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Oil Prices Surge as Middle East Tensions Escalate

This is Beirut, 18/05 03:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Global oil prices continued their upward trajectory on Monday amid mounting geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, as diplomatic efforts to halt the ongoing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran appeared to falter. Brent crude futures rose by $1.44, or 1.32%, reaching $110.70 per barrel by 23:37 GMT after hitting their highest level since May 5 ...

UAE Air Defenses Intercept 3 Drones Entering From Western Border

This is Beirut, 17/05 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Arab Emirates announced Sunday evening that its air defenses intercepted three drones that entered the country from the western border direction, with two successfully neutralized while a third struck an electrical generator outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the Al Dhafra region. The UAE Ministry of ...

Lebanon’s Peace Should Not Wait on Saudi Arabia

Marwan El Amine, 11/05 12:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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At the most immediate level, the U.S.-brokered push for Lebanon-Israel diplomacy faces the obstacle of Hezbollah’s weapons—or, more precisely, the arsenal of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Lebanese territory. The drive for diplomacy must also overcome a shortsighted approach to peace that is emerging in Lebanon. Some ...

Amal Leader Condemns Gunfire in Beirut

This is Beirut, 17/04 13:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, leader of Lebanon’s Amal party, voiced support on Friday for national unity, condemning incidents of celebratory gunfire in Beirut last night as the Shia political community navigates its first day of the ceasefire since March 2. Berri said that indiscriminate gunfire in the capital was ...

Mideast Prepares for More Fighting as Talks Fail

This is Beirut, 12/04 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A sense of dread spread across the Middle East after talks between the US and Iran collapsed, as fears of renewed fighting rattled an already tense region with Donald Trump ordering a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Following more than 20 hours of talks in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, US Vice President JD Vance admitted the yawning ...

UAE Signals Willingness to Join Military Effort in Hormuz: Report

This is Beirut, 02/04 10:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Arab Emirates is preparing to support a potential military operation led by the United States and its allies to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Arab officials told the Wall Street Journal. If confirmed, the move would mark the first time a Gulf state has formally entered the conflict with Iran. Emirati officials are pushing for a United ...

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, ...

Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli 'Aggression' Against Syria

This is Beirut, 21/03 06:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry condemned on Saturday Israel's strikes on Syrian army camps as "aggression", joining Turkey in calling on the international community to intervene. Israel's military said on Friday it had struck southern Syria in response to what it called attacks against the Druze community in Sweida ...

Israel Bombards Iranian Gas Field, Iran Vows Retaliation on Gulf

This is Beirut, 18/03 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli Air Force struck natural gas processing facilities in the South Pars field in Asaluyeh, southwestern Iran, according to multiple senior Israeli officials. This is the first time Israel has struck natural gas facilities in Iran, having previously struck oil depots. In response, Iran issued evacuation ‌warnings for ...

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 ...

Iran Guards Targeted U.S. Forces at Saudi Base with Missiles

This is Beirut, 15/03 06:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards said late on Saturday they had launched a missile salvo at US forces stationed at a major base in Saudi Arabia's Al-Kharj. The Guards said the Prince Sultan Air Base was being used to equip "F-35 and F-16 fighter jets and is the storage place for fuel tankers". While there has been no immediate ...

Iran Says Carries Out Strikes on U.S., Israeli Targets

This is Beirut, 11/03 04:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran has launched new strikes on Israeli and American targets in the Middle East, state broadcaster IRIB said on Wednesday. The barrage was "the most intense and heaviest since the start of the war", lasting three hours, the broadcaster said, citing a statement from Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards. It targeted Israeli cities ...

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