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Middle EastSaudi Arabia said on Monday that it was facing a new barrage of incoming Houthi missiles and drones, as Riyadh's King Khalid airport remained shut and airlines canceled flights across the region amid a rapidly escalating conflict. The Saudi-led coalition reported incoming drones and missiles on Monday, with no immediate word on whether they were
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Middle EastTwo drones struck a camp belonging to an Iranian Kurdish opposition group in the Koya district of Erbil on Monday, October 12, in the latest cross-border attack on opposition bases inside Iraq's Kurdistan Region. The strikes caused material damage but no casualties, according to the group. The drones hit the Azadi Camp, which houses members
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Middle EastIran is reviewing the United States' reply to its proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and will send its answer through intermediaries once the review is complete, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday. Speaking at a press conference in Tehran, Baghaei confirmed that messages between Iran and the United States continue to
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Middle EastSaudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi about the recent escalation of the regional conflict and efforts to lower tensions, the Saudi state news agency (SPA) reported on Sunday — their first publicly reported contact since the Iran-aligned Houthis intensified strikes on the kingdom.
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Middle EastAt least two Palestinians were killed on Monday when an Israeli strike hit the southern Gaza Strip, health officials said, in the latest deadly incident to strain a US-brokered ceasefire that has yet to end the bloodshed. The Israeli military said the Gaza strike targeted a militant in the area but offered no further details,
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Middle EastRIYADH — Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia issued a joint condemnation on Sunday of attacks by Yemen's Houthi movement on Riyadh's international airport, calling the strikes a "dangerous escalation that cannot be justified or accepted under any pretext." One person was killed and nearly a dozen injured in an attack on the airport on
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Middle EastA projectile struck Terminal 4 at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sunday, sparking a fire and injuries, a day after a missile attack killed 12 and wounded 309. The Houthis claimed responsibility.
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Middle EastAn outbound tanker caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after being struck by an unknown projectile, hours after the US disabled a cargo ship running its Iran blockade.
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Middle EastGaza: One year after the Gaza ceasefire agreement was reached, more than 100 humanitarian, human rights and civil society organizations say the ceasefire exists in name only, with Israeli forces continuing to kill and injure Palestinians daily while restrictions on aid, equipment and rebuilding materials prevent families from recovering.
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Middle EastFormer Syrian general Bassam al-Hassan, wanted internationally for crimes against humanity, is living quietly in Beirut under US and Lebanese protection, a joint BBC-NPR investigation has found.
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Middle EastIraq devalued the dinar to 1,520 per US dollar on Wednesday, a 14.5% cut, after the US-Israeli war on Iran disrupted oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz and slashed state revenue.
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Middle EastAn adviser to Iran's Revolutionary Guards commander says Tehran will soon block transit routes in the Strait of Hormuz it deems illegal, in a fresh escalation of the standoff over the vital oil waterway.
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