…Al Arab resort and sent tourists fleeing during the winter high season. Since a shaky ceasefire came into effect on April 8 some tourists have trickled in, but hotels are mostly relying on local guests, people working in the industry have told AFP. In May, the Dubai government approved an economic package worth more th…

…PUNCH recalls that oil prices dropped to $71 when the United States and Iran signed a ceasefire agreement in June, bringing down fuel prices. The resumption of strikes between the United States and Iran as well as the reclosure of the Strait of Hormuz prompted a sharp rise in oil and fuel prices.

…official revealed on Monday that Tehran received a proposal from mediators for a 10-day ceasefire aimed at salvaging the interim deal. The original agreement was intended to pave the way toward a lasting resolution to the war that began on February 28 following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. Iran's Foreign Ministry conf…

…Monday that it had elected Khalil al-Hayya, the group’s lead negotiator in indirect ceasefire talks with Israel, as the new head of its political bureau. “The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announces the election of brother mujahid Khalil al-Hayya as head of the movement’s political bureau, succeeding the martyred…

…Early in the war, it co-hosted truce talks with Saudi Arabia, which failed to yield a ceasefire. More recently, it has tried to push for a three-month humanitarian truce, but failed to bring the two sides to the table at all. Both sides are seen to want to prolong the war in hopes of a military victory, despite spendin…

…These solutions will anchor diversified energy sourcing all over the world. With ceasefire talks underway, do you expect crude oil prices to ease soon, or could the conflict continue to influence the market even after hostilities cease? We are currently experiencing a calm situation, but with a tendency for a price sur…

…“with several American officials on the situation in Lebanon and ways to strengthen the ceasefire”, particularly in Lebanon’s south, as well as on “the withdrawal of Israel from the Lebanese regions it occupies”, the presidency said. Israel and Lebanon began US-sponsored negotiations in April aimed at reaching a peace…

…campaign paying conservative influencers to push their audiences towards denouncing the ceasefire between the US and Iran. "I definitely think you have seen this very discreet, extremely well-funded campaign to try to derail the negotiation and try to derail the deal," Vance told Rogan. The Time article is "worth readi…

…competing claims came as the two sides traded attacks of a scale unseen since an April ceasefire came into effect. The US military said it hit dozens of targets early Monday, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced new strikes on Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Oman. Trump also threatened to destroy Pickaxe Mountain, a…

…assassinate him.The exchange of threats comes as efforts continue to preserve a fragile ceasefire following weeks of fighting between Iran, the United States and Israel. The conflict began in late February with large-scale U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Ali Khamenei.In his first public message since his father's fune…

…broke out in late February with massive US-Israeli strikes. Trump has declared their ceasefire over, while mediators have been trying to salvage diplomacy, with Iranian media reporting that a delegation from Qatar travelled to Iran on Friday. “Vengeance is the will of our nation and must inevitably be carried out,” Moj…

…said Putin recently rebuked a group of advisers suggesting a compromise based on a ceasefire along the current front lines. The second source said Putin believes Russia will soon capture the Donbas.The Russian president publicly rebuffed a call by Zelenskiy in June for a meeting and a ceasefire."Russia is ready for a p…

…February. After the foes traded attacks on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was “over”, but left the door open to more talks and added any strikes would end quickly. US forces said the latest attacks against Iran were aimed at “their ability to threaten the freedom of navigation in the…

…Iran exports 90% of its crude oil. The incidents marked the latest threat to the fragile ceasefire brokered by the United States and Iran last month, which temporarily halted the conflict triggered by US and Israeli strikes across the Islamic Republic. by Linda Ikeji at 09/07/2026 7:00 AM | Share this Story

…shipping,” CENTCOM said on X. Before ordering the latest strikes, Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was over, prompting mediators Pakistan and Qatar and the United Nations to call for de-escalation. The Strait of Hormuz remains a flashpoint in the Middle East conflict, which began February 28 with US-Israeli strikes t…

…to end the conflict was "over", adding he didn't want to engage with Tehran. The interim ceasefire agreement signed between Washington and Tehran - under the mediation of Pakistan - was intended to provide a 60-day window for negotiations on a permanent agreement, but indirect talks in Qatar ended last week with no sig…

…prices soared more than five percent Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was over, following fresh strikes in the Middle East. International benchmark Brent North Sea crude jumped 5.3 percent to $78.09 a barrel, while the main US contract, West Texas Intermediate, advanced 5.4 percent…

US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was “over” on Wednesday, after fighting flared between the countries sparked by Iranian attacks on ships in the vital Strait of Hormuz. The strategic shipping route remains a flashpoint in the conflict, which began in late February with massive US-Israeli strikes o…

…– After five weeks of intense fighting, the Middle East war is on hold following a ceasefire and an initial accord struck with the US. But both Washington and Tehran have warned they are ready to resume military action. “The killers (of Khamenei) must face punishment,” a 38-year-old man surnamed Miremadi told AFP as he…

…aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces” that “clearly violated the ceasefire”. But Iran lashed out at the attacks after its Revolutionary Guards launched its own retaliatory strikes. “These brutal attacks, which targeted Iranian coastal surveillance facilities, are a blatant violation” of the memorand…

…aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces clearly violated the ceasefire. “Furthermore, Iran’s dangerous behavior undermined freedom of navigation as commerce increasingly flows through the vital international trade corridor,” CENTCOM said. The attack happened shortly after President Donald Trump told re…

…transform our relationship with the people of Iran." Despite the announcement of a new ceasefire in Lebanon on Friday, there had been no sign of an end to fighting there. Iran said on Saturday that as a result, it had again shut the Strait, which closure for nearly four months caused the biggest disruption of global en…

…closed the strategic Strait of Hormuz in response to Israel’s attacks on Lebanon. “Any ceasefire under the banner of a comprehensive cessation of hostilities — we have already committed to this if it happens, but we will not accept any violation. We will confront any violation… we will deal with it as we see fit,” Qass…

…JD Vance said he had seen great progress in the last couple of days in ensuring that the ceasefire holds in Lebanon. Trump threatens to strike Iran again, gives reason

…reporters he hoped to “make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we’re going to be focused on”. Follow-up talks had been planned in Switzerland on Friday but were postponed at the last minute after Israel launched deadly strikes in Lebano…