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Formula 1: Formula 1 cancels Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Grands Prix amid Middle East tensions; season cut to 22 races | World News

[ad_1] Middle East tensions force F1 to cancel Bahrain and Saudi races, leaving five-week season gap / Image: file In a move that has reshaped the 2026 racing season, Formula 1 and the FIA officially announced on Sunday, March 15, 2026, that the upcoming Grands Prix in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will not take place […]

Donald Trump rejects Middle East mediation to end Iran war: Report

[ad_1] United States President Donald Trump’s administration rebuffed efforts by Middle Eastern allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war that started two weeks ago with a massive US-Israeli air assault, according to three sources familiar with the efforts.Iran rejected the possibility of any ceasefire until US and Israeli strikes ended, two […]

Israel’s strike kills 12 medical workers at Lebanon clinic amid escalating Middle East conflict

[ad_1] An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed 12 medical workers at a healthcare centre, Lebanese health authorities said on Saturday.According to officials, the strike hit a clinic in the town of Burj Qalawiya, killing doctors, paramedics and nurses working at the facility. Another strike in the town of Sawaneh killed two paramedics affiliated with […]

Why the US is sending assault ship USS Tripoli, thousands of marines to the Middle East and what it means for Iran vs Israel war

[ad_1] US Expands Middle East Military Presence Amid Iran-Israel Tensions, USS Tripoli Deploys Marines The United States is significantly expanding its military footprint in the Middle East, sending thousands of Marines and a powerful amphibious assault ship to the region as tensions with Iran intensify. The deployment comes amid a rapidly escalating conflict involving the […]

London Police use River Thames to separate pro-Iranian protesters from opponents amid Middle East tensions

[ad_1] In an unprecedented move, the Metropolitan Police will use the River Thames to separate pro-Iranian protesters from counterdemonstrators in central London this Sunday, as the city braces for what police have described as a “highly volatile” situation.Interior minister Shabana Mahmood approved the Met’s request to ban the annual Al-Quds Day march, organised by the […]

Middle East conflict: Sirens heard at Turkey’s US-stationed Incirlik base, residents fear missile threat

[ad_1] Turkey’s state news agency Anadolu reported that sirens were heard early Friday at Incirlik airbase, a key Nato facility where US troops are stationed.Residents of Adana, located about 10 kilometres from the base were woken at around 3.25 am local time (0025 GMT) as sirens sounded for roughly five minutes.Footage circulating on social media […]

‘They were going to take over Middle East’: Trump says Iran had 1,200 missiles pointed at four countries

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran had positioned around 1,200 missiles aimed at several Middle Eastern countries as tensions escalate following fresh threats from Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei.Speaking in an interview on Fox’s The Brian Kilmeade Show, Trump alleged that Tehran had been preparing to dominate the region militarily.“Iran had […]

Middle East news: HSBC makes bold GCC prediction as Iran vs US-Israel war rattles markets and oil prices surge

[ad_1] War, Oil, Markets: HSBC’s Bold Bet on the Gulf Amid Iran vs US-Israel Crisis Even as geopolitical tensions escalate across the Middle East, global banking giant HSBC has publicly reaffirmed its confidence in the long-term economic strength of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies, signalling that international financial institutions are not retreating from the […]

Why is it called the ‘Middle East’: The 1902 story most people don’t know | World News

[ad_1] Everyone calls it ‘Middle East’, whether it’s in a book or on television. But no one noticed why this term ‘East or West’ middle. There is a history behind this that is important to know when this particular phrase gets spoken at a very high level. This term was occupied during the British Empire. […]

Explosions at Oman’s Salalah port: Iran drones hit fuel storage oil tanks? Tehran denies role as war with US-Israel engulfs Middle East

[ad_1] Iranian Drones Hit Fuel Tanks at Oman’s Salalah Port, Massive Fires Erupt, Tehran Denies Role The widening conflict between Iran, the United States and Israel has now reached one of the Gulf’s most strategically important maritime hubs. On March 11, 2026, multiple drones struck fuel storage tanks at the Port of Salalah in Oman, […]