Iran warns Gulf cables and data centres could be targeted amid Red Sea tensions
Iran's security chief has warned that cables, data centres and artificial intelligence facilities across the region could be attacked if war with the United States erupts again. The warning comes as fighting continues in Yemen near Bab al-Mandeb, a narrow strait on the Red Sea through which a large share of global internet traffic passes. The remarks have sharpened concern about the vulnerability of digital infrastructure linking Europe and Asia.Mohsen Rezaei, identified as Iran's security chief, made the warning in the context of renewed regional tensions and the continuing conflict around the Red Sea corridor. The supporting material says more... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Oct 2026 14:33 LONDON
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Noontime News Recap: Russia hits Kharkiv and Lviv as Gaza, Ukraine and Black Sea tensions deepen
Russian missile and drone strikes hit Kharkiv and the Lviv region overnight, killing three civilians in Kharkiv after a four storey residential building was partly collapsed and rescue workers pulled three bodies from the rubble. đź”—Ukraine said it would pause strikes on Russian oil refineries and other energy sites for two days, in what it described as an effort to create space for a proposed ceasefire, even as Russia continued hitting power infrastructure. đź”—In the Black Sea, Bulgaria reported a fresh drone attack on two ships near its coast, with one vessel sinking and rescue operations under way, adding to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 13 Oct 2026 12:20 LONDON
Anthropic says Houthi militants used Claude AI in weapons development amid deadly Saudi airport strike
Anthropic has said Houthi militants in Yemen used its Claude AI system to help develop weapons technology aimed at Saudi Arabia. The company said the group used the tool to assist with warheads and guidance systems, while also referring to three separate weapons development programmes. The disclosure comes as the conflict continues to spill across the Yemen-Saudi border and into wider regional security concerns.According to the company, the militants used Claude Code to help develop technology for guiding, controlling and navigating weapons. Anthropic said it had blocked most of the requests, but not all, and said the group used different... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Oct 2026 09:35 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: Riyadh under repeated attack as IMF cuts regional outlook and Ukraine strikes continue
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards Riyadh as the Houthis claimed fresh strikes on the capital’s airport and an air base in Khami, with the airport remaining closed after renewed attacks. The claims came amid a third straight day of missile and drone attacks on the Saudi capital. 🔗 🔗 🔗In the wider Gulf, Qatar’s emir said the country had faced “exceptional events” as regional instability continued to weigh on the state, while the International Monetary Fund sharply downgraded its outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia, warning the region’s economy is now set to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 13 Oct 2026 08:41 LONDON
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Qatar emir says country has faced exceptional circumstances amid regional instability
Qatar's emir has said the country has faced "exceptional events" as regional instability continues to affect the Gulf state. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani made the remarks in Doha on Tuesday morning while addressing the Shura Council. He said the period had once again shown the cohesion of Qatar's state institutions.The emir linked the situation to months of instability stemming from the United States-Israeli war on Iran. According to the supplied report, the conflict began on February 28 and has triggered a global energy crisis. He said Qatar had been able to absorb the consequences of the regional turmoil... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Oct 2026 07:59 LONDON
IMF downgrades Middle East and Central Asia outlook as war fallout and Hormuz disruption hit growth
The International Monetary Fund has sharply downgraded its outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia, saying the region's economy is now set to contract in 2026. The revision comes amid the fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran and prolonged disruption to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The IMF said the region's gross domestic product is forecast to shrink by 0.3% this year, reversing an April projection of 1.9% growth.The fund said the shipping disruption in the Strait of Hormuz was a key factor behind the weaker forecast. The waterway is a major route for global energy flows... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Oct 2026 07:30 LONDON
Day News Recap: Riyadh airport attacks widen Middle East tensions as energy shock deepens
