Middle East

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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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Stocks Slide, Oil Surges as Iran War Roils Markets Economy

Stocks Slide, Oil Surges as Iran War Roils Markets

A global market selloff has wiped trillions from equities as oil prices spike to $84 per barrel and South Korea's benchmark index crashes 7%, driven b...

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Qatar LNG Blackout Sends Global Gas Prices Soaring Economy

Qatar LNG Blackout Sends Global Gas Prices Soaring

Iranian drone strikes on Qatar's LNG facilities triggered the biggest single-day gas price surge in years, exposing Europe and Asia's dangerous depend...

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Middle East Air Crisis Grounds Millions of Travelers Economy

Middle East Air Crisis Grounds Millions of Travelers

The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have triggered the most severe aviation crisis since the pandemic, with over 11,000 flights cancelled, the Gulf's three...

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Merz in Washington: Germany Seeks Its Place Economy

Merz in Washington: Germany Seeks Its Place

As the first European leader to visit after the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meets US President Trump at the White Hou...

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Merz in Washington: Germany Seeks Its Place on the World Stage Economy

Merz in Washington: Germany Seeks Its Place on the World Stage

As the first European leader to visit after the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meets with US President Trump at the Whit...

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Czech Average Wage Exceeds CZK 50,000 Economy

Czech Average Wage Exceeds CZK 50,000

The average gross monthly wage in the Czech Republic surpassed CZK 50,000 in the fourth quarter of 2025. Analysts point to the risks of rising fuel pr...

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Crisis in the Strait of Hormuz: Slovakia Braces for Higher Fuel Prices Economy

Crisis in the Strait of Hormuz: Slovakia Braces for Higher Fuel Prices

The military conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran has effectively halted oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude has jumped to near...

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US-Israel Strikes on Iran Ignite Regional War Economy

US-Israel Strikes on Iran Ignite Regional War

On Day 3 of Operation Epic Fury, Iranian retaliatory missiles and drones struck Dubai, Doha, and Manama, killing civilians and threatening more than 3...

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Iran Seals Hormuz: Global Oil Markets in Crisis Economy

Iran Seals Hormuz: Global Oil Markets in Crisis

After US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran, the IRGC effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, sending oil prices surging 13% and sparking warning...

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Merz Calls for a "Day After" Plan for Iran Economy

Merz Calls for a "Day After" Plan for Iran

Chancellor Friedrich Merz is calling for a Europe-wide plan for the period following the Iran conflict, outlining four core objectives – from ending t...

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Babiš Convenes Security Council: Repatriation of 3,500 Czechs Economy

Babiš Convenes Security Council: Repatriation of 3,500 Czechs

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš convened the National Security Council on Monday morning in response to the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The Cz...

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