Yemen’s Houthis vow more attacks on Saudi airports after hitting oil giant’s headquarters
Iran-aligned group said it had launched ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones at Saudi oil facilities
Iran
For Houthis, war in Gaza is a chance to strengthen role in Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’
The attacks raise the obvious likelihood of Saudi retaliation with the concomitant danger of escalation into wider conflict in a region that has known little else for years
Oil falls as Russia diesel supply prospects counter Gulf supply risks
But US politicians warn agreement with Putin may violate US law barring imports of Russian energy
Trump’s squeeze on Ukraine exposes Europe’s strategic weakness
EU leaders are confronted with the limits of their own support for Ukraine as Washington pressures Kyiv
DAA says staff in Saudi Arabia ‘safe and well’ after latest airport attacks
Dublin Airport operator provides management and consultancy services to Riyadh hub
Houthi attacks force Saudi Arabia to extend suspension of flights at Riyadh airport
Governor of Taiz says Yemeni city will soon run out of surgical services and medicine because of Houthi siege
Irishman among 300 injured as 12 die in attack at Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen described the ‘murderous attack on civilians’ as a ‘dangerous escalation’ in the wider war
Ireland may not have the death penalty, but we have no reason for complacency
Christa Pike has already spent 30 years on Death Row, and 28 in what amounted to solitary confinement
Rising fuel costs arising from Middle East conflict hits Eason’s online business
Eason’s revenues rose last year helped by new store openings but profits fell, in part due to a ‘disappointing’ Christmas books market
Saudi Arabia confirms that Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport killed three
Yemen’s civil war now the fiercest front in regional fighting triggered by the US and Israeli attack on Iran
Plane billows smoke at Riyadh airport as Houthis escalate attacks on Saudi Arabia
Lufthansa and Air India to suspend flights to Riyadh after Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
Home heating oil surges 58% as energy bill hikes wipe out budget gains
The cost of filling a 1,000 litre domestic oil tank has gone up €400 since June and July
Oil rises as supply concerns persist amid shipping attacks
US cuts output as hurricane threatens offshore production
How much longer can the world absorb the Iran war shock?
Disruption to oil supply, oil prices and the world economy has been surprisingly manageable so far
Three killed and more than 30 injured in attacks on two Saudi airports, aviation authorities say
Irish airport operator DAA has contract to operate terminal at one of the Saudi airports attacked
Hostelworld shares slide as earnings to miss estimates amid Middle East conflict
Irish company said drag on bookings to last into 2027
Oil gains as US storm and Houthi air strikes threaten supply
Storm forming in the Gulf of Mexico will likely hit oil and gas producing facilities
Germany arrests former spy chief over alleged spying
August Hanning served as president of federal intelligence service from 1998 to 2005
Iranian drone threat prompted withdrawal of US aircraft from British airbase
Officials say bombers were taken from Fairford because of the risk of an attack ordered by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
US ban on diesel exports would hit Ireland harder and could lead to rationing, RSM warns
Ireland ‘uniquely vulnerable’ because of reliance on home heating oil
Air campaign against Houthis under way in Yemen, says Saudi-led coalition
Houthis have in recent weeks made lightning advances down the west coast of Yemen
Behind the mystery that first set off fears of Iranian threats at a UK military base
A mysterious call near Fairford airbase set in motion a huge counterterrorism response and days of uncertainty
Oil refiners US and China have the leverage amid rising fuel prices
Donald Trump’s recent threat to halt diesel exports would have had calamitous consequences for Europe
Taoiseach signals halt to home heating oil carbon tax increases for lifetime of Government
Micheál Martin also confirms welfare recipients and pensioners can expect Christmas bonus
Salman Rushdie on watching himself being stabbed: ‘Triggering? That’s a little too military for my liking’
After Rushdie was stabbed in 2022, his wife began to film his recovery. Now the footage has become part of Knife, a striking documentary about the attack on the writer and its aftermath
US deploys thousands of troops to Middle East as Donald Trump weighs strikes on Iran
Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt expected to arrive in the region by the end of November, a US official says
Trump says Iran may be linked to co-pilot who tried to crash Israel-bound plane
US president says Tehran will ‘be hit very hard’ if it was behind the attack
Flydubai hijacking attempt could aid Netanyahu’s re-election bid
Israeli prime minister hopes drama will boost his security credentials as Israelis prepare to vote later this month
UK-Iranian dual national arrested in London over RAF Fairford incident
A 27-year-old man was arrested in the borough of Westminster, London
US troops invaded Iraq 23 years ago. Now Iraq and Iran are celebrating their departure
US troops invaded Iraq in March 2003 amid the bogus claim that Saddam Hussein had developed weapons of mass destruction
Oil dips as Middle East shipments back in the spotlight
US and Iran have failed to make headway toward a lasting peace agreement
Trump weighs diesel export ban as US fuel crisis deepens
Trump at centre of lobbying fight between Big Oil and top Republicans warning of voter anger at high fuel prices
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