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The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom's condemnation in the strongest terms of the targeting of its territory on Saturday, 27 June 2026, with a number of Iranian drones, in a blatant violation of its sovereignty. This constitutes a blatant threat to the security of citizens

ABU DHABI: His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, received a phone call today from Abbas Araghchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran. During the call, the two sides reviewed the overall situation in the regi

12 of the 13 people killed in the Ras Laffan incident Sunday night are Indian nationals, the Indian Embassy Qatar has confirmed. "Our Embassy is working in close contact with the Qatari authorities to extend all possible help to the Indian nationals and their families affected by this incident, inc

SINGAPORE: At least three tankers carrying Iranian oil have sailed through the U.S. naval blockade this week, with a fourth, an empty vessel, heading towards the Gulf of Oman, after the U.S. ⁠and Iran agreed a framework deal to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, shipping data showed. The shipme

Kuwait: Kuwait ‌resumed ​air traffic on Thursday and Kuwait International ⁠Airport returned to normal operations after ‌a temporary ‌suspension prompted by ‌Iranian attacks, the ‌civil ‌aviation authority said. Kuwait ​had ‌closed ​its ⁠airspace and ​suspended ⁠air traffic earlier on ⁠Thursday ⁠as

Lebanon and Israel have agreed to implement a ceasefire following extensive negotiations held in Washington, according to a joint statement issued by the United States late last night. The joint communique outlines that the ceasefire is strictly conditional upon the complete cessation of hostilitie

MANAMA: The General Command of the Bahrain Defence Force said that Iran continues its systematic hostile approach through missile and drone attacks targeting civilian sites in the Kingdom of Bahrain. In a statement carried by the Bahrain News Agency (BNA), the General Command said its air defence s

His Excellency Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Diplomatic Advisor to His Highness the President of the UAE, stressed that all countries from the Arabian Gulf to Yemen, Lebanon and Iraq, are paying the price for Iran 's inflated regional ambition. He also said a review is required and inevitable, ba

DUBAI/LONDON: Syria recorded nearly 12,000 ​aircraft transits in May as regional airlines rerouted around airspace disrupted by conflict in the Middle East and into skies that most carriers had avoided for more than a decade. Figures from Syria 's General Authority for Civil Aviation show 11,801 fl

Kuwait 's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned on Thursday the Iranian attacks targeting its territories with missiles and drones, describing them as a dangerous escalation and a blatant violation of the country 's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity. In a press release, carried by KUNA,

Bahrain 's interior ‌ministry said ​on Saturday it had arrested 41 people it said were ⁠linked to Iran 's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), the state news agency reported. The ‌ministry said security authorities uncovered ‌a group linked to Iran 's ‌IRGC, adding ‌that investigations ‌by the public prose

Mogadishu: Suspected Somali pirates hijacked a fuel tanker off the northeastern coast of Somalia, according to a local official and the British military. The vessel was seized on Wednesday in waters between the coastal towns of Hafun and Bandarbeyla in the semi-autonomous state of Puntland along th