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UAE foils new Houthi ballistic missile attack
The United Arab Emirates on Monday said it has intercepted a ballistic missile launched by Yemen's Houthi militia amid a visit by Israel’s President Isaac Herzog.
The attack did not result in any losses as the destroyed missile fell…
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Kuwait suspends Iraq flights after Baghdad airport attack
Kuwait suspended flights to Iraq for a week starting Sunday citing security fears after a rocket attack targeted Baghdad international airport. Iraqi authorities, meanwhile, announced an attacker had been apprehended.
Kuwait Airways, the…
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Israeli President Herzog departs to UAE for first visit
Israeli President Isaac Herzog left for the United Arab Emirates on Sunday on the first such visit, his office said, seeking to strengthen Gulf ties at a time of heightened regional tension as world powers try to revive a nuclear deal with…
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Clashes near Syria prison leaves 332 dead
Clashes between Kurdish forces and Daesh group fighters near a Syrian prison left 332 people dead.
A Daesh assault on the sprawling Ghwayran Prison complex near the northeastern Syrian city of Hassakah on Jan. 20 sparked days of heavy…
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Aoun stresses Sunnis’ role in preserving Lebanon unity
Lebanese President Michel Aoun made a surprise visit to Dar Al-Fatwa on Saturday, where he met with Lebanon’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian, the highest authority in Sunni Islam in the country, amid fears of a Sunni boycott of…
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Iran regime condemns attack on Baghdad airport as ‘destabilizing’
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned a rocket attack against Baghdad airport that took place the previous day as an act that seeks to “destabilize” Iraq.
Six rockets were fired on Friday at the Iraqi capital’s airport, causing…
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UK stands with UAE after fatal Houthi attack: Foreign secretary
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Friday that the UK stands “with our Emirati friends” following a deadly attack by Yemen’s Houthi militia last week.
Speaking during a phone call with her UAE counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah bin…
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Lebanon highlights drug seizures as PM ‘smooths rough edges’ of response to Kuwaiti initiative
Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi pledged that the Lebanese state “will spare no effort in thwarting all smuggling operations and preventing harm to our Arab brothers.”
He also announced on Thursday evening that the Anti-Narcotics Office…
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Lebanon’s Bahaa Rafik Al-Hariri says he will continue his father’s journey
Lebanon’s Bahaa Al-Hariri said on Friday that he would continue the journey of his father, the late Prime Minister Rafik Al-Hariri, and would “enter the battle to take back” the country.
Bahaa’s younger brother, Saad, a three times prime…
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Rockets hit Baghdad airport compound
At least three rockets landed in the Baghdad International Airport compound and near an adjacent US air base, damaging one disused civilian airplane, Iraqi police sources said.
The police sources did not report any other damage or any…
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