Monday, 16 March, 2026 , 05:58 AFP — Here are the latest events in the Middle East war:
Monday, 16 March, 2026 , 05:11 AFP — President Donald Trump urged NATO partners and China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the critical conduit for crude that Iran has effectively closed, as major economic players began releasing oil reserves on Monday to ward off supply disruptions.
Monday, 16 March, 2026 , 03:11 AFP — Iranian activist Farhad Sheikhi fights back tears as he recalls the crack of gunfire and his fellow protesters falling under a hail of bullets. Now, having fled to Iraq, he watches from afar as American and Israeli strikes pound his country.
Monday, 16 March, 2026 , 02:58 AFP — Here are the latest events in the Middle East war:
Monday, 16 March, 2026 , 00:23 AFP — President Donald Trump on Sunday sought to pressure NATO allies and China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the critical oil transport conduit that Iran has effectively closed in retaliation for the US and Israeli war against Tehran.
Sunday, 15 March, 2026 , 23:12 AFP — French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday he had told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian it was "unacceptable" to target French interests, after an Iranian-designed drone killed a French soldier in Iraq's Kurdistan region.
Sunday, 15 March, 2026 , 22:42 AFP — French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday he had told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian it was "unacceptable" to target French interests, after an Iranian-designed drone killed a French soldier in Iraq's Kurdistan region.
Sunday, 15 March, 2026 , 19:14 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.
Sunday, 15 March, 2026 , 17:05 AFP — Italy's military said Sunday that a drone attacked the Ali Al Salem airbase in Kuwait hosting Italian and US forces, but stressed that all its personnel were safe.
Sunday, 15 March, 2026 , 14:58 AFP — Italy's military said Sunday there had been a drone attack on the Ali Al Salem airbase in Kuwait hosting Italian and US forces, but said all its personnel were safe.
