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14+ hour, 46+ min ago   (316+ words) Oil flows from the Middle East have normalized, with Sunday traffic alone above pre-conflict averages, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said on Tuesday in a claim that appears not to be backed by ship-tracking data. He went on to add…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago   (1738+ words) • Maritime threats: Yemen has accused Iran-backed Houthis of killing six people in a “double-tap” strike on a commercial vessel in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Elsewhere, a UK maritime monitor reported an incident involving a container ship and military forces in…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (163+ words) BEIRUT: Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday (Aug 11) abolished the death penalty, making the country the first in the Middle East to formally end the practice. Lebanon had not carried out an execution since 2004, but sentences were still being issued, the... Lebanon…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (380+ words) Find the weak links In a landmark decision for the region, Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday voted to abolish the death penalty, making the country the first in the Middle East to formally end capital punishment. The announcement was made by…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (86+ words) Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, and Iran says it won’t open the Strait of Hormuz without U.S. concessions. Host Scott Tong gets the latest on the Middle East from Here & Now security analyst…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (711+ words) The United States has deployed more than 20 warships to the Middle East as Washington steps up enforcement of its blockade against Iran, with 55 commercial vessels redirected as of August 9, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said. In a post on X, CENTCOM…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (57+ words) Thai container carrier reports lower first-half profit as it seeks to manage Middle East disruption TradeWinds depends on being able to display ads on our services in order to finance our journalism. Middle East conflict weighs on Regional Container Lines…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (639+ words) Doha, Qatar: Eleven chief executives leading Qatar-based organisations were named in Forbes Middle East's Top 100 CEOs 2026 ranking, highlighting the country's growing influence across key sectors including banking, energy, telecommunications, insurance and financial services. The list recognises executives who have delivered…...

1+ week, 37+ min ago   (50+ words) Forbes Middle East’s sixth annual Top 100 CEOs list spotlights the executives leading the region’s most impactful organizations. As architects of growth and transformation, these leaders are doing more than delivering business results — they are driving innovation, expanding global competitiveness, and…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (212+ words) General hospitals can provide overall care, but when facing a sick infant or a rare form of cancer, for example, a specialized hospital might provide the individualized care patients are seeking. Some... - Global Iran WarRussia-UkraineMiddle EastChina And AsiaLive BlogBetter PlanetAll…...