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Fire on ship struck by projectile off Yemen: UK maritime agency
NO CLAIM OF RESPONSIBILITY No group has claimed responsibility, but Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels have repeatedly targeted commercial vessels in…
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Commentary: Israel’s attack in Doha shows Gulf states can’t rise against Middle East chaos
MANAGING A POST-CIVIL WAR SYRIA In Syria, years of civil war that had exacerbated splits among ethnic and religious groups…
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‘I feared the worst’: Malaysian evacuees from Iran share feelings of relief, déjà vu, amid Middle East conflict
Malaysia’s ambassador to Iran, Khairi Omar, who led the group, told the media on Sunday that they had to travel…
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Airlines weigh Middle East cancellations after US strikes in Iran
AIRSPACE RISKS Proliferating conflict zones are an increasing operational burden on airlines, as aerial attacks raise worries about accidental or…
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ASEAN states evacuating citizens from Iran, Israel, as some voice concerns over latest conflict
While Malaysia speaks about developing relations with Iran, it has more history bonding with Arab nations and its approach to…
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Energy, investments, geopolitics: Why China’s Israel-Iran mediation push is about more than peace
This is widely deemed to be bad news for China, the world’s top importer of crude oil. Beijing sources around…
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US military boosts Middle East ‘capabilities’ amid Israel-Iran conflict
WASHINGTON: The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz was leaving Southeast Asia on Monday (Jun 16) after cancelling a Vietnam visit, as…
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Hong Kong trade body plans 2026 conference to entice Gulf states
Ma also said he was reviewing the HKTDC’s network of 51 overseas offices and stressed the importance of efficiently utilising…
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Commentary: Trump plays dealmaker in the Gulf, not peacemaker
The UAE meanwhile, seized what the diplomatic adviser to the UAE president described to CNN as a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to…
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Commentary: What if Iranians, Americans and Arabs made uranium together?
For another, it would remove or circumvent the biggest obstacles in negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme. The Iranians have long insisted…
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