February 19, 2026

MiddleEast

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Trump sanctions impact: India looks at Middle-East for oil imports; pulls away from Russian crude

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​Oil market participants are intently monitoring India’s immediate and long-term acquisitions of crude oil. (AI image)​ As US President Donald Trump’s sanctions on Russian oil firms come into effect later this week, Indian refineries are already looking at the Middle-East for their crude oil supply. An increase in oil tanker bookings for Middle East-India routes…

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‘Thorough exchange of views’: Putin, Netanyahu discuss Middle-East tensions; Russia counters US draft with UN Gaza resolution

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Vladimir Putin, Benjamin Netanyahu (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke over the phone on Saturday to review key developments in the Middle East.According to a joint statement from the Kremlin and the Prime Minister’s Office, the leaders discussed the situation in Gaza, Iran’s nuclear programme, and ongoing dynamics in…

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