Category: 3. Middle East

HONG KONG, March 17 (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s leader John Lee said he was “very concerned” about the rise in oil prices due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and that the financial hub, along with the rest of Asia, would see shocks and volatility due…

Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war on Tuesday:

– Stocks rise as oil pushes higher –

Oil prices resumed their push higher as several countries pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s demand that they help secure the…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday urged US diplomats abroad to push allies to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Lebanon-based Hezbollah as terrorist groups, citing…

By Jonathan Landay, Phil Stewart and Erin Banco

WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump was warned that attacking Iran could trigger retaliation against U.S. Gulf allies despite his claims on Monday that Tehran’s reaction came as a…

SYDNEY, March 17 (Reuters) – The two players from the Iranian women’s soccer squad who chose to remain in Australia after seeking asylum have been pictured training with a local A-League club as they begin their new lives in the country….

By Kanishka Singh and Mike Scarcella

WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) – A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted a former Syrian government official, who headed the Damascus Central Prison under the government of ousted Syrian President Bashar…

BAGHDAD, March 17 (Reuters) – Rockets and at least five drones were launched at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad early on Tuesday from areas around the city, Iraqi security sources said, describing the attack as the most intense since the start of the…