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Dubai faces massive clean up after deluge swamps glitzy desert city
DUBAI -Dubai, a city in the desert proud of its modern gloss, faced the towering task on Thursday of clearing its waterclogged roads and...
Apr 19, 20243 min read


G7 foreign ministers seek urgent defence support for Ukraine
CAPRI, Italy - Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major powers warned on Thursday that Ukraine risked being defeated by...
Apr 18, 20243 min read


Factbox-What options does Israel have to strike back at Iran?
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his immediate war cabinet are considering what action to take following...
Apr 16, 20242 min read


Factbox-Lebanon's Hezbollah: What weapons does it have?
Lebanon's Hezbollah is one of the most heavily armed non-state groups in the world, and a formidable actor in the Iran-backed "Axis of...
Apr 16, 20243 min read


Factbox-Airlines suspend flights due to Middle East tensions
Global airlines faced disruptions to flights on Monday after Iran's missile and drone attacks on Israel further narrowed options for...
Apr 16, 20243 min read


Olympics-France has plan B to river Seine Olympics opening if security requires
PARIS - France has prepared alternatives to holding the July 26 Olympics opening ceremony on the river Seine should security reasons...
Apr 16, 20242 min read


Iran says there was no pre-arranged deal on its response to Israel
DUBAI -No pre-arranged agreement was made with any country prior to Iran's retaliatory attack against Israel, Iran's Foreign Ministry...
Apr 16, 20241 min read


US military destroyed 80 drones, 6 missiles launched from Iran, Yemen, US Centcom says
CAIRO - U.S. forces, supported by U.S. European Command destroyers, on Saturday and Sunday destroyed more than 80 one-way attack...
Apr 16, 20241 min read


At polarised UNSC meet on Iran attack, only consensus is Middle East tensions shouldn’t escalate
United Nations, April 15 - After hearing a warning at the polarised Security Council’s emergency meeting from Secretary-General Antonio...
Apr 15, 20243 min read


Scholz warns Iran as attacks on Israel overshadow China trip
CHONGQING/BERLIN -Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned Iran against further attacks on Israel on Sunday as the escalating conflict in the...
Apr 14, 20243 min read


Israel's Netanyahu vows victory after Iran strikes, fears of wider conflict grow
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday his country would achieve victory after the military said it...
Apr 14, 20243 min read


Factbox-Iran's Revolutionary Guards: powerful group with wide regional reach
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards launched a drone attack against targets in Israel on Saturday, Iranian English-language press TV cited...
Apr 14, 20243 min read
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