Eurasia

Yemen’s Houthis fire missiles, drones at Saudi oil facilities

Saudi state media earlier said the Saudi-led military coalition battling the Houthis had intercepted 12 armed drones aimed at “civilian targets” without specifying a location. Yemen’s Houthi forces fired drones and missiles at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry on Sunday, attacking a Saudi Aramco facility at Ras Tanura …

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Iran-backed Shi’ite cell behind bombing near Israeli Embassy in India

More than a month after an explosion rattled the streets of Delhi, Indian authorities believe they now know who carried out the attack. India’s central counterterrorism agencies have concluded that a local Shi’ite terrorist cell backed by Iran’s IRGC Quds Force was behind the attack that targeted the Israeli Embassy …

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BDS groups from US and Europe team up with Iran and Hamas against Israel

Over 60 organizations took part in the Gaza event, organized by The Global Campaign to Return to Palestine, a broad network including many BDS groups. BDS groups in Europe and North America took part in an event with the Iranian regime, leaders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and other terrorist …

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Is Ankara on mission impossible over S-400 conundrum?

Confusion reigns in Ankara on how to manage the S-400 crisis, as pressure to satisfy Moscow along with Washington makes it a tall, if not impossible, order. Turkey’s acquisition of Russian S-400 air defense systems has snagged any progress in its fraught relationship with the United States, growing into a …

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Syrian opposition accuses Kurdish forces of booby-trapping fuel trucks

The Syrian armed opposition factions are accusing the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces of planting explosive devices in fuel-laden trucks along the border with the opposition areas to prevent smuggling of fuel. The areas under the control of the Syrian opposition in north Syria are facing a fuel crisis as a …

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it thwarted plane hijacking

The perpetrator attempted to land the plane in a Gulf country, Iranian media reported the corps as saying. Many details surrounding the incident are unknown. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has thwarted a plane hijacking. An unidentified perpetrator tried to hijack an Iran Air flight from Ahwaz …

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US Embassy in Baghdad warns of attacks from ‘Iran-supported groups’ in Iraq

The announcement follows several attacks on the US military in the country as well as retaliatory strikes on Iraqi militias by the United States. The US Embassy in Baghdad has warned Americans about potential security threats in Iraq follows several attacks targeting the US military in the country. The embassy …

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Saudi renews bombing of Yemen’s capital following Houthi attacks

The Biden administration’s push to end the war has been stalled by a recent escalation. The Saudi-led military coalition announced a new campaign of airstrikes in Yemen in response to a series of Houthi missile and drone attacks on the Gulf kingdom this weekend. Coalition aircraft bombed multiple locations in …

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Are Gulf oil giants ready to go green?

As European and American oil companies face increased pressure and scrutiny on new climate restrictions, the Gulf has so far been avoided the heat. ExxonMobil appointed a climate-minded activist investor to its board of directors after investment firm Engine No. 1 called on the American oil and gas giant to …

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Online ‘auctions’ of Yazidi captives speak of ongoing Islamic State activity in Turkey

The rescue of a 7-year-old Yazidi captive in Ankara raises questions about how hard Turkey is trying to tackle Islamic State militants in the country. Six years after its gruesome assault on the Yazidi minority in Iraq, the Islamic State (IS) continues to sell Yazidi captives online on what is …

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