Middle East

US President Donald Trump said Thursday (Apr 16) that Iran has agreed to hand over its store of enriched uranium and that the two sides were “close” to a peace deal to end the war that has engulfed the Middle East. The United States had…

The war in the Middle East could plunge the world into its worst energy crisis in decades, International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol warned on Monday, describing the situation as ‘‘very severe.’’ Speaking at the…

Hoping their rebirth will lead to peace in the Middle East

Pope Leo XIV has called for a ceasefire in the Middle East conflict as Israel and Iran continue to trade blows and the death toll across the region mounts. “On behalf of the Christians of the Middle East and all women and men of good…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today announced the stance of the Government of Sri Lanka pertaining to the ongoing Middle East conflict. Addressing a special media briefing at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo (05), the…

By:Leo Nirosha Darshan  Foreign Employment Minister Vijitha Herath tells Parliament Sri Lanka reviewing reintroduction of mandatory minimum wage for migrant workers under 2023-2027 National Policy Says policy under review to balance…

Oil prices surged more than 9% on Friday, hitting their highest in almost five months after Israel struck Iran, dramatically escalating tensions in the Middle East and raising worries about disrupted oil supplies. Brent crude futures…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday U.S. personnel were being moved out of the Middle East because “it could be a dangerous place,” adding that the United States would not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. Reuters reported…

Oil prices climbed more than 2% on Wednesday on rising concerns that Middle East tensions could escalate, potentially disrupting crude output from the region, following Iran’s biggest ever military blow against Israel. Brent futures…

With the United States and Israel expecting a military response any minute now from Iran or its proxies for the recent deaths of Hamas’s political leader and Hezbollah’s second-in-command, the most visible presence of the U.S. military in…