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The United Arab Emirates has placed its security services on maximum alert as military tensions escalate across the Gulf following joint United States and Israeli strikes on Iran and subsequent Iranian missile launches in the region. In a statement issued from Abu Dhabi, the Ministry of Interior said it is closely monitoring fast moving developments......
Several United States embassies in the Middle East have instructed their staff to shelter in place and urged American citizens to do the same, after Iran said it launched missiles at US military bases across the Gulf in response to US and Israeli strikes on Iranian territory. Security alerts were issued by US missions in Israel, the United......
The US diplomatic mission in the United Arab Emirates has instructed staff at the embassy in Abu Dhabi and the consulate in Dubai to shelter in place because of regional hostilities, and is urging all American citizens in the country to take the same precaution until further notice. The security alert calls on US nationals to move to a secure......
Explosions were reported across Manama early Saturday after Iran said it had launched missiles at the headquarters of the United States Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, in retaliation for large-scale US and Israeli strikes on Iranian territory. Residents in several districts of the capital said they heard multiple loud blasts and saw smoke......
Authorities in Morocco have arrested suspects in connection with a large-scale international investigation into drug trafficking facilitated through the encrypted messaging platform Sky ECC. The operation, led by Belgian authorities with cooperation from France, the Netherlands, and Balkan countries, stems from efforts launched in 2021 targeting......
Jeff Bezos’ artificial intelligence venture Project Prometheus is seeking tens of billions of dollars to build a new holding company that will buy industrial businesses reshaped by AI, deepening the Amazon founder’s latest return to an executive role in the technology sector. The planned vehicle would target manufacturers in areas......
Ukrainian and US negotiators opened a fresh round of talks in Geneva on Thursday, seeking to lock in a sweeping economic “prosperity package” for Ukraine even as Russia pummeled the country with one of its heaviest overnight barrages in months. The discussions, led by Ukraine’s national security chief and chief negotiator......
Freight costs for transporting crude oil from the Middle East surged to their highest level in six years as exporters accelerated shipments while tensions escalate between the United States and Iran. The cost of chartering a very large crude carrier capable of carrying two million barrels from the Persian Gulf to Asia exceeded 170,000 dollars......
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has departed Lebanon following a week-long stay marked by political consultations and public appearances, returning to the United Arab Emirates, where he has been based since stepping back from political life in early 2022. Hariri’s visit coincided with the annual commemoration of the assassination......
A new United Nations report has highlighted persistent barriers preventing women in Morocco and across the Arab region from fully participating in the financial system, warning that limited access to banking and digital services continues to restrain economic growth. In its study titled Unlocking women’s economic potential in the Arab......
Foreign ministers gathered Wednesday at the United Nations for a Security Council ministerial session on the situation in Palestine, as international pressure mounts over recent Israeli measures expanding control in the occupied West Bank. The meeting, chaired by British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper in her capacity as president of the......
India has confirmed the seizure of three oil tankers under US sanctions suspected of operating within Iran’s so called shadow fleet, marking the country’s first major enforcement action against ships accused of evading international oil restrictions. The operation comes amid improving ties between Washington and New Delhi following......
Muslim communities in multiple regions are preparing to begin Ramadan 1447 after religious authorities confirmed the sighting of the crescent moon, setting Wednesday, 18 February 2026, as the first day of fasting in several countries. Under the Islamic lunar calendar, the start of Ramadan depends on the visual confirmation of the new crescent,......
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