Iran has effectively closed the vital waterway since US-Israeli strikes on it began on Feb 28. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Marsiling won their second straight National School Games sepak takraw title, clinching the deciding set. Read more at ...

Syrian Kurdish fighters aligned with the US more than a decade ago to fight the Islamic State group. Read more at ...

March 9 - Qatar's top-flight football league will resume this week after a nationwide suspension of sporting activity imposed ...

President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was \"nowhere near\" deciding whether to send U.S. troops into Iran to secure ...

Israel's U.N. ambassador Danny Danon said on Monday that the new supreme leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, has the same ...

Desalination plants are essential to the Middle East economy and drinking water supplies in the region. Read more at ...

Formula Two, a support series on the Formula One calendar, is considering racing elsewhere if scheduled rounds in Bahrain and ...

Shipments continue to be blocked, and Middle East oil producers are running out of storage. Read more at straitstimes.com.

GENEVA, March 9 - The United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva called on Monday for a de-escalation of ...

City are hoping to bounce back from a damaging 2-2 Premier League draw with Nottingham Forest on March 4. Read more at ...

JERUSALEM/CAIRO, March 9 - Talks to advance President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war have been on hold since last ...