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A representational image of the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: Reuters

Asia's oil industry wants Trump to leave the Gulf, but expects he won't

Across thousands of conversations at this week's APPEC conference in Singapore, the big issue was how to safely and sustainably reopen the Strait of Hormuz

The UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. File Photo: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters

UAE revises AI data centre plan after Iranian attacks: Sources

Members of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces fire a tank during what they say to be clashes with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a location given as near Al-Hazm, Yemen, in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released September 9, 2026. Photo: Media Centre Of The Yemeni Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS

Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping

Oil tankers and cargo vessels anchor off the coast of Oman, which will host talks between Iran and Gulf states on the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: Collected

Iran to discuss Strait of Hormuz with Gulf states in Oman on Monday

Houthi militants march in Sanaa, Yemen, on Thursday. Photo: AP

Houthis used Claude AI to develop guided rockets and missiles: Anthropic

US President Donald Trump welcomes Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US on 18 November 2025. Photo: Reuters

Saudi crown prince sought US military help from Trump with Houthis, sources say

Representational Image.Photo: Collected

Israel kills Hamas commander in Gaza strike, military and militants say

US President Donald Trump speaks next to Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, CEO of Cleveland Clinic Tom Mihaljevic and CEO of G42 Peng Xiao at a business forum at Qasr Al Watan during the final stop of his Gulf visit, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 16 May 2025. File Photo/Reuters

UAE revises AI data centre plan after Iranian attacks, sources say

Members of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces fire a tank during what they say to be clashes with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a location given as near Al-Hazm, Yemen, in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released 9 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

Yemen's Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane

Protest about abducted Syrian women: Another example of the kinds of rumours circulating is that women from minority communities are being sold as sex slaves. Photo: Elisa Gestri/Sipa USA/picture alliance

Syria: How the 'house of sisters' threat split society

Members of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces during clashes with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a location given as near Al-Hazm, Yemen. Photo: Reuters

Houthi advance along Yemeni coast threatens Saudi oil exports

Palestinian internal medicine doctor Ahmed Al Nabris puts an oxygen mask on a female patient amid shortages of fuel and oil needed to run generators at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters

Gaza's hospitals and homes struggle to keep generators running as oil shortages bite

US President Donald Trump salutes as members of the military carry the transfer case of US Army Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad of the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command, who was killed during an attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, during a dignified transfer of his remains at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, US on 22 July, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Trump's Iran campaign echoes the post-9/11 'forever wars'