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Pakistan Hosts Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt for Talks on Mideast War

This is Beirut, 29/03 19:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey on Sunday held talks about trying to end the war in the Middle East, as Islamabad acts as a go-between between the United States and Iran. The four-way meeting between the top diplomats of the Muslim nations lasted several hours in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. Pakistan has emerged as a key facilitator ...

U.S. Weighs Limited Ground Operation in Iran: Report

This is Beirut, 29/03 19:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States Department of Defense is preparing potential military options involving limited ground operations in Iran, according to a report by The Washington Post. The plans, which fall short of a full-scale invasion, could involve thousands of troops and last from several weeks to a few months. U.S. officials stated that no decision has ...

Iran Claims Aluminium Plant Attacks in Gulf as Houthis Join War

This is Beirut, 29/03 09:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Iran claimed on Sunday attacks on two major aluminium plants in the Gulf, further raising the economic stakes of the Middle East war after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis joined the conflict. The war that began on February 28 with US-Israeli attacks on Iran has mushroomed throughout the region, sending world energy markets into a tailspin and ...

Emirates Global Aluminium Reports Significant Damage after Attack

This is Beirut, 28/03 18:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The firm Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) said one of its sites in Abu Dhabi had suffered significant damage after an Iranian attack that left six people wounded, according to authorities. In its statement, EGA -- one of the world's largest aluminium producers -- said its "Al Taweelah site sustained significant damage during the Iranian missile and ...

Saudi Arabia Weighs Its Position as Houthis Enter the Fray

Kaline Antoun, 28/03 12:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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For nearly a month, Saudi Arabia has absorbed sustained waves of Iranian missile and drone attacks on its cities and critical energy infrastructure, while maintaining a posture of calculated restraint.  This comes as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement launched its first missile toward Israel on Saturday since the start of the war, ...

Iran's Gulf Islands: Are They in Trump's Crosshairs?

This is Beirut, 27/03 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran has warned the United States about attempting to seize any of its strategic islands in the Gulf -- a move that President Donald Trump is reported to be mulling. AFP looks at potential targets.  Kharg  A strip of scrubland located in the northern Gulf, about 30 kilometres from the coast, Kharg is home to Iran’s largest oil ...

Oil Jumps, Stocks Drop on Uncertainty Over U.S.-Iran Talks

This is Beirut, 26/03 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Oil prices jumped and equities slid Thursday as hopes for a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran wavered after Tehran rejected Washington's bid to wind down the nearly four-week war. Markets had been buoyed this week by U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that strikes targeting Iran's energy infrastructure would be postponed, adding that ...

Israel Kills IRGC Navy Commander in Precision Airstrike

This is Beirut, 26/03 13:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz announced Thursday that an Israeli airstrike killed Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ navy. “Last night, in a precise and lethal operation, the IDF eliminated the commander of the Revolutionary Guards’ navy, Tangsiri, along with senior officers of the ...

Kuwait Says Arrested Six People Planning 'Assassinations' Linked to Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 26/03 05:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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Kuwait arrested six people linked to Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group who were planning "assassinations" in the Gulf state, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. Those arrested were planning "assassinations targeting symbols and leaders of the state and recruited people to carry out these missions," the ministry ...

Trump to Postpone Strikes on Iran Power Plants After ‘Productive’ Talks

This is Beirut, 23/03 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Trump announced on Monday that the United States and Iran have engaged in what he described as “very good and productive” talks over the past two days, aimed at achieving a comprehensive resolution to ongoing tensions in the Middle East. Citing the constructive tone of the discussions, Trump said he has ordered a temporary five-day ...

U.S. Complex in Baghdad Attacked Six Times Overnight

This is Beirut, 22/03 10:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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At least six overnight attacks targeted a US diplomatic and logistics centre at Baghdad's International Airport, two Iraqi security officials told AFP on Sunday. "Eight separate attacks, carried out until dawn with rockets and drones targeted the US centre," a senior security official told AFP, saying "some rockets landed near the base," while a ...

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