Middle East News Headlines
-
Exxon Mobil profit declines in 1st quarter as natural gas prices fall
Exxon Mobil’s profit declined in its first quarter as natural gas prices fell and industry refining margins dropped
-
US coalition warship shoots down missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels over the Gulf of Aden
A warship — part of a U.S.-led coalition protecting shipping in the Mideast — intercepted an anti-ship ballistic missile fired over the Gulf of Aden
-
Biden's Morehouse graduation invitation is sparking backlash, complicating election-year appearance
President Joe Biden will be the commencement speaker for Georgia's Morehouse College and at West Point next month
-
'Great bravery and resolve.' Reaction to the death of Terry Anderson, AP reporter held hostage
A courageous correspondent who reported from the world’s trouble spots
-
Biden avoids a further Mideast spiral as Israel and Iran show restraint. But for how long?
President Joe Biden can perhaps breathe a bit easier given that Israel and Iran seem to have stepped back for now from tipping the Middle East into all-out war
-
Stock market today: Tumbling tech stocks drag Wall Street to the finish line of another losing week
The worst week for big technology stocks since the COVID crash in 2020 dragged Wall Street across the finish line of another losing week
-
The EPA is again allowing summer sales of higher ethanol gasoline blend, citing global conflicts
The Environmental Protection Agency is allowing the sale of gasoline containing a higher blend of ethanol for the third summer in a row
-
Thai plastics firm will pay $20 million to settle with U.S. over Iran sanctions violations
A Bangkok-based plastics firm has agreed to pay $20 million to settle with the U.S. over 467 violations of Iran sanctions
-
Stock market today: Asian markets sink, with Japan’s Nikkei down 3.5%, as Mideast tensions flare
Asian stocks have tumbled, with Japan’s Nikkei slumping 3.5% on heavy selling of semiconductor-related shares and other market heavyweights
-
US and UK issue new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran's weekend attack on Israel
The U.S. and U.K. have imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East
- More Middle East News Headlines