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2026 › March › 05
Middle East
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Three leading Middle East economies consider options as US-Israeli campaign against Tehran continues
US House rejects war powers resolution to end Trump’s hostilities with Iran ⊖⊖⊖
Democratic-backed measure that would have forced US to withdraw troops failed by a vote of 212-219
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Why has Hezbollah joined Middle East war? ⊖⊖
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a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
Hezbollah has been attacking Israel as it pummels southern Lebanon and parts of Beirut.
Stock market falls resume as US-Israel war with Iran drives up oil and gas prices ⊖⊖
FTSE 100 and France’s CAC down 1.5%; Germany’s DAX and Italy’s FTSE MIB down 1.6%; the Dow Jones was down 2%
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A market sell-off resumed on both sides of the Atlantic on…
Who are the Kurds and why does Trump want them to join the war on Iran? ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
A nationless ethnic group of more than 30 million people, their homegrown militia has a reputation as an effective fighting force
The Kurds are one of the biggest ethnic groups in the world without th…
Israel orders more than 500,000 people to evacuate Beirut’s southern suburbs ⊖
Instruction comes as Israel continues to bomb Lebanon and Iran, while Tehran launches retaliatory strikes
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The Israeli military has ordered the entire population of Bei…
HSBC, Nationwide and Coventry set to raise mortgage rates as conflict in Middle East hits markets ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
HSBC, Nationwide and Coventry Building Society have all announced higher mortgage rates set to come into effect in the next few days.
Best way forward for Iran would be negotiated settlement, says Starmer ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
PM defends decision not to join initial US-Israeli strikes and says UK is doing ‘everything we can’ to de-escalate situation
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Keir Starmer has said the conflict engulfi…
The Guardian view on the expanding Iran crisis: no clear aim and no end in sight | Editorial ⊖⊖
The US and Israel started a war that is escalating rapidly, with repercussions beyond the region too
There will be no quick or easy wins – even on US and Israeli terms. They have celebrated assassinat…
Israel kills more than 100 Lebanese as it commands Beirut residents to flee ⊖⊖
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a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
More than 38,000 Syrians flee Lebanon for Syria, as mounting violence causes displacement across the Middle East and beyond.