A group of European countries, including Britain, France and Germany, have announced plans to release emergency oil stocks after the International Energy Agency (IEA) recommended a record drawdown from reserves to help calm surging energy prices amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.
The U. S. Department of Energy said the United States will release 172 million barrels of oil into its transportation and distribution ne ...
UN says 3. 2 million people now displaced in Iran as a result of US-Israeli war Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 03/12/2026 - 11:15 Humanitarian needs look set to increase as the war continues, jeopardising millions of already vulnerable refugees Arafat Jamal (L), representative of the UNHCR in Afghanistan, speaks with Afghan nationals upon their arrival from Iran amid the Middle East war, 10 March 2026 (Mohsen Karimi/AFP) Off The number of people displaced within Iran since the start of the US and Israel’s war on the country has reached 3. 2 million, according to the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR.
On the thirteenth day of the Middle East conflict, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf warned on social media that any mil ...
Democrats have written to ask the defence secretary whether the US was responsible, but he says the issue is being investigated.
Muslim nations criticise Israel for Al-Aqsa Mosque Ramadan closure Eight Islamic and Arab countries on Thursday condemned Israel for keeping the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem closed during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar called it "illegal and unjustified". In a joint statement, they said the continued closure of the mosque was "a flagrant violation to international law...
Israeli air strikes on locations linked to al-Qard al-Hassan, a non-profit financial institution associated with Hezbollah, must be investigated as war crimes as they do not constitute legitimate military targets under international humanitarian law, Amnesty International said today. Since 2 March, the Israeli military has announced that it would target all branches of al-Qard al-Hassan […] The post Lebanon: Israeli air strikes on al-Qard al-Hassan financial institution must be investigated as war crimes appeared first on Amnesty International .
America tried to break Tehran; instead, it exposed its own miscalculation For almost two weeks now, the US and Israel have been waging war on Iran.
Iranian press review: Larijani believed US was not seeking agreement before the war Submitted by MEE correspondent on Thu, 03/12/2026 - 10:46 Meanwhile, historic sites are damaged in several cities, athletes raise funds to rebuild a school destroyed by the US and Israel, and civilians in Tehran say they have nowhere to flee US special envoy Steve Witkoff arriving at his hotel during talks with Iran on its nuclear programme, in Geneva on 26 February, before the US and Israel launched their war on Iran (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP) Off US was not seeking agreement in talks with Iran Saeed Laylaz, an economist and reformist activist, has revealed details about the last round of Iran–US negotiations that were underway before the US and Israel began the war in the Middle East. He said that no matter how many concessions the Iranian side offered, the US was not satisfied. In an interview with the Etemad daily, Laylaz said that in September, he and a group of political and economic experts were invited to a meeting with Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, to review the negotiations.
Members of Iran’s women’s national football team, after some delegation members sought asylum abroad, are being kept under tight security during a camp in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Iran International has learned.
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): India has received requests from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives for petroleum products, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday. This follows growing disruptions in global fuel supplies due to the ongoing West Asia conflict triggered by the war between US-Israel and Iran.
The most powerful nation in the world is now being led by a rogue president who rejects its longstanding values As we reach the 13th day of the war in Iran – with death and destruction rippling throughout the Middle East – it’s important to bear in mind where the real failure lies. So far, nearly 2,000 people have been killed, including 175 Iranian schoolchildren and seven US service members. At least 140 US service members have been wounded, several critically.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], March 12 (ANI): An acute LPG shortage in Shimla is threatening the city's vibrant tourism industry, forcing hotels to cancel weddings and large events.
The crisis in the Middle East continues to reverberate across the region and beyond. Oil prices have climbed to around $100 a barrel as attacks on shipping and energy infrastructure disrupt key supply routes. Strikes and counterstrikes between Israel, Hezbollah and Iran continue, while ships have reportedly been hit in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, raising fears of wider shocks to global markets.
Lebanon is facing a “perfect storm of unpredictable challenges” as conflict, mass displacement and dwindling humanitarian resources converge, the UN’s Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon, Imran Riza, has warned.
Rising food prices, growing displacement and disruptions to global supply routes are placing millions of people across the Middle East at greater risk of hunger, according to the World Food Programme (WFP), which warns that the humanitarian system is struggling to keep pace with expanding needs.
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): External affairs minister S Jaishankar has spoken to his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi to discuss the safety of shipping and energy security, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a press briefing on Thursday.
Death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon rises to 687 Israeli strikes on Lebanon have killed at least 687 people since 2 March, Lebanon's information minister said on Thursday, as Israel threatened to expand its operations as it fights Hezbollah in the country. In a statement following a cabinet meeting, Paul Marcos said that "the number of killed reached 687, including 98 children and 52 women".
Hacker group Handala claimed responsibility for attack that caused ‘global disruption’ to Stryker Corporation’s systems An Iran-linked group said it hacked a US medical company, causing “global disruption” to its systems, in retaliation for the bombing of the Minab school in Iran, in an attack seen as widening the Middle East into the cyber realm. Handala, a hacker group, claimed responsibility for the attack on Wednesday on the Stryker Corporation, which makes medical devices and is based in Michigan. It affected thousands of employees using the company’s Microsoft systems.
