Middle East


Iran's stock market climbs despite US blockade, energy shortages, collapsing currency

Cut off from much of the international banking system, the Central Bank of Iran has increasingly turned to capital controls and foreign-currency restrictions to contain the economic fallout.

Yemen fighting overwhelms hospitals, cuts aid to 800,000 people, relief agencies say

A boy collects water from a charity tank in a makeshift camp for people displaced by clashes between Iran-aligned Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, near Aden, Yemen October 7, 2026.

Yemen's Houthis vow more attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities after Aramco HQ hit

FILE PHOTO: Surveillance footage shows people sitting in a waiting area reacting at the moment of an attack, in a location given as King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 10, 2026, in this frame from a handout video.