Saudi Arabia said it would respond seriously after Houthi attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, where two strikes left 14 people dead and more than 300 injured, according to the civil aviation authority. The airport was also suspended as Gulf allies voiced support for a stronger security response. đź”— đź”—The escalation comes as the International Energy Agency warned the world is facing the biggest energy crisis ever, with disruption from the Iran, US war now stretching beyond seven months. Iran also threatened to disrupt US and UAE oil shuttle operations in the Strait of Hormuz, while diesel markets... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 12 Oct 2026 18:21 LONDON
Heavy fighting on Yemen desert front lines against Houthis in Lahj governorate
Pro-government forces in Yemen say they have recently pushed Houthi fighters out of part of a desert battlefield in Lahj governorate, as fighting continues near the front line at Shaab-al-Jinn. Commanders described the area as a shifting line of sandbagged positions where progress is difficult to measure, even after days of combat. The account comes from a front that sits close to the Bab al-Mandab corridor, a strategic waterway linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.A commander with the Southern Forces, Tawfiq Al Haboun, said there had been heavy fighting and described the Houthis as having snipers, artillery... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Oct 2026 18:09 LONDON
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Diesel prices surge as Iran war and Ukraine refinery strikes squeeze global supply
Global diesel markets are under renewed pressure as supply disruptions linked to the war involving Iran and Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy facilities continue to reduce exports. The latest reporting says the fall in diesel shipments has helped push prices higher in the United States, the United Kingdom and other markets. The issue has become a wider economic concern because diesel is central to road freight, shipping and other parts of the supply chain.The supplied material says United States President Donald Trump has blamed Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil refineries for part of the global reduction in diesel exports, while... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Oct 2026 16:32 LONDON
Iran threatens US-UAE oil shuttle operations in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran has signalled that it intends to disrupt a shuttle system moving crude oil beyond the Strait of Hormuz, escalating pressure on a maritime route that remains central to global energy flows. Iranian authorities said the system, which they described as Arab-operated and assisted by the United States, is now an explicit target. The warning comes as the Strait has been largely closed to shipping after earlier attacks, with exports rerouted through a route reportedly opened by the US Navy.Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei said on Sunday night that the shuttle operation involved smaller vessels transferring oil to larger tankers.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Oct 2026 16:30 LONDON
Global energy crisis deepens as IEA warns of prolonged strain from Iran-US war
The head of the International Energy Agency has said the world is facing the biggest energy crisis ever, with the disruption now stretching beyond seven months and little sign of relief. Fatih Birol said the US-Israel war on Iran has helped drive the crisis by disrupting shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that carries about 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas. He said the result has been higher fuel prices, interrupted supply chains and growing concern about a serious energy shortage.Birol said global oil stocks are falling fast, while governments have already been forced to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Oct 2026 14:29 LONDON
Saudi Arabia extends Riyadh airport suspension after deadly Houthi attacks as Gulf allies back response
A senior United Arab Emirates official has called for stronger Gulf security and defence cooperation after Houthi missile attacks on Riyadh's international airport killed 14 people over the weekend. Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, said the strikes on Saudi Arabia undermined the security of the Emirates and other Gulf states. He wrote that "we are all targeted" and argued that failures in collective defence had encouraged attacks on the region.The latest figures show the death toll from Saturday's attack on King Khalid International Airport rose from 12 to 13 after an injured Indian citizen died on Sunday,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Oct 2026 13:59 LONDON
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UAE says flydubai suspect was radicalised in Melbourne as imam responds to allegations
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have said the 29-year-old suspect in an alleged hijacking attempt on a flydubai flight was radicalised while studying in Melbourne. The case has drawn attention because Emirati officials say the man tried to seize control of the aircraft and crash it into Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. A Melbourne mosque leader named in the reporting has now publicly responded, saying the allegations are false.In a statement released through state media last week, the UAE attorney-general said the suspect, widely reported as Omani national Hammam Al-Hammami, began to drift towards extremism and terrorism during... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Oct 2026 03:02 LONDON
