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The four youths arrested on suspicion of detonating an explosive device outside a Rotterdam synagogue were probably "recruited", the Dutch justice minister said Tuesday, with investigators probing possible links to Iran. The attack on the synagogue in the early hours of Friday was followed by similar explosions outside a Jewish school and an office building in Amsterdam. The blasts caused minimal damage to the buildings and no one was hurt. "Until now, everything points to the fact that the young men in Rotterdam were recruited," David van Weel told parliament.
The U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran has plunged global aviation into chaos
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Analysts warn the same hard choices could soon spread as countries compete for scarce supplies
Chief executive Gavin Slark said recent events had already been affecting prices for the industry
DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Iran arrested 10 foreigners among dozens rounded up on suspicion of collaborating with Israel and the U.S., Iranian media said on Tuesday, as officials warned people to stay at home during a festival that they said could be exploited by "the enemy". Iran's police chief Ahmadreza Radan said on Sunday that at least 500 people had been arrested since the start of the war pitting Tehran against Israel and Washington, accusing the detainees of sharing information with adversaries.
By Feras Dalatey DAMASCUS, March 17 (Reuters) - Syrian authorities have banned alcohol from restaurants and bars in Damascus, one of the clearest moves yet by the Islamist-led government towards enforcing conservative ways since Ahmed al-Sharaa toppled Bashar al-Assad 15 months ago. The decree, issued by the Damascus governorate on Monday evening, requires that nightclub and bar licences be converted into café licences and restricts the sale of alcohol to sealed bottles for takeaway and only in predominantly Christian areas.
No explosions, few police checks and well-stocked shops: in the relaxed Caspian Sea resorts where many Tehran residents have fled, the ongoing war seems far away. "It seems as though people barely realise that there's a war happening," said an Iranian woman in her thirties, who decamped there from the capital. "Or they are not paying much attention to it," added the woman, who agreed to be interviewed by AFP on condition of anonymity.
Afghan officials say a suspected Pakistani air strike hit a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, killing hundreds.
By May Angel and Tristan Veyet LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - As the U.S.-Israel war with Iran enters its third week, analysts warn it is severely disrupting fertiliser markets and endangering food security for developing countries in the near term. Here is how the conflict is affecting fertiliser costs, trade flows and output: WHY IS THE HORMUZ STRAIT KEY FOR FERTILISER SUPPLY? Fertiliser production is energy-intensive, relying heavily on natural gas as a feedstock, with energy making up as much as 70% of production costs.
Official figures showed company insolvencies rose 7% higher month-on-month in February.
Israeli strikes hit Beirut southern suburbs near airport Israeli warplanes launched several strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Tuesday, Lebanon’s official news agency ANI reported. The bombardment targeted multiple locations, including areas close to the airport. "A third Israeli strike on the southern suburbs targeted the old airport road (...)," ANI reported. Lebanon’s Civil Aviation Authority said Beirut’s international airport remains operational despite the attacks.
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Drone and rocket attacks reportedly targeted the US embassy in Baghdad early on Tuesday and a separate strike killed four people at a house reportedly hosting Iranian advisers in the Iraqi capital, security officials said, pulling the country deeper into the war in the Middle East. The strikes came hours after air defences thwarted a rocket attack at the embassy and a drone caused a fire at a luxury hotel frequented by foreign diplomats in Baghdad’s fortified green zone, Agence France-Presse reported Middle East crisis – live updates Continue reading...
By Olivia Le Poidevin and Emma Farge GENEVA, March 17 (Reuters) - Medical supplies to clinics dealing with the humanitarian crisis in Sudan could run out within two weeks unless shipments are rapidly rerouted after disruptions due to the conflict in the Middle East, the charity Save the Children said. The expanding U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has shaken global supply chains, with airspace closures and the halt of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Some $600,000 worth of essential medicines are stuck in ports in Dubai, the charity said.
WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is seeking other sources of fertilizer amid the ongoing Iran war's shipping constraints, including from Venezuela and possibly Morocco, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Tuesday. "We've ... established licenses for Venezuela to produce more fertilizer. We've had discussions with Morocco," he said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" program, calling it "an insurance policy against disruption" for U.S. farmers.
Delay complicates what Beijing’s top diplomat describes as ‘big year for China-US relations’