Middle East conflict

Middle East conflict

A view shows signage on the exterior of UNICEF's humanitarian warehouse in Copenhagen, Denmark, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/ Tom Little/File Photo

Middle East conflict could push 23.4m more children into poverty: Unicef

According to Unicef, child poverty is highly sensitive to macroeconomic shocks.

Objects are seen in the sky above Jerusalem after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, in Jerusalem April 14, 2024. Photo: Reuters

US strikes Iran, Tehran hits Gulf states, says Strait of Hormuz closed

Fire engulfs a car at a site following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, 24 March, 2026. Photo: Reuters

12 Bangladeshis killed in Middle East conflict, 186 repatriated from Iran: Expat minister

An Iranian woman walks next to a mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US-Iran 'peace deal': What we know so far

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Can Middle East war-driven oil pressure boost India’s electric vehicle journey?

A Saudi fighter jet accompanies Air Force One, carrying U.S. President Donald Trump, on approach to the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

Saudi Arabia launched covert attacks on Iran as regional war widened, sources say

A satellite imagery taken on 17 June 2025, shows a destroyed building at Natanz nuclear site, Iran. Photo: Reuters

What will happen to Iran's nuclear material?

The Palestinians also rejected the cash several times in 2019 after Israel trimmed the sum in retaliation for funds going to the families of jailed or killed militants Photo: Collected

Israel invests $730m into international image campaign amid falling US support

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Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts blockade, ends war

A cargo ship 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, 11 March 2026. Photo: Reuters

Iran seizes vessel in Strait of Hormuz, defying US naval superiority

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, 30 October 2025. REUTERS

China steps up Iran diplomacy while seeking smooth summit with Trump

Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 7, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Iran can go up to two months without oil exports before cutting output, analysts say

A man pulls a drum at the site of an Israeli strike in Tyre, Lebanon, April 8, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Middle East conflict biggest risk to regional outlook: Experts