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Dubai Airport Flights Disrupted After Nearby Drone Fire, One Killed in Abu Dhabi

This is Beirut, 16/03 11:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Missiles and drone attacks hit across the UAE on Monday, with a drone-related incident sparking a fuel tank fire near Dubai airport that disrupted travel, while a missile killed a civilian in Abu Dhabi. In the eastern emirate of Fujairah, a drone attack on oil infrastructure sparked a fire, just one day after an AFP journalist saw smoke rising ...

U.S. Energy Secretary Says Iran Conflict Could End Within Weeks

This is Beirut, 15/03 16:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the war with Iran could end within the coming weeks, offering a cautious timeline for a conflict that has shaken global energy markets and pushed fuel prices sharply higher in the United States. Speaking in an interview with ABC News, Wright said he believed the conflict would likely conclude in the near ...

Trump Threatens More Strikes on Iran’s Main Oil Export Hub

This is Beirut, 15/03 14:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened additional strikes on Iran’s key oil export hub at Kharg Island as the war between Iran and the U.S.–Israeli alliance entered its third week, underscoring the growing risk of a prolonged conflict that is already disrupting global energy markets and destabilizing the Gulf region. Speaking to NBC News, ...

Trump Urges Other Nations' Warships to Protect Gulf Oil Route

This is Beirut, 15/03 09:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump called for other nations' warships to help safeguard world oil supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a route which is virtually blocked as of Sunday by the threat of Iranian attacks. Despite sustaining heavy bombardments since U.S.-Israeli forces launched a war against Iran on February 28, Tehran has defied ...

War in the Middle East: Casualty Figures from Across the Region

This is Beirut, 13/03 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Since the United States and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the region and casualties have been reported in countries around the Middle East. AFP has not been able to independently verify all of the following tolls. The figures are based on numbers released by governments, militaries, health authorities and ...

War Creating 'Largest' Oil Shock in History as Iran Hits New Gulf Targets

This is Beirut, 12/03 14:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The Middle East war is creating the biggest oil supply shock in history, the International Energy Agency warned Thursday, as Iran launched a new wave of attacks against Gulf energy targets that sent prices spiking above $100 a barrel. Images from Bahrain showed thick smoke rising after a strike on fuel tanks in Muharraq, with residents told to ...

One Killed in Attack on Oil Tankers off Iraq, Rescue Operation Ongoing

This is Beirut, 12/03 06:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An attack on two oil tankers near Iraq killed at least one crew member, authorities said on Thursday, as Iran carries out a campaign to disrupt global energy markets. Farhan Al-Fartousi, from Iraq's General Company for Ports, told state television that one crew member had been killed and 38 rescued while the "search continues for the ...

Iran Targets Commercial Shipping

This is Beirut, 11/03 17:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran intensified pressure on global energy markets Wednesday by targeting commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, while major economies moved to release strategic oil reserves to counter mounting supply fears as the Middle East war entered its second week.  Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had struck two commercial ...

Drones Fall Near Dubai Airport, Ships Hit as Iran Presses on With Attacks

This is Beirut, 11/03 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Drones fell near Dubai airport, injuring four people, while attacks hit three ships in or near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday as Iran kept up its campaign disrupting oil markets and air and maritime traffic. The oil-rich Gulf has borne the brunt of Iran's attacks in response to US-Israeli strikes that sparked the Middle East war, with Tehran ...

Trump Warns Iran Against Mining the Strait of Hormuz

This is Beirut, 10/03 22:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Tuesday against mining the Strait of Hormuz, threatening severe military consequences if Tehran attempts to block the strategic waterway that carries roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply. “If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the military ...

War in the Middle East: Casualty Figures from Across the Region

This is Beirut, 10/03 05:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Since the US and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the region and casualties have been reported in countries across the Middle East. Due to reporting restrictions, AFP has not been able to independently verify all of the following tolls. The figures are based on numbers released by governments, militaries, ...

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