GBAF Logo
Global Banking & Finance Awards® 2026 Nominations open, free to enter Nominate now →

Middle East

Latest articles

Image for Oil falls as Lebanon and Israel agree to implement ceasefire
Finance

Oil falls as Lebanon and Israel agree to implement ceasefire

By Sam Li and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, June 4 (Reuters) - Oil prices eased on Thursday as Israel and L...

4th June, 2026

Image for Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza, medics say
Headlines

Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza, medics say

CAIRO, June 3 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes killed three Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, health off...

3rd June, 2026

Image for Israel plans big West Bank settlement push many see as illegal
Headlines

Israel plans big West Bank settlement push many see as illegal

By Benjamin Raab JERUSALEM, June 3 (Reuters) - Israel's hardline finance minister announced on Wedne...

3rd June, 2026

Image for Hostilities flare in Iran war, oil jumps with talks at a stalemate
Headlines

Hostilities flare in Iran war, oil jumps with talks at a stalemate

By Enas Alashray and Patricia Zengerle CAIRO/WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters) - Gulf hostilities flared...

3rd June, 2026

Image for Oil prices rise as new Middle East hostilities flare and talks stall
Finance

Oil prices rise as new Middle East hostilities flare and talks stall

By Nicole Jao June 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed more than 1% in early trade on Wednesday as host...

3rd June, 2026

Image for UN chief Guterres presents options for future Lebanon presence
Headlines

UN chief Guterres presents options for future Lebanon presence

June 2 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has written to U.N. Security Council memb...

2nd June, 2026

Image for Explainer-What is Hezbollah, the Lebanese group at war with Israel?
Headlines

Explainer-What is Hezbollah, the Lebanese group at war with Israel?

BEIRUT, June 2 (Reuters) - The war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah has devastated swath...

2nd June, 2026

Image for Israel strikes south Lebanon after holding off Beirut attack
Headlines

Israel strikes south Lebanon after holding off Beirut attack

By Maya Gebeily and Steven Scheer BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, June 2 (Reuters) - Israel kept up strikes on sou...

2nd June, 2026

Image for UK's FTSE 100 rises on mining boost; focus on Middle East peace moves
Finance

UK's FTSE 100 rises on mining boost; focus on Middle East peace moves

June 2 (Reuters) - UK's blue-chip FTSE 100 climbed on Tuesday, boosted by mining-linked stocks as pr...

2nd June, 2026

Image for MSC says vessel hit by projectiles in Iraq's Umm Qasr port on Monday, crew safe
Headlines

MSC says vessel hit by projectiles in Iraq's Umm Qasr port on Monday, crew safe

ROME, June 2 (Reuters) - MSC, the world's largest shipping group, said on Tuesday its Sariska V vess...

2nd June, 2026

Image for Hezbollah accepts U.S. proposal for mutual halt to attacks with Israel, Lebanese embassy says
Headlines

Hezbollah accepts U.S. proposal for mutual halt to attacks with Israel, Lebanese embassy says

BEIRUT, June 1 (Reuters) - Lebanon's embassy in Washington said in a statement on Monday that Hezbol...

1st June, 2026

Image for Exclusive-Iran war hands Syria windfall as airlines reroute over its airspace
Finance

Exclusive-Iran war hands Syria windfall as airlines reroute over its airspace

By Feras Dalatey and Joanna Plucinska DUBAI/LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - Syria recorded nearly 12,000...

1st June, 2026