Middle East

Iran accuses Qatar of thwarting probe into fate of its pilots

FILE PHOTO: QatarEnergy's liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facilities, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

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Not just blue and yellow taxis: ComfortDelGro boss reshapes fleet to drive profit turnaround

ComfortDelGro group chief executive Cheng Siak Kian said the firm is accelerating the diversification of its offerings beyond taxis.

Iranian factions squabble over war aims with Khamenei absent

A woman holds a photo of Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since taking over Iran.

Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US

A banner depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the Grand Bazaar in Tehran.

Iran’s military pivots to ‘offensive’ mode for next round of war

Iranian missiles are on display above a banner depicting US President Trump at Azadi Square in Tehran.

New attacks on shipping as US-Iran war talks hit fresh impasse

A video released by the Iran-aligned Houthis shows a drone launching from an undisclosed location in Yemen.

Pakistan says US, Iran close to deal despite Trump rhetoric

A sculpture overlooking the Strait of Hormuz is seen along the seafront in the port city of Bandar Abbas, in southern Iran.

Mecca defence accord underscores West Asia’s shifting geopolitical sands

(From left) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Mecca on Aug 7.

Trump says Iran must pay compensation for those it has killed and wounded

US President Donald Trump put out a Truth Social post on Aug 10 saying he would demand compensation from Iran for the people they have killed and wounded, in response to Iran’s own demand for compensation over attacks by the US and Israel.

Iran issues list of demands, dampening hopes of reopening Strait of Hormuz

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Aug 6.

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