Brent crude settled at $104.72 a barrel on Friday, capping a volatile week, as Hurricane Isaias shut in more than 70% of US offshore production and Houthi attacks kept the Middle East risk premium elevated.
President Donald Trump said the United States will not resume military strikes on Iran before the November 3 midterm elections, as Tehran reviews a US counterproposal to its 'Seven-Day Plan' for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
The UAE's attorney general revealed Friday that Flydubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami planned to seize Flight FZ1073 and crash it into Ben Gurion Airport in a 9/11-inspired suicide attack — radicalised in Australia in 2017, he had used two earlier Tel Aviv flights to scout the target.
Dubai Municipality has published a detailed compliance guide for its new shared housing law, giving building owners 12 months to obtain permits as fines of up to Dh1 million loom for repeat violations.
India has advised its nationals in Saudi Arabia to stay indoors and avoid circulating videos of the ongoing attacks, after Houthi strikes on Abha and Riyadh's King Khalid airports left three people dead and 36 injured.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says military delegations will assess Saudi Arabia's defence needs, while Pakistan's ISPR confirms Pakistani troops are already on the ground across multiple domains.
Yemen's Houthis claimed fresh missile strikes on Riyadh's King Khalid Airport and Najran on Thursday night, warning airlines 'for the last time' about using Saudi airspace — as Saudi civil defence said interception debris damaged a kindergarten and a medical complex.
Lufthansa Group and three Indian airlines suspended Riyadh flights on Thursday as Houthi missile claims triggered mass cancellations — nearly half of the capital airport's departures grounded.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed has directed mosques across all seven emirates to perform Salaat Al Istisqaa, the special prayer for rain, on Friday October 9, state media reported.
Iran and Oman have agreed on the coordinates of designated safe transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz, a breakthrough Tehran says it will present to international maritime authorities as the US-Iran war grinds on.