By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kongand CUI HAIPEI in Dubai, UAE |

US strikes on Iran raise Gulf tensions as Kuwait, Bahrain activate defences and markets watch Hormuz shipping risks. Key updates UAE residents need this morning.

The Middle East edged closer to another major conflict on Wednesday after the United States and Iran exchanged military strikes, raising fears that a fragile ceasefire could…

A concise round-up of the region’s top news stories this morning

By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kongand CUI HAIPEI in Dubai, UAE |