Middle East

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Day 8: Tehran Bombed, Hormuz Closed, Oil at $91 Economy

Day 8: Tehran Bombed, Hormuz Closed, Oil at $91

US and Israeli forces struck Tehran with their most intense bombardment yet on day eight of the Iran war, as a closed Strait of Hormuz sent oil prices...

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Merz Deepens Defense Alliance with Israel Economy

Merz Deepens Defense Alliance with Israel

Germany is reportedly planning a multi-billion euro deal for advanced rocket launchers with Israeli partners, according to Bloomberg. Simultaneously,...

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Trump Threatens Spain After It Denies Use of Bases for Iran Attack Economy

Trump Threatens Spain After It Denies Use of Bases for Iran Attack

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's refusal to allow the use of the Rota and Morón bases for U.S. attacks against Iran has triggered an unprecedented diplo...

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Qatar Halts LNG Production: What Does It Mean for Poland? Economy

Qatar Halts LNG Production: What Does It Mean for Poland?

Following Iranian drone attacks on Qatari facilities, QatarEnergy has suspended liquefied natural gas production. European TTF prices have surged by o...

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Gas Shock: Qatar Halts LNG Production, Europe Pays the Price Economy

Gas Shock: Qatar Halts LNG Production, Europe Pays the Price

Iranian drone attacks on Qatari energy facilities have forced QatarEnergy to halt production. European gas prices have subsequently risen dramatically...

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Qatar LNG Shutdown Sends European Gas Prices Soaring Economy

Qatar LNG Shutdown Sends European Gas Prices Soaring

Iranian drone strikes on Qatar's Ras Laffan and Mesaieed industrial complexes forced QatarEnergy to halt all LNG production, triggering a 30–50% surge...

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What Is the Strait of Hormuz and Why It Controls Global Oil Economy

What Is the Strait of Hormuz and Why It Controls Global Oil

A narrow waterway between Iran and Oman, the Strait of Hormuz funnels roughly 20% of the world's oil supply — making it the single most consequential...

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Iran Drone Strikes Hit AWS, Disrupting Gulf Banking Technology

Iran Drone Strikes Hit AWS, Disrupting Gulf Banking

Iranian drone strikes damaged Amazon Web Services data centers in the UAE and Bahrain, knocking out banking apps, payment platforms, and cloud service...

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Hormuz Crisis Sends Oil Soaring, Markets Into Freefall Economy

Hormuz Crisis Sends Oil Soaring, Markets Into Freefall

The near-shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz following US-Israeli strikes on Iran has sent Brent crude past $80 a barrel and triggered the worst Asian ma...

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Slovakia Repatriates Citizens from the Middle East Health

Slovakia Repatriates Citizens from the Middle East

More than five thousand Slovak citizens are stranded in the Middle East following the outbreak of war between the US, Israel, and Iran. The Slovak gov...

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Babiš Deploys Airbuses to Rescue Czechs Stranded in the Middle East Health

Babiš Deploys Airbuses to Rescue Czechs Stranded in the Middle East

The Czech government has launched a large-scale repatriation operation for over 6,000 Czechs stranded in areas affected by the armed conflict. The Sec...

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Fertilizer Prices Surge, Putting Food Security at Risk Economy

Fertilizer Prices Surge, Putting Food Security at Risk

Fertilizer prices climbed 2.4% in early 2026, driven by soaring energy costs, the EU's new carbon border tax, and a rapidly escalating Strait of Hormu...

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