The UN's wildlife-protection arm on Thursday banned the fishing of sturgeon from most of the Caspian Sea and its rivers as of next year, leaving Iran with a monopoly on legal caviar until the other ...

Cargo ships are seen at sea near the Strait of Hormuz, as viewed from a rocky shoreline near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair) Russia is shipping drone ...

An Israeli strike in the Caspian Sea last week targeted a Russia-Iran smuggling route and was aimed at disrupting a critical supply line used to transfer ammunition, drones and other weapons, the Wall ...

Isatay Operating completed drilling of the Abay-1 wildcat to a depth of 2500 metres on the Abay offshore block in September, local media outlet reported Drilling at a shallow water block in the Kazakh ...