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.

Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 12:09 AFP — Syria said Saturday that its army had taken control of a military base in the country's northeast after forces from a US-led international coalition against the Islamic State group withdrew.

Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 10:13 AFP — Here are the latest events in the Middle East war:

Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 09:49 AFP — President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he had expressed gratitude to the Iraqi prime minister for taking measures to protect French forces, after a drone strike killed a French soldier in Iraq's Kurdistan region.

Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 09:34 AFP — President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he had expressed gratitude to the Iraqi prime minister to taking measures to protect French forces, after a drone strike killed a French soldier in Iraq's Kurdistan region.

Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 21:45 AFP — Turkey on Friday advised its citizens to avoid non?essential travel to Iraq, with the country drawn into the war between Iran and the United States and Israel.

Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 20:00 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.