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Wizz Air announces return to Dubai and Abu Dhabi with new routes
Wizz Air has announced plans to return to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, less than a year after ending its locally based operations in the UAE capital. The ultra-low-cost airline said the two…
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Iran claims strikes on two US vessels, 8 tankers in Persian Gulf
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday, September 9, claimed its forces had targeted two US Navy guided-missile destroyers and eight oil tankers in the Persian Gulf in retaliation for…
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UK set to ban trade with Israeli settlements in West Bank
The United Kingdom (UK) government is expected to announce a ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, September 8, in what could mark a significant shift…
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Iran warns South Korea against involvement in Strait of Hormuz
Iran warned South Korea on Monday, September 7, that any military involvement in the Strait of Hormuz would be regarded as support for US aggression and could have “serious consequences”, as Seoul…
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At least 117 killed as Yemen government, Houthi forces clash
Aden: At least 117 people have been killed in four days of fierce clashes between Yemeni government forces and the Houthi group in the western provinces of Taiz and Hodeidah, medical officials…
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Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in drugs case
Egyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa was among 12 people sentenced to death by hanging on Saturday after a Cairo Criminal Court convicted them in a major case involving the manufacture and trafficking…
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Iran threatens wider strikes on US ships as tanker tensions rise
As the war between the United States and Iran reached its 190th day, fresh military threats and attacks on shipping heightened fears of wider escalation on Sunday, September 6, 81 days after…
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Trump calls US-Iran military conflict ‘small potatoes’, not a war
Washington: President Donald Trump has described the US confrontation with Iran as an intermittent “military conflict” rather than a full-scale war, claiming that Washington controls the Strait of Hormuz and has prevented…
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Qatar says most Iran strikes targeted US military facilities
Qatar has said that almost all attacks during the recent conflict were directed at US military facilities, while no civilian areas were targeted, according to an official document submitted to the International…
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Adidas faces backlash over Israeli soldier in one-shoe campaign
German sportswear giant Adidas is facing backlash after featuring Israeli soldier Shalev Biton in a campaign for its One Shoe Service, an initiative allowing customers who need only one shoe to purchase…
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At least 25 killed as major Houthi assault rocks Yemen’s Taiz
Aden: At least 25 people were killed and several others wounded on Thursday as heavy fighting between Yemen’s government forces and the Houthis raged in southwestern Taiz province, a government military official…
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Trump says Iran war will end soon, claims US has already ‘won’
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said the war with Iran would end soon, asserting that American forces had crippled Tehran’s military capabilities, were monitoring its nuclear sites and controlled the Strait…
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UAE flights to India, Gulf face disruption amid rising tensions
Air travel in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) saw further disruption on Thursday, September 3, with delays and cancellations affecting connections to India and neighbouring Gulf countries as regional tensions remained high.…
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Netanyahu says toppling Iran’s government is ‘within reach’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, September 3, said Iran’s government was weaker than ever and fighting for its survival, expressing confidence that toppling it was “within reach” as the United…
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Iran claims missile, drone strikes on US bases in Kuwait, UAE
Iran’s Army said it launched missile and drone strikes on military bases used by US forces in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) early on Thursday, September 3, marking a fresh…
