
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Smoke rises above Riyadh, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. File | Photo Credit: Reuters An Indian national is among two killed after a projectile fell on a residential location in Saudi Arabia on Sunday (March 8, 2026), officials said. The military projectile fell in a residential area in Saudi Arabia’s…
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