COPENHAGEN, March 6 (Reuters) – Maersk, one of the world’s biggest container shipping groups, said on Friday it has temporarily suspended two services linking the Middle East to Asia and Europe as the Iran conflict continues to disrupt global…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Almost a week into war with Iran and Netanyahu still hasn't held a press conference
While the Israeli prime minister gave recorded statements and an interview to Fox News, he has yet to answer questions from the Israeli media or hold a press conference. By contrast, President Trump granted interviews to U.S. outlets and…
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Israeli court rules police strip‑search of anti‑Iran war protester illegal
The Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court also canceled the house arrest and restrictive conditions imposed by the police. ‘It is unacceptable that the fact that a person has a different opinion, however extreme, grants authorities the right to carry out…
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Israeli researchers find cannabis compounds could lead to 1st drug for fatty liver disease
Two compounds from a cannabis plant could help what’s commonly known as “fatty liver disease,” Israeli researchers say.
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, known as MASLD, is the most common liver problem in the…
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Asia struggles to find fuel oil as Middle East exports plummet, sources say
By Jeslyn Lerh
SINGAPORE, March 6 (Reuters) – Fuel oil traders in Asia are struggling to secure alternative supply as the Iran war curtails shipments from key Middle Eastern suppliers through the Strait of Hormuz, prompting them to look to the…
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Indonesia says will withdraw from Board of Peace if it does not benefit Palestinians
JAKARTA, March 6 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has reassured local Islamic groups that he will withdraw from U.S. President Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ if the platform does not benefit Palestinians, a government statement…
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Heavy attacks hit Tehran as Israel says war in ‘new phase’
Heavy attacks were reported in Tehran on Friday after Israel said it was hitting “regime infrastructure” in a “new phase” of the war it launched with the United States against Iran.
As the conflict entered its seventh day, its regional…
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US forces strike Iranian drone carrier during Epic Fury
The US forces operating under Operation Epic Fury struck an Iranian drone carrier, setting it on fire, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on X/Twitter on Thursday.The carrier was “roughly the size of a WWII aircraft carrier,” according to…
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Trump urges Iranian Kurds to attack Iran as war widens
By Parisa Hafezi and Steve Holland
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump encouraged Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq to launch attacks against Iran as the Middle East conflict widened, with Azerbaijan warning it would…
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Volodymyr Zelensky offers Ukraine’s help to US against Iranian drones
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Ukraine would provide assistance to the US in response to its request for help in dealing with Iranian drones in the Middle East.Tehran has fired hundreds of drones at US targets in neighboring…
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