Middle East Updates

Developments in the Mideast war and its impact on Asia-Pacific

Trump: Negotiators in ‘final throes’ of Mideast peace deal

Washington—US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that negotiators were in the “final throes” of…

DOE eases control over oil price adjustments

After last week’s major cuts, the prices of diesel and kerosene will again go up…

‘There’s no E’: Blackout-plagued Nigeria pursues EVs

Abuja, NIGERIA—There are two ways to think about electric vehicles in Nigeria. The first is…

Israel, Iran trade fire despite Trump’s call for restraint

Tehran, IRAN—Israel and Iran traded fire on Monday, seriously testing a fragile truce and threatening…

Israel, Lebanon agree to conditional ceasefire

Israel and Lebanon agreed on Wednesday to implement a ceasefire but said it would require…

Agri dep’t says pork imports still needed

The Department of Agriculture (DA) defended President Marcos’ executive order that increased pork import allocations…

Israel, Hezbollah escalate blows

Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire on Tuesday while Lebanese and Israeli envoys met in Washington…

DOE: Big-time rollbacks bring fuel prices closer to prewar levels

Local fuel prices are moving “closer” to pre-Middle East crisis levels as retailers implement a…

US, Iran exchange fire as negotiations stall

Tehran, IRAN—The United States and Iran said on Monday they had again traded strikes, straining…

Europe’s green jet fuels see upside in Iran war

Brussels, BELGIUM—At a plant near Frankfurt in Germany, hydrogen and CO2 sourced from a chlorine…