Middle East
Every Magna Bureau story on middle east: 11 articles, investigations and analysis in one place.
Last updated: October 2026
The Grain War Moves North — Magna Bureau
With the Black Sea a shooting gallery, Russia and Ukraine are both rerouting grain through Baltic ports.
NewsThe RBA joins the hawks: a fourth 2026 hike — Magna Bureau
Australia's central bank lifted its cash rate to 4.60% on Tuesday — the highest since 2011 — citing a broadening Middle East conflict and rising energy costs. Unanimous, unsentimental, and very possib
NewsGulf oil exports hit a war-time high — as — Magna Bureau
Brent rose for a second straight session past $105 while Gulf crude exports hit 12.8 million barrels a day, the highest since February. The diplomats talked; the tankers found another way.
NewsThe channel is still open: mediators shuttle — Magna Bureau
Qatari mediators held separate talks with both sides on Monday; Iran's foreign minister expects Washington's answer by Tuesday night — while Middle East…
NewsTrump: "I offered Iran NOTHING"… — Magna Bureau
The president torpedoed an Axios report that he would trade sanctions relief for nuclear concessions. Brent is up 14% this month — and Qatar's shuttle diplomacy just got harder.
NewsIsrael's defense-tech gold rush gets… — Magna Bureau
Protego Ventures closed the country's largest defense-only venture fund to back AI, drones and autonomous systems — as Israeli startups raised $11 billion in nine months.
NewsInflation's second act: Germany at… — Magna Bureau
September prices hit multiyear highs across the eurozone's big economies, all of it energy. Lagarde preaches a "measured response" — but markets are pricing four more hikes.
NewsTehran is reading Washington's… — Magna Bureau
Iran said Wednesday it had received the US reply to its seven-day Hormuz plan; Foreign Minister Araghchi laid it before President Pezeshkian at a cabinet meeting. The same day, the rial crossed 2.5 million to the dollar
NewsThree Carriers, 60,000 Troops, and the… — Magna Bureau
The USS Theodore Roosevelt is steaming toward the Middle East with 9,000 to 10,000 more troops, joining two carriers already in the region — as Donald Trump weighs resuming strikes on Iran after the m
NewsChina Turns Off the Fuel Taps for October — Magna Bureau
On Beijing's orders, Chinese refiners have suspended all October fuel exports beyond Hong Kong and Macau. PetroChina is canceling cargoes, Asia's diesel squeeze is deepening, and the world is learning
NewsGaza's dead come home; Homesh raises a… — Magna Bureau
On Thursday, Gaza City held a mass funeral for 105 Palestinians recovered from the rubble of a 2023 air strike. Two weeks earlier, Israeli settlers danced with Torah scrolls at a new synagogue in the