Middle East


Lured by profits, some shipowners brave mines and missiles to sneak oil past Iran

Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.

Israel declines Lebanon's offer for direct talks, sources say

Smoke rises from a building hit in a bombing on March 11, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon.

UN seeks $308 million for Lebanon as war displaces 800,000 people

A woman walks near tents set up by displaced people, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 13, 2026.