Category: 3. Middle East

When the United States and Israel launched their coordinated assault on Iran in the early hours of February 28, 2026, an operation Washington has named “Operation Epic Fury”, the Gulf states did not cheer. They watched with dread.

For years,…

As the United States and Israel’s war on Iran unfolds over the coming days and weeks, the scale of the fallout for the global economy will be measured at the petrol pump.

The biggest threat the conflict poses to global economic health lies in…

The government in Havana has claimed that the 10 people on board the speedboat had planned to unleash terrorism in Cuba.

US-Israeli attacks on Iran continue as Israel’s bombing of Lebanon kills at least 217 people, injures almost 800, the Lebanese Health Ministry says.

Cuba has shuttered its embassy in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito, after it was given 48 hours to withdraw its diplomatic personnel.

In a communique published on Friday, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, known by the acronym Minrex,…

A drone evaded defences for a second time in one day and ignited a massive fire at an oil facility for foreign companies in southern Iraq’s Basra province. Offices and warehouses for Halliburton and KBR are reportedly affected.

Federico Valverde scores in injury-time as Real Madrid win 2-1 at Celta Vigo to maintain their La Liga title chase.

A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran was found guilty Friday of plotting to assassinate President Donald Trump or other US officials in retaliation for the American military killing of Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani,…

Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir-Saeid Iravani urged the UN Security Council to act “firmly, clearly, and without delay” to stop the joint US-Israeli war on his country. “Today it is Iran” being attacked, he warned,…

Who: Athetlic Bilbao vs Barcelona
What: La Liga
Where: San Mames, Bilbao, Spain
When: Saturday, March 7, at 9pm (20:00 GMT)
How to follow: Al Jazeera’s live coverage begins at 17:00 GMT.

Barcelona manager Hansi…