Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Gulf

Sarwar’s £100m emergency aid package to help Scots through Gulf crisis

The Scottish Labour leader announced action to help households and businesses after the conflict in the Middle East has seen prices soar.

Evening Standard

Bahrain Airport reopens: Flights resume after airspace shutdown as routes return across Gulf, India and Europe

Bahrain's airspace has reopened after a multi-day closure due to regional tensions, allowing Bahrain International Airport to resume operations. National carrier Gulf Air is gradually restoring flights to over 15 destinations, prioritizing high-demand routes. Passengers are advised to check flight statuses as operations are phased and schedules remain limited amid…

The Times of India

Starmer says talks with Gulf leaders have reinforced sense Iran war ceasefire is ‘fragile’ – as it happened

Prime minister has been in talks with Saudi crown prince and UAE president today

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Stop attacks on Lebanon, Britain tells Israel amid fragile ceasefire as it warns Tehran not to 'hijack' Strait of Hormuz

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper also told Tehran to stop ‘hijacking’ the Strait of Hormuz as the truce between the US and Iran was hanging by a thread

Evening Standard

Why oil and gas prices could stay high in Europe even if the Iran war ends

Energy prices in Europe could stay high for a while, even though the region doesn’t rely heavily on the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s what’s behind it.

Euronews

Starmer to meet Middle East leaders amid fragile Iran ceasefire

The Prime Minister continued his two-day visit to the Gulf region after meeting the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman, on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Iran's proposal to collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz violates trade norms

To end the war with the United States and Israel, Iran is demanding the right to collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz as a precondition for reopening the waterway vital to world oil supplies

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Starmer says UK wants to help with opening of Hormuz strait on Gulf visit

PM meets Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia before further visits to regional allies, who may see him as more reliable than Trump

The Guardian - UK

What would peace in the Gulf mean for airlines and passengers?

Plane Talk: Before things get better, they can only get worse

The Independent UK

Will shipping in the strait of Hormuz – and oil prices – return to normal?

Analysts say doubts over stability of the ceasefire and damage to production sites mean the energy crisis is far from over

The Guardian - UK

Iran Moves to Tighten Control Over Strait of Hormuz Amid Fragile Ceasefire

Iran is seeking to assert greater control over the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz during a delicate two-week ceasefire, introducing a controversial proposal that could reshape maritime transit in the region. The plan involves mandatory monitoring of all vessels and an unusual requirement for oil tankers to pay transit fees…

Whats Hot

Strait of Hormuz toll? Iran to demand crypto payment from shipping firms - report

Under the proposed system, tankers would be required to share cargo details via email before being assigned a transit fee, reportedly set at $1 per barrel. Payments would be made in digital currencies. “Once the email arrives and Iran completes its assessment, vessels are given a few seconds to pay…

The Times of India

Starmer Heads to Gulf as UK Pushes to Secure Hormuz Lifeline After Ceasefire

Keir Starmer is heading to the Gulf in a high-stakes diplomatic push to secure the long-term reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran. The narrow waterway, critical for global oil and gas shipments, has been at the center of escalating tensions…

The Times of India

Trump says charging countries to use Strait of Hormuz could be ‘joint venture’ with Iran: ‘It’s a beautiful thing’

Iran wants to keep charging commercial ships to pass through the waterway - a move that could be in breach international law but could reportedly rake in millions of dollars

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Ceasefire changes little for shipping in strait of Hormuz, experts say

Analysts expect only limited increase in shipping as vessels will still need to seek Iranian permission to transit

Evening Standard

Starmer arrives in Gulf for talks with allies after US-Iran ceasefire agreed

Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz for shipping as part of the deal.

The Conversation

Iran ceasefire has brought a sudden fall in oil prices – but this pause underscores the volatility in the market

Before the temporary ceasefire in the Gulf, the world had been experiencing the biggest oil price shock ever, surpassing even the crises of the 1970s. The scale and speed of movements were comparable to some of the most disruptive episodes in modern energy markets.

The Times of India

From obliterate to ceasefire: How Trump's Iran war strategy shifted hour by hour

A 39-day US-Israel war with Iran has entered a two-week ceasefire after escalating rapidly, causing thousands of deaths and widespread displacement. The conflict, initiated by coordinated strikes on Iranian leadership, expanded to disrupt global energy markets and shipping routes. President Trump's objectives and timelines shifted throughout the war, culminating in…

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

International Business Times UK

Iran-US Ceasefire Holds as UK PM Travels to Middle East for Urgent Talks

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits the Middle East to support a ceasefire between the US and Iran, aiming for a long-term resolution and stability in energy markets.

Euronews

Iranian attacks continue in the Gulf, raising questions about ceasefire

Euronews journalists in Dubai and Doha are reporting new attacks across the Gulf, rattling the short-lived relief about the US-Iran ceasefire announcement.

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Starmer warns ‘lot of work to do’ to make ceasefire permanent at start of talks in Gulf - as it happened

PM will meet leaders in the region to discuss diplomatic efforts to support the ceasefire agreed between the US and Iran

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer arrives in Gulf after US and Iran agree two-week ceasefire

PM to meet regional leaders to discuss effort to ‘support and sustain ceasefire’ and reopening the strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK

Starmer says UK will do ‘all we can’ to support US-Iran ceasefire as he heads to Gulf

Prime minister to discuss efforts to uphold ceasefire with Gulf allies

Fortune

2 years ago, Saudi Arabia quietly canceled the ‘petrodollar’ deal with America that wired the world economy for 50 years. Then war broke out in Iran

China’s “petroyuan” system is a player in a way that it wasn’t before.

The Conversation

Why the Persian Gulf has more oil and gas than anywhere else on Earth

It has been said that Persian Gulf countries are both blessed and cursed by their vast oil and gas reserves. Geologic forces over millions of years have meant the region is an energy-rich global flash point, as it is now with a war underway that’s causing a global energy crisis.

1 … 9 10 11 12

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.