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Germany Temporarily Pulls Embassy Staff Out of Iraq
Date: March 10, 2026
BERLIN, March 10 (Reuters) - Germany has temporarily pulled staff from its embassy in Baghdad out of Iraq because of heightened security risks amid the conflict in the Middle East, a foreign ministry...
Middle East Shipping Disruptions Propel Aluminium to Four-Year Highs
Date: March 9, 2026
By Pratima Desai LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - Aluminium prices hit four-year highs on Monday as fears of prolonged shipping disruptions in the Middle East due to the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran...
Ex-Member of Syrian Military Intelligence Charged in Britain Over 2011 Protests
Date: March 9, 2026
LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - A former member of Syria's Air Force Intelligence has been charged in Britain with crimes against humanity in suppressing pro-democracy demonstrations in Damascus in 2011...
Fraying Loyalist Base Will Challenge Iran's New Leader - and Islamic Republic's Survival
Date: March 9, 2026
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, March 9 (Reuters) - Iran's new supreme leader faces a massive external assault and growing internal anger at a time when the backing of the diehard...
Lebanon Parliament Extends Its Own Mandate for Two Years as War Intensifies
Date: March 9, 2026
DUBAI, March 9 (Reuters) - Lebanon’s parliament extended its own mandate for two years on Monday, a statement from the speaker's office said, pushing back elections that were meant to take place in...
Analysis-Iran Defies Trump, Elevates Khamenei's Son Mojtaba as Successor
Date: March 8, 2026
By Samia Nakhoul and Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, March 9 (Reuters) - Iran's clerical leadership chose confrontation over compromise in appointing Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ali Khamenei, a move...