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UAE confirm missile launcher site in Yemen destroyed after second attack on Abu Dhabi
An F-16 destroyed a ballistic missile launcher in Al Jawf, Yemen in the early hours of Monday immediately after the Houthis fired two ballistic missiles at Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s MOD Joint Operations Command said.
The UAE’s defense…
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Residents injured in Houthi ballistic missile attack on Saudi industrial area
Two residents sustained minor injuries after the Houthis fired a ballistic missile that fell in the industrial area of Ahad Al-Masarihah, Jazan, the coalition said on Sunday.
The residents, of Sudanese and Bangladeshi origin, were…
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Iran rights defender sentenced to 8 years jail
An Iranian court has sentenced leading human rights campaigner Narges Mohammedi to eight years in prison and over 70 lashes, her husband announced on Sunday, following her sudden arrest in November last year.
Her husband Taghi Rahmani,…
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Standoff near Syrian prison holding Daesh militants continues
Daesh militants launched a new wave of attacks on a jail in northern Syria on Sunday as the death toll from four days of fighting rose to 136.
More than 100 terrorists first attacked the Kurdish-run Ghwayran jail in Hasakeh city on…
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US detains Iranian smuggling ship, UK seizes drugs in Mideast waters
The US Navy announced Sunday it seized a boat in the Gulf of Oman carrying fertilizer used to make explosives that was caught last year smuggling weapons to Yemen. The British royal navy said it confiscated 1,041 kilograms (2,295 pounds) of…
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Migrant boat sinks off Tunisia coast; 4 dead, 7 missing
Four people died after a boat carrying Europe-bound migrants on the Mediterranean Sea sank off Tunisia’s coast, the Tunisian Defense Ministry said Friday.
Defense Ministry spokesman Mohamed Zekri said navy divers rescued 21 people on…
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Saudi diplomat murder: Pakistan seeks Tehran assistance to arrest suspects from Iran
Pakistani police have asked for assistance from authorities in Tehran in apprehending the suspected killers of a Saudi diplomat who are believed to be hiding in Iran, a counterterrorism official has said.
Hassan Al-Qahtani, an employee…
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90 die after Daesh jail breakout in north Syria
Nearly 90 people have been killed in fighting in northern Syria after Daesh militants attacked a prison and freed hundreds of terrorists.
Battles raged for a third day on Saturday between the militants and Kurdish security forces…
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Coalition denies targeting detention center in Yemen
The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said media reports about it targeting a detention center in Saada are false.
The coalition blamed the Iran-backed Houthi militia for spreading misinformation, saying it fits the group’s usual…
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UAE envoy hails Security Council censure of Houthis as crucial step toward justice
The UN Security Council’s unanimous condemnation of the deadly terrorist attack on Abu Dhabi this week is “a really important step” in efforts to hold the Houthi militia in Yemen accountable for its crimes and prevent future atrocities,…
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