The price of oil has hit a six-week high amid fears over the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The market value of the benchmark Brent crude increased to almost $80 (£61) a barrel on Monday ...

With the war in Gaza still ongoing, fears of an all-out regional conflict in the Middle East remain high. How big a danger is this threat of further escalation? For BBC InDepth, we asked a range ...

But so far those efforts have failed - and the Middle East stands closer than ever to all-out war. Here’s how the last week played out. Friday evening: Nasrallah is assassinated. As the sun set ...

“The serious crisis in the Middle East has emboldened China and ... a maritime security expert at the Singapore-based S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. He added that Beijing is ...

Missiles are being fired in the Middle East. Missiles are being fired in the eastern Mediterranean. Both of these statements are true, but one of them makes the conflict seem quite far away ...

One year on, the Middle East is an inch away from an all-out war between Israel and Iran. Israel’s skilful decapitation of Hizbullah, a Lebanese militia backed by Iran, prompted the Islamic ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. In late September, Qatari Minster of Transport Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti traveled to Beijing for the 2024 Global Sustainable Transport ...

Canada’s police forces are stepping up security as tensions flare across the Middle East and as the anniversary of the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel approaches. Toronto police ...

European and Gulf airlines said they are adjusting flight routes and grounding planes as tensions in the Middle East escalate after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel. Carriers ...

The Pentagon is preparing to send more troops and aircraft to the region. This is an overview of the U.S. military presence there. U.S. Naval deployments this week Long-term U.S. military bases ...

Mr Sinwar wanted a cataclysmic war that would reshape the Middle East, and he got one. More on this: The year that shattered the Middle East The bloodshed in the Middle East is fast expanding A ...