War in the Middle East

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

This is Beirut 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 ...

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Israeli Army Begins "Limited Ground Operations" against Hezbollah

This is Beirut 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli army said on Monday it had begun “limited ground operations” against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. The move comes after a night of direct clashes in Khiam in south Lebanon’s Marjayoun district and days of heavy missile fire. Israel’s military spokesman said in a statement, “troops from the 91st ...

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 ...

UAE has 'Right to Defend Itself' but Chooses 'Restraint': Senior Official

This is Beirut 15/03 06:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United Arab Emirates has the right to defend itself against Iran's ongoing strikes but chooses restraint, a senior UAE official has said, as Tehran continues its retaliatory attacks across the Gulf. "The UAE has the right to defend itself against this imposed terrorist aggression, but it is still prioritising reason and logic, ...

U.S. Embassy Attacked in Baghdad, Strikes Hit Iran-Backed Fighters

This is Beirut 14/03 20:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US embassy in Baghdad was hit by an attack on Saturday following strikes that killed three members of a powerful Iran-backed group in the capital, security sources said. Iraq, long a proxy battleground between the United States and Iran, was quickly dragged into the Middle East war triggered by US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February ...

Hamas Urges Iran to Stop 'Targeting Neighbouring' Countries

This is Beirut 14/03 08:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Saturday called on Iran to refrain from targeting neighbouring countries, while affirming Tehran's right to defend itself against Israel and the United States. "While affirming the right of the Islamic Republic of Iran to respond to this aggression by all available means in accordance with ...

Iran Threatens U.S.-linked Oil Targets After Trump Says Kharg Bombed

This is Beirut 14/03 05:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's armed forces threatened on Saturday to destroy US-linked oil infrastructure after President Donald Trump said the United States had bombed Iran's oil hub Kharg Island. The military's Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a statement cited by Iranian media that oil and energy infrastructure belonging to firms that cooperated ...

Drone Attack Takes Place on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

This is Beirut 14/03 05:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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A drone struck the US embassy in Baghdad on Saturday, an Iraqi security official said, as an AFP journalist saw smoke rising from the complex. "A drone hit the embassy," the official said, with a second security source confirming that an attack had targeted the diplomatic mission. The attack took place shortly after two Iran-backed fighters were ...

Israel Cuts Bridge Over Litani River

This is Beirut 13/03 12:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel expanded its strikes in Lebanon on Friday, targeting multiple areas including a bridge over the Litani river that it said Hezbollah had been using as a passageway for its fighters. The raids came after Israel threatened to also carry out a ground operation to disarm Hezbollah if the Lebanese government does not do so. The Lebanon-based ...

Turkey Confirms Third Ballistic Missile From Iran Shot Down

This is Beirut 13/03 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Turkey's defence ministry on Friday said a ballistic missile from Iran had been shot down in Turkish airspace by NATO forces in the third such incident of the Middle East war. "A ballistic munition launched from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was neutralised by NATO air and missile defence assets deployed in the eastern ...

Strikes Kill 11 Iran-Backed Fighters Near Iraq-Syria Border, Capital: Officials

This is Beirut 13/03 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Air strikes killed at least 11 Iran-backed fighters in Iraq on Thursday near the Iraqi-Syrian border and in the capital Baghdad, senior security and armed faction officials told AFP. Iraqi authorities denounced the "blatant attacks" on bases that belong to the Hashed al-Shaabi, a former paramilitary group now integrated into the regular ...

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 ...