Hurricane Isaias leaves hundreds of thousands without power across Florida and Alabama
As cleanup and restoration efforts continue across Florida and Alabama, roughly 356,000 customers remained without power by midafternoon Sunday, according to the supplied report. The figure covers southern Alabama and northwestern Florida after Hurricane Isaias weakened from a Category 2 storm into a post-tropical cyclone. The storm made landfall near Destin, Florida, on Friday and then moved inland, leaving a trail of damage across the Gulf Coast.Florida Power and Light said workers from Florida and more than two dozen other states had been mobilised to help restore electricity. The National Weather Service said Isaias still had maximum sustained winds of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Oct 2026 02:02 LONDON
Day News Recap: Deadly Gulf attacks, Ukraine strikes and global unrest dominate a grim day
Repeated Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport killed 12 people and wounded 309, leaving Riyadh's airport shut as the fallout widened and Donald Trump said the United States may join Saudi strikes on the Houthis. đź”— đź”—Security in the Gulf deteriorated further as attacks and warnings spread around the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, where an Iranian Guard report said a petrol tanker hit a naval mine and exploded, and US forces later disabled a cargo ship that allegedly ignored repeated warnings. đź”— đź”— đź”— Shipping firms were also said to be offering captains... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 11 Oct 2026 18:23 LONDON
Strait of Hormuz attacks intensify as vessel incidents spread across Gulf of Oman
Attacks and warnings involving commercial shipping have intensified around the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, according to reports from the area on Sunday. An unnamed crude oil supertanker was said to have hit a naval mine and suffered a major fire while using an unauthorised route with its navigation systems turned off. Separate reports also described an unidentified projectile striking a tanker heading outbound through the Strait of Hormuz, while another vessel was disabled in the Gulf of Oman.The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said the supertanker had ignored the "security and rules" of the strategic waterway... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Oct 2026 15:30 LONDON
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At least 109 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti
At least 109 migrants have died after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized off the coast of Djibouti, according to the International Organization for Migration. More than 100 others remain missing after the vessel overturned near Guhere, close to the port town of Obock, on the route from Djibouti to Yemen. Around 80 people survived the disaster, and search and rescue operations were continuing on Sunday.The IOM said the boat went down between Thursday night and before dawn on Friday in waters facing the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb strait. Survivors told the agency that the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Oct 2026 13:32 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: Saudi airport strike deepens Gulf tensions as storms, conflict and disease spread
Saudi Arabia has vowed a decisive response after a Houthi strike on Riyadh's international airport killed at least a dozen people and wounded more than 300, with authorities later saying the airport was hit again and operations were briefly suspended. đź”— đź”—In the wider Gulf, a petrol tanker exploded after striking a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, while US forces disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman after it allegedly ignored repeated warnings, underlining the pressure on shipping routes linked to the Iran blockade dispute. đź”— đź”—Shipping firms are now reportedly offering captains premiums of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 11 Oct 2026 08:37 LONDON
US forces disable cargo ship in Gulf of Oman amid Iran blockade enforcement
United States forces have disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman after its crew allegedly ignored repeated warnings and tried to continue through regional waters after leaving an Iranian port. The US military said a fighter jet struck the stern of the Panama-flagged M/V Ocean Molica, also known as the Arika Sun, with a precision munition. According to the statement, the strike fully disabled the ship's propulsion without harming the crew.The incident was described as part of an ongoing naval blockade enforcement campaign against ships entering or leaving Iranian ports. US Central Command said its forces resumed... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Oct 2026 04:59 LONDON
Tanker explodes after hitting mine in Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Guard says
A petrol tanker exploded and caught fire after striking a naval mine while crossing the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's Revolutionary Guard. The incident was reported on Saturday and involved one of the world's most important oil transit routes. No independent confirmation of the circumstances has been provided so far.The Guard did not disclose the vessel's name, flag or origin. It also gave no details on possible casualties or the extent of the damage. Iranian state media carried the account, but the available information remains limited and unverified by outside sources.The reported blast comes amid a sharp rise in... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Oct 2026 19:59 LONDON
