Conflict in the Middle East has been escalating. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.

The devastating conflicts gripping the Middle East and North Africa have left 30 million people unsure of their next meal, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation said. “Food security and nutrition ...

The skies over southern Iran have become a theater of sustained military pressure unlike anything the region has witnessed in decades. For more than ten consecutive nights, US air strikes have ...

German container shipping group Hapag-Lloyd said Thursday that the Middle East conflict and closure of the Strait of Hormuz cost it ...

Ongoing Middle East tensions have severely impacted countries across the region, triggering major energy, economic and security crises. In early April 2026, UAE cybersecurity chief Mohamed Al Kuwaiti ...

In conflict zones, access is rarely secured through official accreditation alone. It is negotiated through local trust, ...

Drawdowns of inventories leave oil market more vulnerable to shocks. Conflict escalation may be more likely if oil prices remain relatively low. Predicting future path of oil is difficult though due ...

Marriott International said the conflict in Iran put a significant damper on second-quarter sales.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wars in Iran and Ukraine are increasingly overlapping while also expanding, as the U.S. mulls whether to make another attempt at ...

A global shortage of diesel, made worse by Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries and lower Chinese refinery runs, has kept prices rising with implications for economies and inflation.

Low-cost airline AirAsia X has postponed the launch of its Gulf hub in Bahrain until at least August due to the conflict in the Middle East. Operations are expected to commence in August or September, ...

Major indices trying to stay positive. WTI crude prices are jumping up and down. Tech stocks are higher, leading Nasdaq. It looks like it could be another day of intraday volatility in trading. The ...