It comes after Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen joined the conflict by striking Israel over the weekend.

Middle East hotel performance has fallen sharply due to the Iran war, with occupancy in Dubai and Abu Dhabi dropping to Covid-era levels.

Militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province said Monday that they had captured and executed a Nigerian brigadier general, a claim Nigeria's Army has denied. According to a statement by the Islamic State group-affiliated Al Amaq news agency, Brig. Gen. M. Uba was killed following his capture during a patrol near Wajiroko in Nigeria's Borno State. The Nigerian Army on Saturday denied the capture of Gen. Uba, saying on social media that “The Army Headquarters also wishes to debunk the f