Middle East Archives - Page 6 of 173

Middle East

October 5, 2026 9:48 AM

OPEC+ agrees to keep November oil output targets steady

OPEC+ agreed to keep oil production targets steady for November at a meeting on Sunday, the producer group said, in line with expectations that further output policy adjustments are unlikely until next year. Seven core members of the group comprisin...

October 4, 2026 6:25 PM

Iraq says it transported 2 million barrels of crude through Strait of Hormuz

Iraq's state-owned Oil Tanker Company transported 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude aboard a very large crude carrier (VLCC) through the Strait of Hormuz, in what its director general described on Saturday as the company's first such operation in deca...

October 4, 2026 6:25 PM

Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are met

The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven Iranian conditions set out in a June interim agreement with the US are met, state media reported Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as saying on Sunday. Iran presented a proposal during ...

October 4, 2026 2:30 PM

Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe in attempted ‘terrorist attack’, UAE says

The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073, which was bound for Israel, attempted to carry out a "terrorist attack" with an axe during the flight, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said on Saturday. The co-pilot was identified as Hammam al-Ham...

October 4, 2026 2:30 PM

Explainer: What do we know about flydubai flight 1073?

Here is what we know, and don't know, about the reported attempt by the copilot of flydubai flight 1073 to crash the plane on September 30 before it landed safely in Saudi Arabia. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PLANE? The flight, carrying more than 170 mostl...

October 4, 2026 1:16 PM

Saudi Arabia rejects Houthi claim of attack on Riyadh; Yemeni forces say they neutralised hundreds of Houthi fighters

Saudi Arabia has rejected a Houthi claim that Riyadh was targeted in a missile and drone attack, while Yemeni forces reported heavy losses among Houthi fighters on key fronts in Yemen. Coalition Spokesman of Saudi-led coalition Yemen, Major General ...

October 2, 2026 12:00 AM

‘Very reassured’ to meet Captain Machchhar: Indian envoy to UAE Deepak Mittal

Indian Ambassador to the UAE Deepak Mittal on Thursday said he was "very reassured" to meet Captain Smit Machchhar, who is "in good health and recovering well" after sustaining serious injuries while foiling an alleged attempt by his co-pilot to cras...

October 1, 2026 9:40 AM

PM Modi hails Captain Smit Machchhar as hero after Flydubai flight crisis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot of Flydubai flight FZ1073, for his courage in helping avert a major in-flight crisis after he was seriously injured during an alleged cockpit attack. Calling Ma...

October 1, 2026 12:59 AM

“Last American Forces leaving Iraq”: Trump announces end of US military presence

United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) announced that the final contingent of American troops is pulling out of Iraq, declaring a formal conclusion to Operation Inherent Resolve and hailing the exit as a "decisive victory over...

September 30, 2026 10:52 AM

US forces exit Iraq, emboldening Iran’s proxies and Islamic State

US forces withdraw from their remaining bases in Iraq on Wednesday, raising fears they will leave behind a security vacuum, further embolden Iranian-backed militias and give the resurgent Islamic State group an opening to regroup. The departure, cel...

Middle East

Top Stories of the Day