5 stories for 2026-03-19 · Regional
Iran targeted Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain with missiles and drones, resulting in a fire in Ras Laffan industrial city in Qatar. Arab states condemned the attacks and characterized them as a threat to regional security.
Hundreds of migrants have disappeared in the Mediterranean Sea, according to reports. Authorities are restricting access to information about the incidents.
Save the Children reported that conflict in the Middle East is blocking main supply routes for humanitarian assistance. The organization's statement highlighted the impediment to aid delivery affecting hundreds of thousands of children.
Facilities associated with Iran's Pars gas field in the south were struck by airstrikes in what is described as the first declared attack targeting Iranian energy infrastructure since the war began.
Arab pressure efforts have commenced in Kuwait and include discussions of a Syrian paper. Israel has conducted strikes against military targets with stated aim of weapons removal.