April 21st, 2026 - 06:24 GMT
ALBAWABA - An explosion struck a huge oil rig in Etoile, Texas, sending intense flames into the sky across East Texas, local media reported Tuesday. The Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office said authorities were notified by a report of an explosion and fire near an oil site, north of Etoile, Texas. "Early reports indicate that all workers at the site are accounted for and have been evacuated. First responders are still ...
![A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad next to Syrian Grand Mufti Ahmed Hassun and Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halaqi attending prayers on the eve of the anniversary of the birth of Islam's Prophet Mohammed at the al-Hamad mosque in Damascus. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iraq/000_Nic6284371.jpg?itok=e8uU_RYf "A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad next to Syrian Grand Mufti Ahmed Hassun and Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halaqi attending prayers on the eve of the anniversary of the birth of Islam's Prophet Mohammed at the al-Hamad mosque in Damascus. [AFP]")
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![Youth from the Palestinian refugee camp of al-Jalazoun, clash with Palestinian police as they block the main road leading to the West Bank city of Ramallah and Bir Zeit as they protest against the reduction of aid to refugees given by United Nation's UNRWA on January 12, 2014. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/000_TS-TS-Nic6284141.jpg?itok=xDM46yhQ "Youth from the Palestinian refugee camp of al-Jalazoun, clash with Palestinian police as they block the main road leading to the West Bank city of Ramallah and Bir Zeit as they protest against the reduction of aid to refugees given by United Nation's UNRWA on January 12, 2014. [AFP]")
!['Friends of Syria' met with leaders of the mainstream opposition to President Bashar al-Assad ahead of peace talks due later this month. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/000_Par7761060.jpg?itok=p4Noxdm3 "'Friends of Syria' met with leaders of the mainstream opposition to President Bashar al-Assad ahead of peace talks due later this month. [AFP]")
![The president of Iraq’s autonomous region of Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani. [majalla]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iraq/massoud.jpg?itok=68jC5KhR "The president of Iraq’s autonomous region of Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani. [majalla]")
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