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Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Salvagers abandoned an initial effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels as it “was not safe to proceed,” a ...

DATE: Sep 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Takeaways from a report that questions the accuracy of Iran's ballistic missiles

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Iran threatens to retaliate against Israel over the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the accuracy of the Islamic Republic's long-...

DATE: Sep 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

As Iran threatens Israel, the danger of Tehran's long-vaunted missile program remains in question

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Iran threatens to attack Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in the Iranian capital, its long-vaunted missile program offers one of the few ...

DATE: Sep 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Yemen's Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, as a nearby Saudi-flagged tanker ship a...

DATE: Sep 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

7 US troops hurt in raid with Iraqi forces targeting Islamic State group militants that killed 15

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States military and Iraq launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic State group militants in the country's western desert that killed at ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Houthi video shows the Yemeni rebels planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing their fighters boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker, setting off blasts that ...

DATE: Aug 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Telegram founder Pavel Durov's various citizenships add to the mystery of his detention

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Over more than a decade, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram has amassed various different citizenships, something that's only added to the m...

DATE: Aug 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Iran's supreme leader opens door to negotiations with US over Tehran's nuclear program

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's supreme leader opened the door Tuesday to renewed negotiations with the United States over his country's rapidly advancing nuclear program, telling ...

DATE: Aug 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

American rapper Macklemore says he canceled Dubai show over UAE arming Sudan paramilitary forces

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — American rapper Macklemore said he canceled an upcoming October concert in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates' role "in the ongoing genocide and humanitar...

DATE: Aug 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Fires break out on abandoned Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion that Yemen rebels attacked in Red Sea

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fires broke out Friday on a Greek-flagged oil tanker previously attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels this week, with the vessel now appearing to be adrift in ...

DATE: Aug 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Former Saudi official alleges Prince Mohammed forged king's signature on Yemen war decree, BBC says

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A former Saudi official alleged in a report that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman forged the signature of his father on the royal decree tha...

DATE: Aug 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Iran police shot a woman while trying to seize her car over hijab law violation, activists say

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — On a darkened road beside the Caspian Sea, Iranian police officers opened fire last month on a 31-year-old woman who had tried to speed away likely knowing...

DATE: Aug 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press