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The World Bank Group has announced a coordinated plan to provide financial aid to vulnerable countries like Kenya amid the Middle East conflict's effects. President William Ruto warned oil marketers against hoarding fuel for profit. This comes as fuel prices surge and some Kenyan petrol stations report shortages.

27 mars 2026 Rapporterad av AI

En iransk missil slog ned vid flygbasen Prince Sultan utanför Riyadh under fredagen, vilket skadade flera amerikanska militärer och orsakade skador på flygplan. En amerikansk tjänsteman bekräftade skadorna vid den saudisk-amerikanska anläggningen. Attacken sker mitt i pågående iranska angrepp mot amerikanska baser sedan kriget inleddes för en månad sedan.

Following initial de-escalation efforts including a proposed mediation visit by President Prabowo, Indonesia has postponed its 2026 D-8 Summit due to the worsening Middle East conflict and confirmed it did not co-sponsor UN Security Council Resolution 2817 condemning Iran's attacks on Gulf states.

13 mars 2026 Rapporterad av AI

The South Korean government plans to swiftly prepare a supplementary budget using excess tax revenue to ease livelihood burdens from the Middle East conflict, without issuing additional state bonds. This follows an order from President Lee Jae Myung. The budget will focus on alleviating logistics and fuel costs while supporting low-income households.

Building on initial calls for de-escalation, China has ramped up diplomatic efforts including Foreign Minister Wang Yi's outreach to 11 nations and special envoy Zhai Jun's regional shuttle diplomacy to secure an immediate ceasefire in the US-Israel-Iran conflict, now in its 12th day.

11 mars 2026 Rapporterad av AI

Industry sources say Indian airline operators are now paying additional insurance charges for every aircraft flying into the Middle East. This is significantly increasing the cost of operations on these routes. Fares may rise as a result.