US ALLIES IN MIDDLE EAST EDGING TOWARD JOINING WAR AGAINST IRAN: REPORT

Tue 24 March 2026: US allies in the Middle East are on the verge of joining the war against Iran, a report said Monday. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are inching toward collaborating with US and Israeli forces following persistent attacks by Iran that have disrupted their economies and risk giving Tehran […]

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UNICEF WARNS OF RISING CHILD CASUALTIES AS MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT INTENSIFIES

Tue 24 March 2026: Children across the Middle East are facing a “devastating price” since the US-Israeli war with Iran started last month, a senior official at UNICEF warned Monday. “Twenty-three days into the escalating conflict in the Middle East, children across the region are paying a devastating price. “A further descent into a wider […]

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POPE LEO CALLS MIDDLE EAST WAR A ‘SCANDAL,’ URGES IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE

Sun 22 March 2026: Death and suffering caused by the war in the ⁠Middle East are a “scandal to the whole human family”, Pope Leo has said, renewing his ⁠plea for an immediate ceasefire. The American pope and head of the Roman Catholic Church ‌said that he continues to follow with “dismay” the situation in […]

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WAR CLOUDS OVER DUBAI REAL ESTATE: 25% DECLINE IN HOUSING SALES

Sun 22 March 2026: Housing sales in Dubai have fallen 25% since the escalation between Iran, the US and Israel began late last month, while the Dubai Financial Market Real Estate Index has dropped by more than 25% over the past month. The conflict has triggered a marked slowdown across key sectors in Gulf economies, particularly energy, trade […]

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ICC CHIEF PROSECUTOR KARIM KHAN CLEARED OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT BY JUDGES

Sun 22 March 2026: Judges have cleared the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, of all wrongdoing after an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct, Middle East Eye reports. A report by Middle East Eye published on Saturday said a panel of three judges submitted a confidential report to the court’s oversight body, […]

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DONALD TRUMP ISSUES 48-HOUR HORMUZ STRAIT ULTIMATUM, THREATENS IRAN’S POWER PLANTS

Sun 22 March 2026: Tehran responds to Trump’s threat by saying all US energy infrastructure in the region will be targeted if Iran is attacked. United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Iran’s power plants if freedom of navigation is not fully restored at the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, a dramatic […]

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US CONSIDERS SPECIAL OPERATION TO SECURE IRAN’S URANIUM: REPORT

Sat 21 March 2026: The Trump administration is planning options to secure or extract Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, with discussions centring on deploying the elite Joint Special Operations Command for the mission, CBS News reported on Friday, citing multiple people briefed on the matter. No decision had been made, one source told CBS, and the timing […]

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