Middle East tension

Dr Selim Raihan. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Three steps Bangladesh needs to take amid escalating Middle East tensions

Early signs already point to rising fuel prices, disruptions in global supply chains, and growing political instability

Stocks rise amid Middle East tensions
Stocks

Stocks rise amid Middle East tensions

Smoke rises near Beirut-Rafic Al Hariri International Airport after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon October 20, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Middle East

Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise

European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during a joint news conference with Lebanon's caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib in Beirut, Lebanon 6 January 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
World+Biz

Nearly a full-fledged war in Lebanon: EU's Borrell

Crude oil pouring out of a barrel. File Photo: Reuters
Global Economy

Oil prices rise on fresh China stimulus, Middle East tensions

Representational Photo: Collected
Global Economy

Oil climbs on Middle East escalation fears, US Fed rate cut

Smoke rises from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, September 20, 2024. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher
Middle East

Israel says operations in Lebanon will continue until safe for evacuees to return

Smoke billows over southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, September 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Karamallah Daher
Middle East

Hezbollah, Israel exchange heavy fire after deadly Israeli strike

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Middle East

Turkey's Erdogan calls for Islamic alliance against Israel

Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip August 26, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Hamas-Israel war

Families flee after new Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza as ceasefire hopes dim

US Air Force General Charles Q Brown Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is greeted by an Israeli military official, at Ben Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv, Israel, August 26, 2024, as he prepares to depart Israel and the Middle East after a three day visit to the region, including stops in Jordan and Egypt. Photo: REUTERS/Phil Stewart
Middle East

Top US general says risk of broader war eases a bit after Israel-Hezbollah exchange

An explosion takes place as Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Zibqin, Lebanon, August 25, 2024, in this still image obtained from a video. Screengrab: Reuters TV via REUTERS
Middle East

Israel says Hezbollah thwarted but situation on Lebanon border 'not sustainable'

A billboard with a picture of newly appointed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is displayed on a building in a street in Tehran, Iran, August 12, 2024. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Hamas-Israel war

Only Gaza ceasefire can delay Iran's Israel response: Iranian officials