Middle East news
- Middle East
Senior Houthi official warns Saudi targets ‘within range’
Sanaa: A senior Houthi official warned on Sunday, July 19, that Saudi Arabia’s “valuable targets” are within range of the group’s forces, and that the Houthis are prepared to “pay the highest…
- Middle East
Iran says two vessels hit by ‘accidents’ in Strait of Hormuz
Iran said two vessels were involved in what it described as “accidents” in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, July 19, as the US-Iran war entered its 141st day and military tensions…
- Middle East
Khamenei calls US ‘Great Satan’, says it can’t be trusted
Iran’s Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, has accused the United States of repeatedly violating its commitments, saying Washington’s actions have demonstrated that it cannot be trusted. In…
- Middle East
Kuwait oil facility hit in Iranian attacks, several injured
One of Kuwait’s oil facilities was hit in repeated Iranian attacks on Saturday, July 18, causing significant material damage and injuring several people, according to Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and the state-run…
- Middle East
Abu Dhabi launches first licence plates for self-driving cars
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi has launched its first dedicated licence plates for self-driving cars, introducing a new system to identify autonomous vehicles operating on the emirate’s roads. The initiative was announced by…
- Middle East
One-sided deals are OVER: Iran’s warning to US amid escalating conflict
Dubai: Iran on Sunday, July 12, claimed to have hit the command-and-control centre and hangars housing MQ-9 drones of Jordan’s Prince Hassan Air Base. The damage was limited to minor property losses,…
- Middle East
Hormuz threat remains severe as Iran widens Gulf attacks
Military tensions between the United States and Iran intensified on Sunday, July 12, as the conflict spread across the Gulf after fresh US strikes on Iranian military targets. The latest escalation comes…
- Middle East
Up to 43 million joined Khamenei’s six-day funeral, says Iran
Up to 43 million people participated in the six-day funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which concluded with his private burial at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad on…
- Middle East
Explosions reported across southern Iran
Tehran: Several explosions were heard across southern Iran early on Friday, including in Bushehr, where Iran’s only civilian nuclear power plant is located, as well as Bandar Abbas, Konarak and Choghadak, according…
- Middle East
We’ll be hitting them hard tonight’: Trump warns Iran
US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday, July 8, that the United States would launch fresh military action, saying, “We’ll be hitting them hard tonight,” hours before explosions were reported across…
- Middle East
Hyd advocate’s plea prompts MEA action for Indian sailors in Gulf
Hyderabad: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has begun implementing directions issued by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in connection with Indian seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf, following a petition…
- Middle East
Two explosions heard near hotel hosting Macron in Damascus
Damascus: Two explosions were heard in the Syrian capital on Tuesday, July 7, near the hotel hosting French President Emmanuel Macron, prompting heightened security in the area while the French leader was…
- Middle East
Iran slams Indian media over claim 3,000 graves prepared
Tehran: The Iranian Embassy in India has criticised sections of the Indian media over reports claiming that 3,000 graves had been prepared for the funeral ceremonies of Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah…
- Middle East
Indian expat injured in Saudi projectile incident returns home
Riyadh: A 27-year-old Indian expat worker from Uttar Pradesh has returned home after recovering from serious injuries sustained when a military projectile fell on a residential compound in Saudi Arabia’s Al-Kharj, the…
- Middle East
Trump says Iran talks were ‘very good’ as Araghchi warns US, Israel
Indirect talks between the United States and Iran continued in Doha on Wednesday, July 1, with US President Donald Trump describing the negotiations as “very good” while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi…
