International

Frankfurt: Oil markets currently closed for the weekend are set to see price swings next week as the impact from the US and Israeli strikes on oil supplies from the Middle East remains unclear. Scenarios before the latest conflict with Iran foresaw a quick price...

Brussels: World leaders reacted warily to US and Israeli strikes on Iran Saturday that triggered concerns of a broader conflict. European leaders held emergency meetings and took measures to protect their citizens in the Middle East, with key leaders calling for a negotiated settlement between...

United Nations: Condemning the "military escalation" in the Middle East, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Saturday warned that failure to immediately cease hostilities and de-escalate risks a wider regional conflict with grave consequences for civilians and regional stability. Guterres' comments came as the UN Security...

Moscow: Russia Saturday condemned the US-Israeli joint strikes on Iran, qualifying it as an "unprovoked" aggression against a sovereign state in violation of international law and called for immediate return to diplomacy. The Russian Foreign Ministry also described the US and Israeli forces' strikes against...

New Delhi: As a joint military strike by the US and Israel on Iran triggered fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East, India Saturday urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint and avoid escalation, emphasising that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all...

Islamabad: Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar Saturday condemned the "unwarranted attacks" on Iran by Israel and the US, demanding an immediate cessation of the conflict. Dar said this while talking over the phone to Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi who...

Dubai: The US and Israel launched a major attack on Iran Saturday, with President Donald Trump calling on the Iranian public to "seize control of your destiny" and rise against the Islamic leadership that has ruled the nation since 1979. Some of the first strikes...

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a recorded message released Saturday morning that the attacks will let Iranians "take their fate into their own hands" and that Israel plans the current operation to be "much more powerful" than the bruising 12-day war Israel...

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Saturday announced that it has successfully intercepted several Iranian missiles targetting the country. In a statement released Saturday afternoon, UAE's Ministry of Defence stated that the country was subjected to a "brazen attack" with Iranian ballistic missiles, which...

Dubai: The US and Israel launched a major attack on Iran Saturday, with President Donald Trump calling on the Iranian public to "seize control of your destiny" and rise against the Islamic leadership that has ruled the nation since 1979. Some of the first strikes...