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Hurricane Isaias weakens after Florida landfall as storm surge warnings remain
Hurricane Isaias made landfall on Friday night along Florida's northern Gulf Coast before weakening into a post-tropical cyclone as it moved inland across the southeastern United States. The storm brought heavy rain, strong winds and the continuing risk of life-threatening flash flooding and storm surge. Officials said the system was still expected to affect parts of Florida, Alabama and Georgia as it tracked north.The latest confirmed update said all hurricane warnings had been discontinued by Saturday morning, although a storm surge warning remained in effect for parts of Florida. A tropical storm warning was also in place in Florida and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Oct 2026 07:59 LONDON
Iran strikes tankers outside Hormuz in signs of expanding campaign
Iran's armed forces struck two commercial tankers outside the Strait of Hormuz within 24 hours this week, in what appeared to be a deliberate widening of attacks beyond the narrow waterway. The incidents took place in waters off Qatar and near Fujairah in the Gulf of Oman, both outside the strait that is central to global energy shipping. The reported attacks have raised concern that maritime insecurity in the region may be spreading into a broader area.The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said several projectiles hit the oil and chemical tanker Acers, which was flagged in Antigua and Barbuda, 51... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 Oct 2026 15:30 LONDON
Tanker hit by multiple projectiles off Qatar coast, UKMTO says
A tanker sailing off the north coast of Qatar was struck by multiple projectiles on Wednesday, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency. The incident took place about 94 kilometres north of Madinat ash Shamal, within Qatar's exclusive economic zone. UKMTO said casualties were reported and that authorities were investigating the attack.The agency did not say how many people were killed or injured, and it did not identify the vessel or say where it was registered. It also did not give any indication of who may have carried out the attack. Qatar has not publicly commented on the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 Oct 2026 04:29 LONDON
Oil and stocks swing on renewed Iran war fears and Middle East supply concerns
Oil prices moved sharply on Wednesday as traders reacted to renewed fears of disruption to Middle East supply routes. Prices rose after reports that Iran appeared to be stepping up attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, then fell later in the session after officials signalled that more reserves could be released if needed. The swings also fed through to US financial markets, where stocks weakened and government bond yields climbed to their highest levels in more than two decades.The immediate trigger was a warning cited in the supplied material that tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz may... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 Oct 2026 02:30 LONDON
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Hardline Iranian MPs move to impeach foreign minister over UN talks
Hardline lawmakers in Iran have filed a motion to impeach Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi over his talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York last month. The move has exposed a public split inside the Islamic Republic over whether to pursue negotiations with Washington. Parliamentary officials said the request has been registered, but it has not yet been referred for further consideration or placed on the agenda.The motion centres on a meeting held on 22 September, which the lawmakers behind it say took place without authorisation from Iran's top... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 Oct 2026 11:33 LONDON
Dubai Property Market Faces Litmus Test as Nakheel Waterfront Investors Await Final Judicial Verdict
Hundreds of international and local investors who purchased land plots in Nakheel’s massive "Waterfront" project nearly two decades ago are holding their breath. Following the official cancellation of the project by the Dubai Land Department and its integration under Dubai Holding, a special judicial committee appointed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been tasked with resolving the liquidation and settling investor claims. ​Because the decisions of this specialized committee are legally binding and final, with no avenue for appeal, the upcoming rulings are being viewed as a critical turning point for the regulatory reputation of Dubai's... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 28 Jun 2026 09:20 LONDON
THE BATTLE FOR ALI AL-TAHER: HOW A SOUTHERN LEBANON AMBUSH SHATTERED TRUMP’S WASHINGTON AGREEMENT
