Updated: Mar 13th, 2026 India is continuing to supply diesel to Bangladesh via pipeline from the Numaligarh refinery in Assam as part of the long-term agreement that is in place with the neighbouring country. The India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline was operationalised in 2017. It has been supplying diesel to Bangladesh on a commercial basis from the...
Updated: Mar 12th, 2026 Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has warned that Tehran could keep the Strait of Hormuz closed as leverage against the United States and suggested that attacks on regional targets could continue amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. This marks his first public statement since assuming office. The statement...
Updated: Mar 12th, 2026 An explosion linked to a suspected drone incident was reported in central Dubai near the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, prompting authorities across the United Arab Emirates to remain on high alert. According to the Dubai Government Media Office, the explosion occurred near the Al Badaa area, a busy neighbourhood...