Category: 3. Middle East
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Kuwait emir lambasts ‘brutal’ Iran attacks, affirms right to self-defense
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s emir on Monday condemned Iran’s attacks on his country, where 12 people have been killed so far, as Tehran strikes out at the Gulf in response to US-Israeli attacks.
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11 Syrian workers in Lebanon injured in Israeli drone strike
LONDON: Syrian authorities have reported that 11 workers were injured in an Israeli drone strike near the town of Yohmor Al-Shaqif in southern Lebanon on Sunday.
A number of injured Syrians were taken to a hospital in Nabatieh for treatment…
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EU top diplomat urges ceasefire to save Lebanon from ‘chaos’
BRUSSELS: The EU’s top diplomat called Monday for a 2024 ceasefire to be upheld to prevent Lebanon from “sliding into chaos,” saying Israel’s “heavy-handed” response to Hezbollah attacks was further destabilizing the…
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Bahraini forces intercept more than 170 Iranian missiles, drones
LONDON: Bahrain announced on Monday that it intercepted 102 ballistic missiles and 171 unmanned aerial vehicles since the end of February, amid the US and Israeli military action against Tehran’s authoritarian regime.
The General Command of…
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Chad-Sudan border closure deepens humanitarian crisis for Sudanese refugees
ADRE, CHAD: At the Adre border crossing between Chad and Sudan, the desert heat settles over rows of tarpaulin shelters and weary travelers wait in an atmosphere of uncertainty.
Women sit beneath sparse acacia trees, shielding infants from…
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