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US bombs cargo vessel in Gulf of Oman ‘trying to run Iran blockade’
A US fighter jet bombed a commercial cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, according to CENTCOM.
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US forces disable ship ‘attempting to run’ Iran blockade in Gulf of Oman
US military jet strikes stern of commercial cargo ship 'without harming the crew', CENTCOM says.
Business
Hurricane Isaias disrupts U.S. oil production in Gulf of Mexico, threatens refineries
The hurricane could tighten a fuel market that is already facing big disruptions from the wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
World
Hurricane Isaias intensifies en route to US Gulf Coast
Oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico has already been affected by the approaching hurricane, which has strengthened so far to Category 2.
Travel
Accor’s Gulf Hotel Recovery Is A Tale Of Two Markets
Leisure demand is carrying Accor’s resorts while city hotels wait for corporate travel to return.
Travel
Announcing Skift Global Forum East 2026: Can the Gulf’s Momentum Hold?
A war has turned the Gulf's growth story into an open question. Few leaders have settled how trajectory and traveler trust hold under sustained conflict. Skift Global Forum East puts the people making that call in one room in Abu Dhabi.
Weather
BBC on Hurricane Isaias and its expected Gulf Coast landfall
BBC Weather's Chris Fawkes says the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season could bring dangerous winds, storm surge and heavy rains to the Gulf Coast Friday.
World
Tanker hit by multiple projectiles in Gulf off Qatar, maritime agency says
Casualties have been reported on the vessel, identified by a maritime intelligence firm as the oil and chemical tanker, Acers.
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Strait of Hormuz crisis fuels Cairo's plastic recycling business
In the heart of the Egyptian capital Cairo, within the labyrinthine streets of the Manshiyet Nasser district, nearly 120,000 residents process a third of the megacity's waste every day. Long marginalised, these informal recycling specialists are now undergoing a dramatic transformation due to geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, through which polyethylene from the Gulf usually passes.
Business
IMF reaches tentative $1.21 billion bailout deal with Pakistan
Pakistan's dependence on Gulf energy imports, remittances and regional financing has left the economy exposed to the fallout from the Middle East conflict.
Business
Supertanker chartered from Gulf Coast to China for $76 million, 10 times higher than pre-war level
Shipping costs have exploded as the war in the Persian Gulf has led to a shortage of available tankers.
World
Hormuz ship attacks surge: Are increased oil exports sustainable?
Gulf oil flows surge despite escalating ship attacks in the critical Strait of Hormuz energy corridor.
Business
Gulf Hotel Deals Stall as U.S.-Iran War Scrambles Valuations
There's no evidence of distressed sales in the Gulf hotel market. But the war clearly changed the math buyers need to close deals.
World
Middle East oil exports recover to pre-Iran war levels despite Hormuz attacks
Gulf crude exports returned to pre-war levels in September, with producers increasingly relying on alternative routes and ship-to-ship transfers to bypass Hormuz. Iranian exports remain below the pre-war average.
World
Hormuz and Yemen: Iran offers de-escalation at a price others will pay
Iran is using Hormuz to seek US concessions, relief for the Houthis and greater control over Gulf shipping.
World
Saudi schools adopt remote learning amid mounting Gulf tensions
Parents across Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh received messages from schools on Sunday announcing a last-minute plan to shift to remote learning for a week. There was no official reason given but the move comes amid heightened tensions in the Gulf and near-daily attacks aimed at Saudi Arabia by Iran-backed Houthi fighters in Yemen.
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Canada’s Alberta Is Courting Gulf Investment — Not Just Gulf Tourists
The province is chasing investors to build all-season resorts and ranches its current inventory can't offer.
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Qatari Emir says country won’t ‘limit’ itself as Gulf ‘mediator’
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani told the UN General Assembly that Qatar is more than a mediator.
World
Qatar’s emir urges diplomacy as Gulf faces ‘dangerous phase’ amid Iran war
Sheikh Tamim says years of delayed diplomacy led to the US-Israel war on Iran.
World
Iran war spreads through region as Trump seeks way out
The US, Iran and the Gulf states continue to pursue different objectives while searching for a way to end the Iran war.