March 17 (Reuters) – Air traffic in the United Arab Emirates returned to normal after temporary precautionary measures were lifted, state news agency WAM reported on Tuesday, citing the country’s General Civil Aviation Authority.
Earlier on…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Explosive drone lands near US embassy in Baghdad – security sources
Two explosive drones targeted the US embassy in Baghdad, with one landing near the embassy, according to security sources early Tuesday morning. Smoke was seen rising from the area.Iraq’s interior ministry said on Monday that a drone hit a hotel…
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Surge in US petrol prices deepens political peril for Trump over Iran
The odds of a quick resolution to the war appear to be dwindling by the day, and the political stakes for the president are only growing.
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Rubio tells US diplomats to push allies to blacklist Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah
By Humeyra Pamuk
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday urged U.S. diplomats abroad to push allies to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Lebanon-based Hezbollah as terrorist groups,…
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Iran footballers train with Australia club and say ‘everything will be fine’
Two Iranian women footballers have trained with the Australian club Brisbane Roar after seeking asylum in the country, with one of them uploading a picture alongside a senior FIFA official saying: “Everything will be fine.”
Seven members of Iran’s…
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Trump 'shocked' that Iran attacked Gulf neighbors in retaliatory strikes
The U.S. president said that ‘no expert would have known’ that Iran would attack Gulf states in response to U.S. strikes, even though experts did, in fact, warn of such retaliation, and Iran explicitly said that countries hosting U.S. armed…
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Drone attack hits hotel in Baghdad, no injuries reported
CAIRO, March 16 (Reuters) – Iraq’s interior ministry said on Monday that a drone hit a hotel in Baghdad without causing casualties or material damages.
Security sources earlier said a drone hit Al-Rasheed hotel in the Green Zone, which houses…
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Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi forms committee for transitional justice in Iran
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi announced that he is launching a Committee for Drafting for Transitional Justice Regulations in a statement posted to his X/Twitter on Monday.During his statement, Pahlavi addressed those who have been “victims…
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Senior Kataib Hezbollah member killed, cause remains unconfirmed
A senior member of the Iran-backed Iraqi Shi’ite militia, Kataib Hezbollah, was killed on Monday, the militia confirmed.“With pride and acceptance of God’s will and decree, we announce the martyrdom of Haj Abu Ali al-Askari,” KH announced…
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IDF officials say Lebanon ground operation focused on border defense, not halting Hezbollah rocket fire
Army officials said there is no intention to establish a permanent security zone, with the ground operation meant to push Hezbollah fighters away from the border and prevent incursions into Israeli communities
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