8+ hour, 17+ min ago   (272+ words) ABU DHABI, Sept 14: UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan held separate telephone discussions with his Saudi and Iraqi counterparts on Sunday on regional developments and efforts to prevent further escalation. Sheikh Abdullah spoke with Saudi Foreign Minister…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (209+ words) NEW DELHI, Sept 13: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said on Sunday, describing the meeting as part of the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (262+ words) ADEN, Sept 13: Yemeni government forces carried out airstrikes against Houthi positions, personnel and military equipment and shot down five drones belonging to the group amid renewed fighting across the country, military sources said Sunday. The Yemeni Armed Forces’ media center…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (36+ words) MANAMA, Sept 12: Bahrain said on Saturday it will not participate in a proposed ministerial meeting on the situation in the Strait of Hormuz or in any multilate... Bahrain rejects proposed Hormuz ministerial meeting with Iran...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (140+ words) BAGHDAD, Sep 12: Iraq has ordered the closure of the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran as a precaution following drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, Reuters reported Friday, citing two Iraqi security sources.  The sources said Iraqi authorities were also conducting a…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (257+ words) SANAA, Sep 12: The Yemeni Air Force carried out a series of airstrikes targeting Houthi militia positions in the Mocha and Dhubab areas, the Yemeni Armed Forces said Friday. Brig. Gen. Majid Abdullah al-Nuzaili, spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, said…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (274+ words) RIYADH, Sept 11: Drones launched from Iraq struck Saudi Arabia’s critical East-West oil pipeline system on Thursday, hitting pumping stations and triggering fires, CNN reported Friday, citing US officials familiar with the matter. Two US officials said projectiles struck pumping stations…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (187+ words) Houthis seize control of Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Mocha: Reuters SANAA, Sept 10: Houthi forces have taken control of the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Mocha, less than 50 miles (80 kilometers) from the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait, three Yemeni…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (188+ words) Kuwait condemns Israeli prime minister’s entry into Syrian territory KUWAIT CITY, Sep 10: The State of Kuwait has strongly condemned the entry of the Israeli prime minister into Syrian territory, describing the move as a flagrant violation of Syria’s sovereignty and…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (208+ words) RIYADH, Sep 8: Several energy-sector facilities and installations in Saudi Arabia’s southern region were targeted on Tuesday morning, according to an official source at the Ministry of Energy. The source said the relevant authorities immediately began responding to the incident and…...