UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) stated that the Emirates will “never be blackmailed by terrorists,” in a post on his personal X/Twitter on Sunday night.AbZ was replying to criticism from Gerard…
Category: 3. Middle East
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UAE FM says Emirates will not be blackmailed as Iran attacks
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IRGC Basij commander killed as US, Israel strike Iran targets
US-Israeli strikes killed the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Basij militia’s Shiraz units last week, the IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency reported on Sunday.The commander was named by the anti-regime London-based outlet, Iran…
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Iranian cluster missile impacts cause damage but no injuries in central Israel
Israel to cut down outbound flights at Ben Gurion Airport to 1 per hour, with only 50 onboard
Transportation Minister Miri Regev announces restrictions to flight operations at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport, effective from today…
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Saudi Aramco boss pulls out of energy conference due to Iran conflct
Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasser has canceled his planned appearance at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston to remain in Saudi Arabia because of the Iran conflict, an industry source told Reuters.Nasser, who has been CEO of the…
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Syrians rally against new law restricting sale of alcohol in Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Crowds of Syrians rallied Sunday to protest authorities’ efforts to limit the sale and consumption of alcohol in Damascus, reflecting rising anxiety in the cosmopolitan capital that Syria’s new Islamist…
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Israeli settlers burn buildings in attacks on West Bank villages
Palestinian residents said Sunday that Israeli settlers torched buildings and cars in attacks on several villages in the occupied West Bank, with Israel’s army condemning “violence of any kind” after the fact.
The reported arson late Saturday…
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Israel to expand ground and air attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon
Israeli officials say the aim is to protect communities in northern Israel from Hezbollah attacks. On Sunday, the Israeli military said the chief of the general staff, Lt Gen Eyal Zamir, had approved plans “to advance the targeted ground…
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Father of settler teen killed by Palestinian says son was ‘sacrifice’ for settlements cause
Yehuda Sherman, an 18-year-old settler activist who was killed on Saturday in circumstances still being investigated by security services was laid to rest in the settlement of Elon Moreh on Sunday, in a funeral attended by many hundreds of…
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Iran reportedly scales back strikes on Saudi Arabia over fear of retaliation
Iran has decided to limit its attacks on Saudi Arabia out of concern that continued strikes could trigger a direct Saudi military response, two sources told The Jerusalem Post.Since the start of the war, Iran has launched more than 430 missiles…
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Planes are landing, taking off within five minutes of missile alerts in UAE
Planes were lifting off the ground minutes before a drone struck a fuel tank in the Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates, on Monday, while a dozen had taken off in the 30 minutes prior to the strike, The Wall Street Journal reported…
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