Author: Muhammad Rashid
Apps and digital services in the United Arab Emirates are reporting outages following drone strikes on Amazon Web Services’ AWS said late Monday that two of its data centers in the UAE and a facility in Bahrain were damaged by drone strikes, taking the facilities offline. Consumer apps, including delivery and taxi platform Careem, and payments companies Alaan and Hubpay reported outages as a result of issues with AWS infrastructure in the country. Banking providers, including ADCB and Emirates NBD, alongside enterprise software providers like Snowflakehave also reported service disruptions. The U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran over weekend, killing the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and prompting…
Gas prices have spiked and global stock markets tumbled as the conflict in the Middle East intensified and concerns grew over how long it will last. The UK gas price surged to its highest level for three years on Tuesday, following sharp gains on Monday, while Brent crude oil benchmark briefly rose above $85 a barrel for the first time since July 2024. Meanwhile, the share prices of companies on US and European stock markets plunged. Since Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran and Tehran retaliated, investors have been weighing the potential economic impact, including what it could mean…
After more than three decades as Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was assassinated in US and Israeli air strikes on Saturday morning. The man who led the country in two capacities since 1981 was a key figure in the Islamic revolution that overthrew the Iranian monarchy in 1979. He first served as president, then as supreme leader following the 1989 death of revolutionary leader Rohollah Khomeini. end of list While credited with leading Tehran through a bloody, eight-year war against Iraq in the 1980s and fostering an economy that survived despite Western sanctions, his reign was racked by mass protests…
Israeli military says it struck a compound in Iran operated to develop capabilities for nuclear weapons The Israeli military said that it has struck a compound in Iran that it said aimed to develop “necessary capabilities” for nuclear weapons, without providing any evidence for the assertion. Trump says US Navy to escort tankers through Strait of Hormuz ‘if necessary’ Donald Trump has said the US Navy will begin escorting tankers through the strait of Hormuz as soon as possible “if necessary”. In a post on Truth Social, the US president also said he had ordered the United States Development Finance Corporation to provide insurance and guarantees…
The body of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will be buried in the city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran following a funeral, the IRGC-affiliated Fars News reported. Iranian media said US and Israeli strikes hit the Assembly of Experts in Qom and Tehran, with reports that a session to choose the next supreme leader was targeted. The Israeli military confirmed on Tuesday that it killed the commander of Iran’s Quds Force in Lebanon, Davoud Alizadeh, in an airstrike in Tehran. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran’s air defenses, air force, navy and leadership were “gone” and that Tehran…
A fast-moving conflict in the Middle East widened along several fronts on Tuesday, as Iran launched a wave of retaliatory strikes across the region. At least five U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf reported drone and missile attacks, prompting the United States to close embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Israel said it carried out fresh strikes against high-profile targets in Tehran, including the presidential office. Israel also said it would deploy ground troops deeper into Lebanese territory, while Hezbollah said it was targeting Israel with drones. As the war stretches into its fourth day, the death toll is mounting…
The Middle East is facing a sharp escalation after a series of coordinated attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran triggered retaliatory strikes and widening violence across the region. In Iran, key government and symbolic sites in Tehran have been struck, including the state broadcaster and a UNESCO World Heritage landmark, while the death toll has topped 700 people, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Washington has warned that “harder hits” are still to come, as Tehran escalates retaliatory attacks by closing the Strait of Hormuz and launching attacks on US and allied targets across the region, including attacks…