War destroys lives. It also destroys economies, sometimes with greater precision than weapons. The immediate economic ...

India is among the most exposed major economies. Roughly 50% of crude imports, about 60% of LNG and nearly all LPG transit ...

The outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran has quickly shifted from a geopolitical crisis to a direct economic test for Egypt ...

In normal conditions, around 70 commercial vessels per day pass through the southern Red Sea corridor linking the Gulf of Aden with the Suez Canal.

It is rare that political pundits wax philosophical, and probably not advisable when they do. Yet in the first week of the ...

The Strait of Hormuz is the narrowest point in the Persian Gulf and a vital link for oil shipments. See where it is and what ...

Events in the Middle East during February and March 2026 again disrupted the flows of shipping trade to the eastern and western spheres of the international system. Given that the global economy is ...

With few captains willing to brave the Strait of Hormuz as war rages around the Gulf, companies will have to do business without one of the world's most vital shipping lanes, especially for oil and ...

As risks rise in the Strait of Hormuz, oil companies and governments across the region are beginning to reconsider how crude oil is transported. Missile exchanges that began Saturday between the ...

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world. The Middle East in 30 yearsAsharq Al-Awsat, ...

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Blockage of the Strait of Hormuz freezes global maritime trade, impacting oil, gas and various industrial sectors.