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straitstimes.com > world > middle-east > saudi-pipeline-outage-threatens-loss-of-4-of-global-oil-supply

Saudi pipeline outage threatens loss of 4% of global oil supply

1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (544+ words) Satellite image shows damage to the East-West pipeline facility in the Hejaz Region, Saudi Arabia, on Sept 11. Published Sep 13, 2026, 09:52 PM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 10:34 PM LONDON – Saudi Arabia will run out of oil stocks for export if it does not restart its…...

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straitstimes.com > world > middle-east > nearly-86000-flee-fighting-in-yemen-un

Nearly 86,000 flee fighting in Yemen: UN

1+ hour, 26+ min ago   (418+ words) Some of those displaced have begun fleeing Yemen altogether. Published Sep 13, 2026, 10:03 PM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 10:21 PM GENEVA – Flaring fighting between government forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen has displaced nearly 86,000 people, the United Nations said on Sept 13, with the number…...

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straitstimes.com > world > middle-east > new-report-of-attack-on-strait-of-hormuz-shipping-fans-fears-of-threats-to-oil-supplies

New report of attack on Strait of Hormuz shipping fans fears of threats to oil supplies

13+ hour, 16+ min ago   (795+ words) Ongoing attacks in the widening Middle East war could send energy prices even higher. Published Sep 13, 2026, 10:26 AM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 12:03 PM ADEN/DUBAI - Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sept…...

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straitstimes.com > world > middle-east > lebanons-president-visits-south-after-israel-blows-up-strategic-hezbollah-site

Lebanon’s president visits south after Israel blows up strategic Hezbollah site

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (341+ words) The Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon on Sept 7 (left) and the aftermath of an Israeli demolition on Sept 10 which triggered a 4.1-magnitude tremor. Published Sep 12, 2026, 03:25 PM BEIRUT - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visited the country’s south on Sept 12, in a…...

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straitstimes.com > world > united-states > us-producer-inflation-tops-expectations-as-diesel-costs-jump

US producer inflation tops expectations as diesel costs jump

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (556+ words) Petrol prices being displayed at an Exxon petrol station in Huntsville, Texas, on Sept 8. Published Sep 10, 2026, 10:56 PM Updated Sep 10, 2026, 11:22 PM Washington – US wholesale inflation picked up more than expected in August, government data showed on Sept 10, driven by higher energy…...

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straitstimes.com > world > middle-east > us-slaps-new-sanctions-on-networks-aiding-irans-proxies-in-middle-east

US slaps new sanctions on networks aiding Iran’s proxies in Middle East

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (331+ words) Iranians driving past an anti-US billboard in Tehran, Iran, on Sept 9. Published Sep 11, 2026, 03:30 AM Updated Sep 11, 2026, 04:22 AM WASHINGTON - The US government announced new sanctions on Sept 10 against firms and individuals that it says are aiding Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies…...

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straitstimes.com > opinion > the-chinese-cook-xi-jinping-and-a-different-vision-for-the-middle-east

The Chinese cook, Xi Jinping and a different vision for the Middle East

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (183+ words) A hit Chinese movie and Xi’s visit to Cairo offer uncannily similar ideas of China’s place in the Middle East – and of how Beijing wants its power to be understood. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (right) welcoming his Chinese counterpart…...

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straitstimes.com > world > middle-east > iran-strikes-ships-expands-no-go-zone-outside-hormuz-strait

Iran strikes ships, expands no-go zone outside Hormuz strait

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (660+ words) Published Sep 10, 2026, 02:38 AM TEHRAN - Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on Sept 9, as it announced an expansion of a no-go zone outside the strategic waterway it has blockaded for…...

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straitstimes.com > world > middle-east > benjamin-netanyahu-on-syria-visit-says-very-close-to-toppling-irans-islamic-republic

Benjamin Netanyahu on Syria visit says ‘very close’ to toppling Iran’s Islamic republic

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (306+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli troops in southern Syria on Sept 9. Published Sep 09, 2026, 11:08 PM Updated Sep 09, 2026, 11:10 PM Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a visit to Israeli troops in southern Syria on Sept 9 that Iran’s Islamic…...

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straitstimes.com > world > middle-east > explainer-why-is-us-ally-iraq-unable-to-disarm-irans-militia-allies

Explainer-Why is US ally Iraq unable to disarm Iran's militia allies?

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (582+ words) Members of the Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah attend the funeral of their members, who were killed in an airstrike that targeted a Hashd al‑Shaabi headquarters near the western al‑Qaim district on the Syrian border, amid the U....