Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 20:30 AFP — US President Donald Trump urged other nations to help secure a vital shipping lane choked off by the war with Iran that showed no signs of slowing on Saturday as strikes hit the US embassy in Baghdad and a major Emirati energy facility.

Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 19:32 AFP — Here are the latest events in the Middle East war:

Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 18:19 AFP — Since the United States and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the region and casualties have been reported in countries around the Middle East.

Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 18:11 AFP — Hours before strikes hit Iraq's capital, crowds milled in central Baghdad to the sound not of missiles but clinking coffee cups, children laughing and women filming TikToks.

Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 16:42 AFP — Here are the latest events in the Middle East war:

Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 16:18 AFP — US President Donald Trump urged other nations to help secure a vital shipping lane choked off by the war with Iran that showed no signs of slowing on Saturday as strikes hit the US embassy in Baghdad and a major Emirati energy facility.

Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 15:30 AFP — The UAE slammed the targeting of its consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan for the second time in a week, the foreign affairs ministry said in a statement Saturday.

Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 14:12 AFP — Here are the latest events in the Middle East war:

Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 13:11 AFP — Smoke was rising from the direction of a major UAE energy installation on Saturday, in what appeared to be the latest strike targeting the Gulf's petroleum facilities -- hours after the US struck Iran's Kharg Island oil hub.

Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 12:50 AFP — The UAE slammed the targeting of its consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan for the second time in a week, the foreign affairs ministry said in a statement Saturday.