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RIYADH: Saudi air defences intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi movement towards Riyadh at dawn on Saturday, the Saudi-led coalition said, as a fire broke out at a fuel depot near King Khalid International Airport. Coalition spokesman Major General Turki Al-Malki said the missile was intercepted […]
BAGHDAD: Iraq has returned restricted airspace in the western part of the country to civilian authorities, ending limitations imposed for military operations since 2016, the Transport Ministry said on Friday. The ministry said all previously reserved airspace zones stretching across western Iraq from north to south had been handed over […]
MANILA: Three students were killed in a school shooting in the southern Philippines on Friday, including a 16-year-old student suspected of carrying out the attack before turning the gun on himself, provincial officials said. Eight other students were injured in the shooting in Banga town in South Cotabato, with four […]
LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain’s residence in north London came under attack after two masked men entered the property and allegedly attempted to force their way into the house. According to accounts provided by MQM officials and video footage shared by the party, the two men jumped […]
ISLAMABAD: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could seek another term if parliament approves an early election in April 2028, one of his top advisers said, according to Turkish media reports. Mehmet Ucum said that if 360 lawmakers support a decision to call an early election, voting could be held on […]
ISLAMABAD: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephone conversation with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir to discuss the latest regional developments and matters of mutual interest, Iranian state media reported on Thursday. According to Iranian reports, the conversation took […]
KHARTOUM: At least 60 people were killed after a gold mine collapsed in southern Sudan, with many more feared trapped under the rubble, two survivors told AFP on Wednesday. The mine shafts at Al-Zaraa in West Kordofan began collapsing on Tuesday while dozens of small-scale miners were underground. By the […]
DUBAI: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has sought US military assistance from President Donald Trump to counter Yemen’s Houthis, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as the group advances along Yemen’s Red Sea coast towards the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Trump held at least two telephone conversations […]
ALGIERS: Algeria on Thursday announced that it had decided to sever diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), accusing Abu Dhabi of carrying out a series of “provocative or hostile” actions despite repeated warnings. The Algerian Foreign Ministry said the UAE’s actions had reached a point where they could […]
LONDON: Israel has ordered Britain to close its consulate in East Jerusalem within a month in retaliation for sanctions imposed by Britain, France and Canada on Israeli settlements, Israeli officials said on Wednesday. Two Israeli officials and two other sources familiar with the matter said London had been given 30 […]