A catastrophic military escalation in Southern Lebanon has successfully disrupted the highest levels of global diplomacy. Just days after the signing of the United States and Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), an armoured battlefield clash on the strategic heights of Ali al-Taher has effectively frozen implementation talks scheduled to begin today in Switzerland. The crisis provides an alarming look at how kinetic actions on the ground can instantly sabotage geopolitical blueprints designed in Washington. The Official Statement from Hezbollah Following the midnight clashes, the media wing of Hezbollah issued a formal, comprehensive statement outlining their strategic justification and rejecting accusations... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 19 Jun 2026 12:24 LONDON
Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 May 2026 08:00 LONDON
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GAS, GOD, AND GUNS: The Secret Agenda Behind the Washington Talks and the Death of the Maritime Border
The mahogany tables of the U.S. State Department are hosting a ghost today. As official delegations from Israel and Lebanon convene for a third round of high-stakes negotiations this Friday, May 8, 2026, the air in Washington is thick with the scent of a "peace" that looks increasingly like a strategic ambush. While the world watches the diplomatic theatre, the reality on the ground in Southern Lebanon tells a story of a predatory recalibration. Prime Minister Netanyahu isn’t just looking for a ceasefire; he is aiming to hit three birds with one single, devastating stone: the annexation of land, the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 08 May 2026 12:29 LONDON
The Great Uncoupling: Abu Dhabi’s Sovereign Gambit
The UAE’s decision to cut ties with OPEC is far more than a mere adjustment of energy policy, for it functions as a political telegram written in barrels and sent directly to the heart of the global order. For nearly six decades, Abu Dhabi operated within the rigid architecture of producer discipline, where it accepted the rituals of quotas, the formality of communiqués, and the heavy burden of collective restraint. It played the long game of oil diplomacy with a patient hand, balancing its own massive national ambitions against the gravity of cartel discipline and the delicate logic of Gulf... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 30 Apr 2026 09:50 LONDON
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The Mirage of the Umbrella: The Shifting Sands of the U.S.-Israel-GCC Alliance
As I sat in a recent debate at the historic Carlton Club in London, listening to Faisal Abbas, the Editor-in-Chief of Arab News, I felt a tangible shift in the room, not because a new fact had been revealed, but because an old illusion had finally lost its last breath. The old-world order has not merely changed, it has evaporated, leaving the Gulf to realize it is no longer watching a distant fire from the safety of marble towers and air-conditioned ministries, but is instead standing directly inside the smoke. The GCC today is caught in a lethal crossfire between... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 29 Apr 2026 21:40 LONDON
The Glass Elevator to Nowhere: A World Trapped in a Chocolate Factory
As a journalist in my mid-fifties, I thought my skin had thickened to the point of being impenetrable. I have covered the rise and fall of regimes, the grinding gears of the Cold War's leftovers, and the digital revolutions that promised to unite us. I thought I had seen every trick in the political playbook. Then came Donald Trump’s 2026 foreign policy, and I realized I was not watching a statesman; I was watching a child play with a chemistry set he does not understand. The Willy Wonka of the West: Rule by Whim Walking into a press briefing lately... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 02 Apr 2026 09:44 LONDON
The Proving Ground, When “Decent” Reporting Meets High-Tech Warfare
For two decades I have watched wars unfold not only on battlefields, but on screens. Today’s incident over Kuwait, involving the downing of a U.S. F-15 Strike Eagle, is not just another headline in the Iran conflict. It may be a signal that something larger is unfolding behind the noise. Iranian state outlets rapidly circulated imagery of an ejected pilot. Washington responded cautiously. But beneath the spectacle lies a deeper question, whose technology was truly being tested? The Gulf as a live-fire laboratory For years, China has refined export-ready variants of its air defense systems, particularly the HQ-9 family and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 02 Mar 2026 09:36 LONDON
Shadows of Fire: The Long Arc of Iran–United States Tensions
A Region on Edge: The Latest Escalation In recent months, tensions between Iran and the United States have intensified once again, fueled by disputes over regional security, nuclear development, maritime incidents in the Persian Gulf, and the broader strategic balance in the Middle East. Officials in Washington have expressed renewed concern over Iran’s uranium enrichment levels, while leaders in Tehran have accused the United States of economic warfare through sanctions and diplomatic isolation. The fragile equilibrium that followed earlier rounds of indirect negotiations appears increasingly strained, with both sides engaging in sharp rhetoric at the United Nations, reinforcing military postures... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 19 Feb 2026 08:49 LONDON
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