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News of October 7, 2026

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IEA to accelerate oil reserve release, says 100 million barrels still to come

By Kate Abnett and Holger HansenBRUSSELS, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The International Energy Agency agreed on Wednesday to accelerate the release of oil stocks and to prioritise diesel supplies under a plan launched in March, as governments seek to tackle record fuel prices and supply disruptions caused by the Iran war.Wars in Iran and Ukraine have damaged refineries and disrupted tanker traffic, helping drive diesel prices to record highs in many markets and turning the fuel into a major political and economic concern worldwide.

Al-Monitor

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IEA to accelerate oil reserve release, says 100 million barrels still to come

By Kate Abnett and Holger HansenBRUSSELS, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The International Energy Agency agreed on Wednesday to accelerate the release of oil stocks and to prioritise diesel supplies under a plan launched in March, as governments seek to tackle record fuel prices and supply disruptions caused by the Iran war.Wars in Iran and Ukraine have damaged refineries and disrupted tanker traffic, helping drive diesel prices to record highs in many markets and turning the fuel into a major political and economic concern worldwide.

Al-Monitor

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Saudi Arabia says three dead at airports after Houthis claim attacks

Saudi Arabia says three dead at airports after Houthis claim attacks Saudi authorities said on Wednesday that three people were killed in attacks on two of the kingdom's international airports, including in the capital, Riyadh, after Yemen's Houthis claimed to have fired on both transport hubs. The Iran-aligned Houthis took responsibility earlier for a flurry of attacks that included firing a ballistic missile at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, as the conflict deepens with Saudi A…

Middle East Eye

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Opinion: Why Hamas believed the status quo was more dangerous than its 7 October gamble

Opinion: Why Hamas believed the status quo was more dangerous than its 7 October gamble The events of 7 October cannot be understood outside the long history of Palestinian dispossession, occupation, siege and struggle. They cannot be examined seriously by beginning with the premise that Palestinians must justify their right to resist a system that has dispossessed them for generations. That right is not in question. What is open to question is why Hamas chose this particular course of action…

Middle East Eye

Politics

Iraq Devalues Dinar as Citizens Bear the Cost of Fiscal Strain

Iraqis woke on Wednesday to a sharp loss in their currency’s value after authorities devalued the dinar to 1,520 per dollar from 1,320, triggering widespread anger and forcing markets and shops in several provinces to close. The dollar, meanwhile, climbed to around 1,900 dinars on the parallel market. The devaluation hit households already under financial strain, quickly driving up prices for food and imported goods.

Asharq Al-Awsat English

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Syria weighs military aid for Saudi Arabia amid Yemen war, sources say

By Timour AzhariRIYADH, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Syria is carefully considering providing military assistance to key ally Saudi Arabia amid an escalating war against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, a US official and a Syrian military official briefed on the matter said.Options being considered include defensive aid to protect the kingdom from attacks, or deployment of forces in an offensive capacity to help Saudi-backed Yemeni troops fight the Houthis, the sources said.

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Exclusive-Saudi Arabia launches air safety probe into flydubai incident, sources say

By Allison Lampert, Tim Hepher, Steven Scheer and Federico MaccioniOct 7 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has launched an air accident probe following last week's cockpit stabbing on a flydubai jet, as experts examine any fallout for aviation safety alongside a separate UAE-led criminal investigation, three people close to the matter said.Safety probes designed to keep flights safe are normal after accidents but are not mandatory when a deliberate act is involved, such as the suspected attempt by a co-pilot to bring down the Israel-bound flydubai jet on September 30.

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From ‘Ahmed the Japanese’ to ‘Sinwar’s Flood’: A Tale of Torment and a River of Graves

The cemetery caretaker was kind and friendly. Perhaps he was glad that those whose graves he tended had not slipped into total oblivion, that someone still visited or asked about them. He led me through Beirut’s Cemetery of the Martyrs of the Palestinian Revolution. Many names stopped me, including Balqis, the wife of poet Nizar Qabbani, killed in a bombing at the Iraqi Embassy in Beirut. Lines from his searing elegy adorned her grave. Chance sometimes decides destinies. Stories can begin with an unintended spark. Here are two such coincidences.

Asharq Al-Awsat English

News

Exclusive-Lebanon's Hezbollah gets $200 million from Iran to help displaced, sources say

By Laila Bassam and Maya GebeilyBEIRUT, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Hezbollah has received $200 million from Iran to help Lebanese displaced by this year’s war with Israel, two people with direct knowledge of the transfer said, in what would be the first significant aid from the group to supporters who bore the brunt of the conflict.The US disputed the claim. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement that the money "is not there," accusing Hezbollah of "trying to save face with fake stories about cash influxes from Iran."

Al-Monitor

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Rubio says US, Greece to jointly combat security threats

ATHENS, Oct 7 (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that "strong and model NATO ally" Greece and the United States are launching new counterterrorism information sharing between their law enforcement agencies.During an official visit to Athens,Rubio said Greece was particularly exposed to the threats posed by mass migration and human trafficking.

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