The United States has ordered non-emergency government employees to depart Saudi Arabia as the widening war involving Iran ...

Oil prices have eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time in more than three and a half years as the Iran war hinders ...

The price of Brent crude, the benchmark for oil, rose 28 percent last week, with predictions it could go much higher.

UAE air defences are currently responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran, the defence ministry said. Saudi Arabia issued a stronger warning to Iran on Monday, telling Tehran it would ...

South Korea’s stock exchange triggered a circuit breaker on Monday after sharp losses in equities amid rising concerns over the Middle East conflict and surging global oil prices.

By Mark Buckton in Taipei The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has thrown a harsh spotlight on a simple but decisive question ...

Here is the full list of matches, timings and venues for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, set to be hosted by USA, Canada and Mexico ...

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the slain Ali Khamenei, is Iran’s new supreme leader © Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East ...

Asian markets were in turmoil on Monday morning following a surge in the price of oil diriven by the crisis in the Middle East. Crude oil rose more than 20pc as the US and Israel continued to bombard ...

Japanese shares dropped in Tokyo. The Topix Index was down 4.7% at 3,541.55 at 9.11 am (local time), while the Nikkei was ...

Forced stock sales in South Korea surged this week as rising market volatility triggered margin calls for investors who ...

Japan’s Nikkei 225 tumbled 6.22% and fell below the 53,000 mark for the first time since February 6, while the Topix declined 5.27%. South Korea’s Kospi cracked 6.68%.