The Gulf’s costly gamble to build a post-oil future is now facing trial by combat. After years—and hundreds of billions of dollars—spent transforming the region into a nexus for artificial ...

MUMBAI -- The U.S.-Iran conflict is likely to upend India's diversification away from Russian crude after Tehran said it would close the Strait of Hormuz, through which over half the South Asian ...

As rising geopolitical tensions disrupt high-tech testing environments across the Gulf, firms such as Neolix and WeRide have paused autonomous operations in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. For Indian technology ...

March 19, 2026 • In messages to NPR, Tehran residents describe largely deserted streets roamed by paramilitary officials and vigilantes. They say security forces are banning gatherings for Nowruz, the ...

Three Amazon data centres – two in the United Arab Emirates and one in Bahrain – have been affected by drone strikes amid the US-Israel-Iran war, disrupting cloud services and computing facilities in ...

An NHS mental health trust in England has withdrawn from a controversial counter-terrorism programme that enabled police to access medical information of patients– including young children – deemed to ...

Sir Keir Starmer said British planes were “in the sky” to protect allies in the Middle East as he condemned Iran’s retaliatory strikes on its neighbours in response to attacks by the US and Israel.

The sixth day of conflict in the Middle East has seen the U.K. and European countries increasingly drawn in to efforts to shield Cyprus and Arab nations from retaliatory strikes by Tehran. London has ...

[SINGAPORE] If there is excess capital to be returned, OCBC’s preference would be to do so through a special dividend rather than a share buyback scheme, group chief executive officer Tan Teck Long ...

Some people believe being a middle child can influence your personality, behavior, and even mental health into adulthood. But research is mixed, and other factors may be more important. Share on ...

According to the Washington Post, flight-tracking data show that tanker planes, fighter jets, and other US military aircraft have been repositioned in recent days, including advanced F-35s. Amid ...