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March 5th, 2026 - 06:00 GMT

Sally Shakkour

Fire continues at Fujairah oil depot in the UAE

ALBAWABA - Fire still raging at an oil depot in Fujairah, UAE, one day after it was hit by debris from an intercepted Iranian drone, According to Al Jazeera, the oil depot was hit by the remains of a drone launched by Iran targeting the UAE. The latest attack comes amid a series of incidents planned to affect energy facilities in the Middle East. Emirati Civil Defense units are working ...

Veteran Supreme Court judge Neemat Abdullah Kheir was appointed as chief of the judiciary by the 11-member ruling sovereign council. (Twitter)

October 13th, 2019 - 07:23 GMT

Sudan Picks the First-ever Woman Neemat Kheir as Female Judiciary Chief

The National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) reported that the SABITI tanker had been hit by two separate explosions near the Saudi port city of Jeddah. (AFP/ File Photo)

October 13th, 2019 - 06:36 GMT

Iran Vows to Respond to Tanker Attack in the Red Sea

Iraqi police are seen deployed in Baghdad's predominantly Shiite Sadr City, on October 7, 2019. Demonstrations across Baghdad and the south have spiralled into violence over the last week. (AFP/ File Photo)

October 13th, 2019 - 06:30 GMT

Iraqi Govt Under Pressure to Probe Protestor Killings That Reached Over 100

Turkish-baked Syrian fighters drive an armoured personnel carrier near the Syrian border town of Tal Abyad on October 12, 2019, as they prepare to take part in the Turkish-led assault on northeastern Syria. Bakr ALKASEM / AFP

October 13th, 2019 - 06:20 GMT

Germany Stops Arms Sales to Turkey Over Syria Offensive

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October 12th, 2019 - 06:06 GMT

Thousands of US Troops to be Sent to Saudi Arabia

Turkey will not stop its operation against Kurdish militants in northern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday, dismissing what he called "threats" from other countries. Ozan KOSE / AFP

October 12th, 2019 - 05:56 GMT

ISIS Prisoners Escape Jail Amid Turkish Attacks on Syria

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October 12th, 2019 - 05:46 GMT

Who Missiled The Iranian Oil Tanker in The Red Sea?

Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui speaks to journalists in front of his party's office in the capital Tunis on October 10, 2019, a day after his release from jail. AFP

October 11th, 2019 - 05:04 GMT

Tunisia's Newly Released Candidate Karoui Calls for Delaying Presidential Vote

Syria's Kurds battled to hold off a Turkish invasion on October 9 after air strikes and shelling launched a long-threatened operation that could reshape the country and trigger a humanitarian crisis. Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP

October 11th, 2019 - 04:48 GMT

Erdogan Would Send Millions of Refugees to EU if it Calls The Syria Operation 'Invasion'

Algerian protesters gesture during an anti-government protest in the capital Algiers on October 8, 2019. Demonstrators gathered in the capital, the epicentre of Algeria's protest movement that forced longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down in April. (STRINGER / AFP)

October 10th, 2019 - 12:12 GMT

Algeria's Military Vows a Completely Different Presidential Polls

Turkey has launched a broad assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northeastern Syria, with intensive bombardment followed by a ground offensive made possible by the withdrawal of US troops. (BULENT KILIC / AFP)

October 10th, 2019 - 11:51 GMT

Thousands of ISIS Prisoners May Flee Jail After Turkey's Attacks on Syria

US President Donald Trump shakes hands after signing an executive order regarding federal regulations in the Roosevelt Room of the White House October 9, 2019, in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

October 10th, 2019 - 11:39 GMT

'They Didn't Help us in Normandy': Trump Defends Abandoning The Kurds in Syria