Shlomi Bassan, Deputy CEO and Group COO of the Bazan Group, positioned Israel’s largest energy company as a critical operational system supporting the country’s economy and security during wartime at the Jerusalem Post 2026 New York Conference. “Bazan is a refinery, but this is the large energy company in Israel, a strategic company,” Bassan said,…
Israel continued to strike southern Lebanon on Tuesday as Iran-backed Hezbollah attacked its troops there despite an apparent Washington-brokered de-escalation deal and a fourth round of US-hosted talks between Lebanon and Israel. US President Donald Trump had announced an agreement to halt some attacks on Monday, but neither side has publicly accepted it and Israel’s…
54 US-Israel-Iran war has entered a new and potentially even more dangerous phase after Iran reportedly threatened to target the world’s most critical shipping routes after the Strait of Hormuz and even threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz again. The warning came after Iran suspended indirect talks with the US, blaming Israel’s expanding military…
A partial cease-fire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump failed to stop fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and across the Israeli border. Photo by Atef Safadi/EPA June 2 (UPI) — Israel and Hezbollah continued to exchange fire on Tuesday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened to broker a partial cease-fire…
DAR ES SALAAM: THE conflict between Iran and Israel may seem distant from Tanzania. It is taking place thousands of kilometres away, involving countries with different histories, interests and geopolitical realities. Yet the economic shockwaves from that conflict have reached our shores with remarkable speed. Within weeks, global oil prices surged, freight costs more than…
France has banned the display of Israeli offensive weapons at the 2026 edition of the Eurosatory international defence and security exhibition, the organizers told AFP on Monday. “Only Israeli exhibitors presenting anti-ballistic and anti-air defense systems are authorized,” said the president of COGES Events, Charles Beaudouin, responding to an Israeli defense ministry statement that protested…
Audio By Vocalize Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut on March 3, 2026. [AFP] The ongoing Middle East crisis is rapidly becoming more than a geopolitical conflict for Africa. It is exposing one of the continent’s greatest economic and strategic weaknesses: heavy dependence on imported refined petroleum…
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ISLAMABAD: Trade and shipping activity at Gwadar Port has got a boost in the backdrop of US-Iran war as port utilisation reaches 30% amid optimism about further increase in business. The Middle East war is reshaping the region and its surroundings where different blocs are emerging. The United States, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and…
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on X that the next U.S. memorandum of understanding with Israel will end U.S. aid to Israel in favor of prioritizing trade. “Israel receives $3.8 billion but spends far more than that buying US military goods. US also receives intel, tech innovations so that ROI is many times…
