2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (566+ words) PayInc, the company responsible for clearing payments between South Africa's largest banks, has sounded alarm bells over a significant economic downturn in the wake of mounting Middle East conflict. In its latest Economic Index, the group warned South Africa's vulnerability…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (285+ words) World War 1s Gallipoli campaign (1915/16) lasted for about 11 months and cost more than half a million lives. When the British navy failed to subdue the Dardanelle defences, landing troops was the only alternative. The idea was politically divisive, co-ordination between army…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (434+ words) Western media outlets have struggled to explain the US and Israel's war against Iran because US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei form a remarkably controversial set of protagonists. We now know…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (689+ words) By Maya Gebeily, Emily Rose and Jarrett Renshaw Palm Beach, Florida/Dubai/Jerusalem " US President Donald Trump threatened further strikes on Iran's Kharg Island oil export hub and urged allies to deploy warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, an…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (758+ words) Paul Hanratty, CEO of Africa's largest insurance group, Sanlam, has warned of the devastating consequences for consumers and businesses if the Middle East conflict is prolonged, saying this will hurt financial markets and constrain growth. "If this conflict is prolonged,…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (620+ words) Parliament will debate the escalating conflict in the Middle East on March 19 after a request by Build One South Africa (Bosa) leader Mmusi Maimane. Read: War in Iran scuppers SA's GDP forecasts President Cyril Ramaphosa did not address the Middle…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1025+ words) By Parisa Hafezi and Maayan Lubell Dubai " Iran's loyalists staged a show of force on Monday, taking to the streets to proclaim their loyalty to new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, whose rise appeared to dash hopes of a swift end…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (506+ words) By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa Cairo/Gaza " An Israeli airstrike and tank shelling killed six Palestinians, including two women and a girl, in separate attacks in Gaza City on Sunday, the deadliest incidents in Gaza since the US-Israeli assault…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (833+ words) By Parisa Hafezi and Maayan Lubell Dubai/Jerusalem " Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father as supreme leader on Monday, signalling that hardliners remain firmly in charge and appearing to close off any path to a swift end…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1068+ words) By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall Dubai " Iranian clerics involved in choosing a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after his killing a week ago in US-Israeli strikes say they are close to naming the Islamic Republic's new supreme leader. Iran's…...