Oil prices shot up around nine percent Monday as President Donald Trump announced the reimposition of a US naval blockade on Iranian ports while the two sides traded attacks. Near 1820 GMT, Brent oil futures jumped 9.1 percent to $82.90 a barrel while US benchmark West Texas Intermediate...

The ceasefire declared in Gaza more than eight months ago is a “deadly illusion”, the United Nations Children’s Fund “UNICEF warns, with 265 children killed there since the fighting was supposed to have stopped. Spokesman James Elder said in a press briefing in Geneva published on...

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian welcomed on Thursday what he called a “historic” deal with the United States to end their war and pave the way for negotiations towards a final settlement. “This is a historic document and a message from a powerful Iran: peace will be achieved in...

Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, on Tuesday welcomed the agreement reached between the United States and Iran to end military operations and begin negotiations aimed at securing a permanent agreement. The Cabinet also expressed appreciation for the...