Middle East
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75Saudi-led strikes on Yemen’s Mokha kill six, injure eight, Houthi media says
At least six people were killed and eight others wounded in Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen’s strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha,...
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78Pakistan-Saudi defence pact raises risk of Islamabad being drawn into Middle East conflict
Pakistan’s defence commitments to Saudi Arabia are facing their biggest test as fighting between Riyadh and Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels raises fears...
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59Six killed, nine injured in ammunition depot explosion in Syria’s Deir el-Zour
An explosion at an ammunition depot in the Ayyash area of western Deir el-Zour province on Friday killed six people and injured...
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61Houthi attack repelled in mountainous Taiz areas, Yemeni forces say
Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces said they repelled an attack by the Houthis on their positions in mountainous areas near the town of...
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Yemeni forces report 30 Houthi fighters killed, 60 wounded in Taiz clashes
As fighting between the Saudi-backed government and the Iran-aligned Houthi intensified, Yemeni government forces said on Friday that 30 Houthi fighters had...
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65Syria imposes curfew in southern city of Sanamayn after three killed
Syrian authorities imposed a temporary curfew in the southern city of Sanamayn after three security personnel were killed and several others injured...
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183Saudi Arabia offers more crude to Asian refiners via Oman after pipeline attacks, Reuters reports
Saudi Arabia is offering more crude oil to Asian refiners through ship-to-ship transfers off Oman’s Sohar port after drone attacks damaged its...
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100Houthis claim Saudi fighter jet shot down, reject allegation of attack near Mecca
Yemen’s Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed Wednesday that the group had shot down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet over the Marib...
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90Iran says IRGC destroyed MQ-1 drone over Strait of Hormuz
State media reported Tuesday that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intercepted and destroyed an MQ-1 drone in the eastern part of the...
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59Houthi attacks wound 13 civilians as Saudi cities placed on alert
Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia wounded 13 civilians and prompted authorities to issue warning alerts for several cities, Saudi authorities said Tuesday,...
