Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
Two migrant workers are killed and several other people are injured after security forces intercept a drone in an industrial area in Sohar, Oman. (AFP via Daily Sun)
The Saudi Arabian defense ministry reports that air defenses intercepted and destroyed 56 hostile drones targeting several areas across the country. (Saudi Gazette)
U.S. officials say a marine expeditionary unit of 5,000 marines and sailors will deploy to the Persian Gulf to reinforce existing forces stationed in the region. (The Wall Street Journal) (Forbes)
2026 interceptions of Iranian missiles in Turkey
Turkey intercepts an Iranian ballistic missile violating its airspace. (Türkiye Today) (Caspian Post)
2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
At least 58 people are injured by an Iranian ballistic missile strike on northern Israel. (The Jerusalem Post)
United States president Donald Trump says that U.S. forces conducted airstrikes on military targets on Kharg Island, Iran, and warns that the U.S. may also target the island's oil infrastructure if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
Sri Lanka repatriates the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed when the frigate IRIS Dena was sunk by a United States submarine off the coast of Galle on 4 March. Thirty-two rescued sailors remain in Sri Lanka while authorities continue to host other Iranian naval personnel under humanitarian arrangements. (AFP via RFI)
Twelve medical staff members, including doctors, nurses and paramedics, are killed in an Israeli airstrike against a medical facility in Burj Qalaouiyah, Bint Jbeil District, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
Six people are killed and several others injured in a Pakistani airstrike on a residential area in Kabul, Afghanistan. A fuel depot in Kandahar is also bombed. (Reuters)
Sudanese civil war
Eleven people are killed and 20 others are injured in a drone strike on a fuel reserve in western Sudan. (Reuters)
Nigerian bandit conflict
Armed men ambush and kill twenty security personnel, including two senior military officers, in Plateau State, Nigeria. (AP)
Business and economy
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
Saudi Arabia cuts oil production by 20% after the shutdown of two offshore oil fields, including Safaniya. (Reuters)