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Most Gulf markets gain as investors weigh prospects for U.S.-Iran negotiations
Major Gulf stock markets rose in early Tuesday trading as investors assessed conflicting signals over possible U.S.-Iran talks, while upbeat corporate earnings provided additional...
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Status of US-Iran talks uncertain as ship struck in Hormuz
Conflicting signals from the United States and Iran over the status of talks to end their five-month-old war boosted uncertainty, with the latest attack on shipping in the Strait ...
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Shipping traffic at key Gulf waterways little changed on uncertain peace talks
Shipping traffic at the key Gulf waterways of Bab el-Mandeb and Strait of Hormuz held largely unchanged at the start of the week, shipping data showed, as the progress of talks b...
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Trump says Iran talks are going on 'right now', Tehran has one last chance
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said talks with Iran "are going on right now", adding that the negotiations represented the last chance for Tehran to sign a good deal.
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After deadly day, Gazans say Trump's touting of plan jars with grim reality
Palestinians in Gaza said on Monday Donald Trump's touting of a deal aimed at disarming Hamas and ending the war was out of touch with their worsening reality, after Israel killed...
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Six Saudi tankers turn away from Gulf of Aden, ship-tracking data shows
Six Saudi-flagged supertankers have changed course in the Gulf of Aden in recent days and are heading to southern Africa following threats by Yemen’s Houthi movement to target Sa...
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How Iran is widening its pressure campaign to force US concessions
Iran is betting it can outlast Washington by turning the Middle East's trade routes, shipping lanes and energy infrastructure into pressure points that steadily raise the cost of c...
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Most Gulf markets in black as Trump holds off Iran strike
Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Monday, with the Dubai bourse outperforming the region, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had paused a potential strike on I...
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Turkish manufacturing contracts slightly in July, PMI shows
Turkey's manufacturing sector contracted again in July as subdued market conditions and weaker domestic and international demand led firms to cut output and jobs, a business surv...
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Iran executes two people accused of working for Israel
Iran executed two Iranian nationals on Monday after accusing them of sending sensitive military and security location coordinates to Israel during the Iran-war, the F...
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Two tankers with Saudi oil exit Red Sea over weekend, data shows
Two tankers laden with Saudi oil crossed the Bab el-Mandeb strait over the weekend, while traffic in the Strait of Hormuz slowed following reports of vessel attacks, shipping data...
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Crew of Iranian ship hit in Ukrainian attack returns home, news agency says
The crew of an Iranian commercial ship that was hit in a Ukrainian attack and the body of a sailor killed in the incident have returned to Iran, according to Iran's sem...
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Emirates NBD Bank to acquire retail banking business of HSBC Egypt
Emirates NBD said on Sunday that its fully-owned subsidiary in Egypt had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the retail banking business of HSBC Egypt.
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Gulf stocks rise as Iran de-escalation hopes, earnings lift sentiment
Gulf stock markets closed higher on Sunday as investors took comfort from U.S. President Donald Trump's indication that Washington would pause further military action against Iran...
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Israeli strikes kill at least four in Gaza despite Trump announcing breakthrough
Israeli airstrikes continued in Gaza for a second straight day on Sunday, killing at least four Palestinians, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of a breakthrough ...
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Israeli strikes kill two in Gaza, destroy medicine storage warehouses
Israel's military on Saturday killed two Palestinians in Gaza and destroyed two warehouses near a hospital that stored medicine in separate strikes, amid uncertainty over whether I...
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Yemen's Houthis deny plans to impose fees on ships sailing through Red Sea
Yemen's Houthi-run maritime coordination body denied on Saturday that it planned to impose fees on commercial ships transiting the Bab el-Mandeb strait, saying no such decision h...
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US, Israel planning to bombard energy-related targets in Iran, CBS reports
The U.S. and Israel are planning a bombing campaign against energy infrastructure targets in Iran, with strikes possible throughout the weekend, CBS News reported on Friday, ...
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