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What the new Asia-GCC platform means for workers

New initiative to help countries work together for better access to social protection

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From left to right: Valerie Schmitt, Mohammed bin Hassan Al Obaidli, Hans Cacdac, and Gladys Cisneros

Are Iran’s hardliners pushing region toward wider war?

Analysts say Tehran is exploiting growing US-Israel divisions over the war’s endgame

People cross the street past a large billboard showing portraits of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) in central Tehran

100 days of war: What Trump achieved — and what's next

From Hormuz to Lebanon, key disputes remain unresolved and the region is stuck in limbo

The war's biggest story wasn't just the battlefield — it was the Strait of Hormuz. The waterway remains at the heart of the conflict's economic and geopolitical fallout.

GCC, Arab states denounce Iran’s heinous aggression

Rally behind two countries, warning Iran’s actions threaten regional security, stability

Kuwait’s Defence Minister Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al Salem Al Sabah visited on Wednesday those injured in the Iranian attack that targeted civilian and vital facilities, including Kuwait International Airport.

What triggered deadly US-Iran escalation? What to know

One of the biggest exchanges of strikes since April ceasefire raises fears of wider war

Security officers at the Kuwait International Airport on June 1, 2026, when the airport resumed operations following a phased reopening plan.

Droughts, extreme heat: Is ‘super’ El Nino coming?

UN forecasts 80% chance of El Nino emerging between June and August as Pacific waters warm

Head of climate prediction services at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Wilfran Moufouma-Okia points on graphs displayed on a computer screen at the WMO headquarters in Geneva, on June 1, 2026.

After Hormuz, are Iran, allies eyeing Bab Al Mandab?

Warnings of 'new fronts' raise fears another vital route could be drawn into conflict

A Houthi military helicopter flies over the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea in November 2023. Houthi attacks on commercial shipping previously disrupted traffic through the Bab Al Mandab Strait, one of the world's most important maritime chokepoints.

How Iran war revived Hezbollah, derailed disarmament

Push to curb terror group stalled as conflict reshaped the battlefield

Members of Hezbollah. Hezbollah’s return to active fighting following the outbreak of war between Iran, Israel and the United States has complicated Lebanon’s plans to curb the group’s military power and reassert state authority.

Why GCC asset management will continue its rapid ascent

Financial centers in the Gulf are set for a new phase of growth

Why GCC asset management will continue its rapid ascent

Iran war 3 months on: Frozen conflict or fragile truce?

Sanctions, strikes and mistrust keep the region trapped between diplomacy and escalation

FlightAware data shows airlines rerouting flights around Iranian airspace and conflict-sensitive corridors near the Strait of Hormuz amid continuing regional tensions following the fragile US-Iran ceasefire.

Why Trump warned Oman over Iran's Hormuz fee plans

Tehran’s reported talks with Muscat raised fears of a long-term Hormuz control framework

Vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Khasab on Oman’s northern Musandam Peninsula on May 17, 2026.

Trump draws red line on Hormuz control, warns Oman

Trump says no one will control the Strait of Hormuz as US vows to ‘watch over’ it

US President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of state Marco Rubio during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 27, 2026.

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