Oil prices hit four year high: Latest news on the Middle East conflict on 9 March
Global oil prices reached a four year high on Monday (9 March), surpassing $...
Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Israel, Jeyhun Bayramov and Gideon Sa'ar, met in Abu Dhabi to explore ways to deepen cooperation and address key regional developments.
The talks focused on strengthening ties in political, economic, trade, investment, and humanitarian sectors.
Both sides emphasized the importance of the Azerbaijan-Israel Joint Commission in advancing collaboration across key areas, including high technologies, healthcare, and education. The ministers agreed that expanding experience-sharing and innovation partnerships would be mutually beneficial.
During the meeting, Bayramov briefed Sa’ar on the post-conflict situation in the South Caucasus, including Azerbaijan’s reconstruction activities in the liberated territories and progress in mine clearance operations. He also updated the Israeli side on the ongoing peace negotiations with Armenia.
The two ministers reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing multilateral cooperation and addressing shared regional challenges through dialogue and strategic partnership.
Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is a hardline cleric with strong backing from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. His rise signals continuity in Tehran's anti-Western policies.
Trump says the United States "don’t need people that join wars after we’ve already won," targeting his criticism at UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Israel continues to fire missles at strategic sites in Iran and Gulf regions report more strikes from Iran.
Global oil prices surpassed $119 a barrel on Monday (9 March, 2026), an almost four year high, as the Middle East conflict rumbled on.
Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as supreme leader on Monday (9 March), signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge, as the week-old U.S.-Israeli war with Iran pushed oil above $100 a barrel.
Entry and exit across the state border between Azerbaijan and Iran for all types of cargo vehicles, including those in transit, will resume on 9 March, according to a statement by the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan.
Global oil prices reached a four year high on Monday (9 March), surpassing $119 a barrel, as conflict in the Middle East rumbled on. Meanwhile, the Turkish Military said NATO air defence systems destroyed a missile fired from Iran towards the country.
Kyrgyzstan recorded the largest increase in women’s representation in parliament worldwide in 2025, according to a new report by the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Türkiye’s official anti-disinformation agency has issued a statement refuting what it described as online “disinformation” and reiterating the strength of relations between Türkiye and Azerbaijan.
China has urged Afghanistan and Pakistan to resolve their dispute through dialogue after Chinese envoy Yue Xiaoyong met Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, as fighting between the two neighbours entered its eleventh day.
Almost 2,000 people have been evacuated from Iran via Azerbaijan since conflict erupted in the Middle East.
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