Staff writers Updated August 31, 2026 — 10:39am,first published August 31, 2026 — 5:22am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA The Australian sharemarket has dipped lower at the open after a rise in oil prices on Monday morning, while Wall Street
In his second term, Trump has pledged to reduce America’s foreign entanglements in regions like the Middle East. He also launched the war with Iran, which reached the six-month mark on Friday with no end in sight. The memorandum of understanding between the Pentagon and the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) is set to expire on
President Donald Trump’s market-moving pronouncements are triggering almost instantaneous trading among Middle Eastern retail investors, with his statements generating more activity than Federal Reserve decisions or key U.S. economic data, according to one Dubai-based trading executive. “We see the price fluctuation immediately, and that will lead to trades,” Tarik Chebib, the Middle East CEO of
Dirty Monkeys’ war comedy-drama “Once Upon a Time in the Middle East” held onto the No. 1 position at the mainland China box office during the Aug. 21–23 weekend, taking in RMB298.8 million ($43.9 million) in its second weekend of release, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Directed by Wen Muye (“Dying to Survive”) and
PORTLAND, Maine — Damon Sacco had never seen anything like the fish he and fellow anglers fought for hours in the waters off Massachusetts. As it rose from the depths, it looked like a glimmering blue spaceship. Sacco, a longtime Massachusetts charter fishing boat captain, saw the giant fin break the surface, and at first
Oil producers in the Middle East have been experiencing disruptions to maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. But this could present a strategic opportunity to rethink how energy infrastructure can be deployed in an increasingly uncertain world. The global transition towards low-carbon energy sources is often framed as a challenge for fossil-fuel-producing nations. Yet
