Iran war hits Gulf aluminum exports, risking nearly 10% of global supplies

The Gulf region is a critical hub for aluminum production, supplying roughly 8% to 9% of global output, with disruptions linked to the war now set to ripple through industrial supply chains.

Bahrain

Iran war hits fertilizer supplies as Fitch warns prices could rise some 25% 

Higher prices and availability, due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, are raising food security concerns globally as well as in the Middle East.

Iran

Airlines gradually restore Middle East flights, Gulf still heavily grounded

More than 43,000 of the 78,500 scheduled flights in and out of the Middle East have been canceled since the war began Feb. 28, according to flight data firm Cirium.

United Arab Emirates

G7 readies strategic reserves after oil nears $120 amid Iran war

It is the first time oil prices have passed $100 in nearly four years as the key producers in the energy-rich Middle East curb output amid the conflict.

Iran

Analysis

Qatar gas shock roils Middle East energy risk profile amid Iran war

The disruption to energy transportation through the Strait of Hormuz predictably threatens crude prices, but it's natural gas supplies that are shocking the markets.

By Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Analysis

Hormuz risk halts energy flows but Iran keeps moving oil — for now

While much of the world’s attention has focused on threats to Gulf oil exports and surging prices, the escalating conflict also exposes a key vulnerability for Tehran's own oil industry.

By Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

US-Iran war rattles global stocks as UAE trading set to resume

Iran

Analysis

From oil to data centers, US-Iran war takes key Mideast infrastructure offline

Although disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have long been expected as a by-product of a regional war with Iran, Tehran is expanding the list of targets — with other key energy assets potentially in the crosshairs.

By Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Newsletter: City Pulse Doha

Darb Al Saai lights up Ramadan evenings

Also this week: immersive iftars and neighborhood Ramadan villages

By Reve Chaaban

In Doha reporting on culture

In Qatar, Pakistan’s Sharif seeks to bolster trade ties, woo foreign capital

The South Asian country is seeking to attract international investment as it recovers from a severe economic crisis.

Qatar

How did FIFA become part of Trump’s Gaza reconstruction effort?

FIFA signed a deal on Thursday that marks the global soccer association's most significant postwar intervention in the Middle East yet.

Palestine

Newsletter: City Pulse Doha

Ramadan comes alive in Doha's Msheireb

Also this week: throwback food nostalgia, waterfront Ramadan fairs and hands-on art workshops

By Reve Chaaban

In Doha reporting on culture