Shipments of liquefied natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz extended a rebound that began in September, as the region’s producers seek to restore supplies to energy-starved customers.

No comment from either side on PM's reported 4-hour trip, which comes after reports that UAE's leader warned premier of Hamas attack shortly before October 7 onslaught in 2023

Longer voyages, ship-to-ship transfers, high diesel prices and war risk premiums mean operators are charging much more

Supertanker freight rates from the Gulf to China now exceed $30 a barrel as the risk of crossing the Strait of Hormuz drives up costs

Report says warplanes were already in the air when officials realized intel report was written by a hallucinating chatbot; it 'almost started a war,' source says

Syria is reviving plans for major oil pipelines linking Iraq and other Gulf oil producers to the Mediterranean Sea. At first glance, such projects may appear to compete with Israel’s ambitions to be

Turkey and Egypt have traditionally been Russia’s favourite holiday destinations but travellers are now opting for the UAE

When terror group chief Naim Qassem cited 'Yedioth journalist Moshe Yair' to prove a point in a speech last week, he joined others who have used fictitious Israeli writer to bolster group's narrative

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An Emirati investor could soon strike a $2.7 billion deal to develop another tourism project on Egypt's North Coast, the latest in a string of UAE-linked pacts that have continued advancing despite tu...

Central Committee chair Haim Katz will also receive guaranteed spot, party says in late-night announcement; placements are in addition to PM's 8 reserved spaces

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A coalition of Sunni regional powers signed a historic joint defense pact on Friday, but national security experts expressed deep unease over the arrangement, arguing that it reflects U.S. shortcoming...

The United Arab Emirates has moved more oil through the Strait of Hormuz than any other producer over the past two months, providing a much-needed buffer for global markets reeling from a historic ene...

The Pentagon has removed the names of four service members who died in Jordan and Iraq in the past week from the official list of casualties.

 

UAE-backed talks would seek to renew extra Israeli water supplies to Jordan, advance a regional desalination-for-solar project and ease strained ties between Jerusalem and Amman

Senior lawmaker tells Channel 12 'We need to make a change in this country,' can't 'continue to allow freeloading'; Lapid: Bennett better served to be PM than me at present

Etihad Rail, the UAE's first passenger railway service between Fujairah and Abu Dhabi launches next week, with Dubai to follow in September

His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has inaugurated Mohamed bin Zayed City Passenger Train Station in...

A Somali Defense Ministry statement initially said Turkish F-16s carried out strikes on Al-Shabab targets before a later version referred only to “international partners.”

Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan is best known as the defacto business chief of Abu Dhabi’s wealthy ruling family and the man at the helm of a $1.5 trillion empire. Behind the scenes, he has taken o...

Iran has asserted its control over the Strait of Hormuz, insisting that vessels comply with new terms and conditions to transit, including mandatory Iranian insurance for all vessels

Netanyahu vows IDF troops will stay in Lebanon * Report: PM to lean on right-wing pundits, pro-Israel senators, to influence final Iran deal * High Court recommends Knesset hold new, 'proper' state co...

Netanyahu vows IDF troops will stay in Lebanon * Report: PM to lean on right-wing pundits, pro-Israel senators, to influence final Iran deal * High Court recommends Knesset hold new, 'proper' state co...

CIA Director John Ratcliffe's skepticism is based on sensitive intelligence, sources say.

Netanyahu promised a new Middle East and total victory over enemies. Having failed to stop Trump's hugely problematic Iran deal, Jerusalem is being left behind, vulnerable, in a changed region

(with a nod to Edmund Burke)

More tankers are passing through the Strait of Hormuz as regional producers find ways to bring oil and gas to customers outside the Gulf. The UAE is leading the way, with a number of tankers shuttling...

Regular readers will know that I’ve been more sanguine than many about the likely impact of what is undoubtedly a massive oil shock being delivered by the war in Iran. But the market has still managed...

Despite the authorities in Damascus defying their neighbor and closest partner, underlying interests continue to bind them

Ankara touts deal that would curb Jerusalem's influence, as lack of Israeli-Saudi normalization stalls progress on a India-Europe trade corridor passing through Jewish state