Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
Four people are injured in the United Arab Emirates after two drones fall near Dubai International Airport. (Xinhua)
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian lists preconditions for ending the war between Iran, Israel, and the United States. The conditions include recognizing Iran's legitimate rights, payment of reparations, and firm international guarantees against future aggression. (Xinhua)
The Thailand-flagged bulk carrier MV Mayuree Naree is hit by two Iranian missiles shortly after passing the Strait of Hormuz. Twenty people are rescued and three are reported missing after the vessel catches on fire. (Reuters)
Two cargo vessels, the Marshall Islands-flagged Star Gwyneth, operated by Star Bulk Carriers, and the Japan-flagged ONE Majesty, operated by Mitsui OSK Lines, are struck by unknown projectiles, with no casualties reported. (Kathimerini)
A bulk carrier is hit by an unknown projectile 50NM northwest of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (UKMTO)
Iran drones strike oil storage facilities at the port of Salalah, causing several fuel tanks to burst into flames. (Reuters) (Oil Price)
Two tankers carrying Iraqi oil and gas, Marshall Islands-flagged Safesea Vishnu and Malta-flagged Zefyros, catch fire after being struck in Iraqi territorial waters off Khor Al Zubair Port and near the Al-Faw port area. An Indian member of the first crew is killed in the attack. (Oil Price) (Deccan Herald)
Seven people are killed and 23 others are injured after an Israeli strike on Temnine Et Tahta, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. Five people are also injured after a strike on the nearby village of Aali en Nahri. (BBC News)
Hezbollah launches over 100 rockets at Israel, injuring five civilians in Upper Galilee. (The Jerusalem Post)
Kivu conflict
A United Nations aid worker from France is killed in a series of explosions caused by drone strikes in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the occupying M23 rebels blaming the Congolese government. (AP)
Sudanese civil war
At least 17 people are killed in a drone strike on a secondary school and a health center in Shukeiri, White Nile State, Sudan. Local authorities and the Sudan Doctors Union blame the Rapid Support Forces. (AP)
Over 20 people are killed and 23 others injured in a Sudanese Armed Forces drone strike in Abu Zabad, West Kordofan, Sudan. (Dabanga Sudan)
Terrorism in Norway
Norwegian police arrest three brothers on suspicion of involvement in a bombing outside the U.S. embassy in Oslo on 8 March that caused minor damage but no injuries. A terrorist motive is suspected. (AFP via CTV News)
Business and econony
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
Wynn Resorts says it plans to resume construction on the upcoming Al Marjan Island resort in Ras Al Khaimah following a short pause amidst the war. (Reuters) (Khaleej Times)
The International Energy Agency agrees to discharge 400 million barrels of oil from its members’ strategic reserves, its largest-ever release, to counter soaring global energy prices due to the war. Despite the measure, the price of the crude barrel rises above US$100 again in international markets. (Al Jazeera) (Forbes)