#middle-east-conflict

#middle-east-conflict

Two million airline seats have been cut from this month's schedules as airlines redraw their operations because of soaring jet fuel prices amid the Middle East conflict. About 13,000 fewer flights will operate in May around the world after recent cancellations, according to data from the aviation analytics company Cirium.

HSBC's profits fell 4% in the first three months of the year, dropping $100m to $9.4bn, compared with the same period in 2025. Revenue increased 6% to $18.6bn.

While Heathrow has temporarily absorbed demand from elsewhere, passenger numbers for the rest of the year are likely to be impacted whilst there is significant uncertainty in the Middle East.

"It is horrifying to see BP's profits grow as millions suffer the fallout from the U.S.-Israel war on Iran," Patrick Galey, head of investigations at campaigning outfit Global Witness, said in a statement responding to the company's results.

Wendy Sherman stated, 'It is critical that Israel remains an ally of the U.S. and we protect the right of a Jewish state. I also believe that Prime Minister [Benjamin Netanyahu] has led us down a road - and we have been part of it - that has, in essence, created a genocide in Gaza that has destabilized the Middle East.'

If the war drags on, fuel rationing could be a possibility, but first we would issue a recommendation to conserve fuel and prioritise public transport.

J Sainsbury plc has warned that the conflict in the Middle East will impact both our customers and our business, raising the prospect of lower profits this year as geopolitical pressure feeds through into household budgets and supply chains.

In light of the uncertainty arising from the conflict in the Middle East, the group is taking a more cautious outlook reflecting the impact on passenger numbers and weaker consumer confidence.

"Fortunately, our relations with Russia remain good," Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's prime minister, told local publication Sinar Harian. "Therefore, the Petronas team can negotiate with them."

The era of fossil fuel security is over, and the era of clean energy security must come of age. This is the clear lesson as we face the second global energy shock in less than five years.

When Israeli missiles destroyed entire homes in my neighborhood in southern Lebanon's city of Tyre, we decided it was time to save our lives again. More than 227,549 people had crossed the three official border points from Lebanon into Syria, according to the latest numbers from the United Nation's International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Israeli airstrikes killed nearly 100 people and injured hundreds more in the hours leading up to the ceasefire agreement, according to health officials in Lebanon.

As jet fuel prices have doubled since the start of the Iran conflict and some lower profitability routes and flights are no longer economic, we are making schedule adjustments accordingly.