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Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:11:15 +0000
11 civilians injured in Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia's Najran
ALBAWABA- Saudi Arabia's military coalition said 11 civilians were injured in Houthi attacks on the southern border region of Najran on Thursday, amid a sharp escalation in cross-border hostilities between the Iran-aligned group and the Kingdom...

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:30:38 +0000
Erdogan to meet Saudi crown prince and Pakistan PM in Riyadh
ALBAWABA- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Saudi Arabia on Friday for a one-day working visit, where he is scheduled to hold talks with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehba...

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:43:30 +0000
Several killed, injured in bus explosion near Damascus
ALBAWABA- Several people were killed and injured after an explosive device detonated on a passenger bus in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana on Thursday, Syrian state media reported, as Syrian and Turkish officials met in Ankara to strengthen security ...

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:20:10 +0000
45 government troops killed in deadliest Houthi strike since Yemen truce
ALBAWABA- At least 45 soldiers from Yemen's internationally recognized government forces were killed and more than 70 others wounded in coordinated Houthi missile and drone attacks targeting military camps in the governorates of Ma'rib and Hadhramaut...

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:05:04 +0000
Human rights groups affirm Israeli killing of journalist was intentional and is a war crime
ALBAWABA - Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and Legal Agenda point out that Israel deliberately targeted Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and colleague Zeinab Faraj, knowing full well that they were civilian journalists, which amounts to a w...

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:56:55 +0000
Video: Car rams into pedestrians in Russia, 8 injured
ALBAWABA - At least eight people, including the driver, were injured after a car rammed into pedestrians at a crosswalk in Omsk, Russia, the Prosecutor's Office of Russia's Omsk Oblast on Telegram, APA reported Thursday...

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:13:34 +0000
Kuwait orders closure of the only Iranian school in the country
ALBAWABA - A source at the education ministry said that Kuwaiti authorities ordered on Thursday the closure of a local Iranian school...

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:50:29 +0000
Trump rejects sending more Patriot missiles to Ukraine
ALBAWABA - U.S. President Donald Trump met with his Ukrainian counterpart Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House last week, where he rejected the latter’s request for Patriot missile shipments to Ukraine amid continued Russian attacks, acc...

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:11:11 +0000
Israeli soldiers killed, Tel Aviv strikes Lebanon as Rome talks continue
ALBAWABA - The Israeli Army confirmed the death of two soldiers in southern Lebanon on Thursday, saying they were killed in combat on Wednesday...

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:09:48 +0000
Iran: Twin blasts reported near the Strait of Hormuz
ALBAWABA - The British Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO) said Thursday that twin explosions were reported by an oil tanker that was passing through the Strait of Hormuz, near the coast of Oman...

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:28:54 +0000
Arab and Muslim foreign ministers meet in Jordan
ALBAWABA- Arab and Muslim foreign ministers met in Jordan on Wednesday to coordinate a unified diplomatic response to what they described as escalating Israeli measures targeting Jerusalem's identity and its Islamic and Christian holy sites...

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:39:18 +0000
Houthis target two Saudi oil tankers within hours as Red Sea tensions flare
ALBAWABA- Yemen's Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) claimed on Wednesday to have carried out ballistic missile attacks on two Saudi oil tankers within hours, marking a sharp escalation in maritime hostilities following the collapse of a months-long truce...

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:21:25 +0000
U.S. lifts sanctions on Iran-linked airlines
ALBAWABA- The United States has lifted counterterrorism sanctions on three Iranian airlines and two aircraft previously designated for alleged links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in a move that coincides with ongoing negotiation...

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:24:35 +0000
Iran, Oman agree on new Strait of Hormuz shipping corridor
ALBAWABA- Iran and Oman have reached an agreement on the geographic parameters of a proposed commercial shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei announced on Wednesday, while warning that t...

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:55:57 +0000
Pezeshkian met Mojtaba Khamenei in the backseat of a tinted car
ALBAWABA - Iran’s President, Masoud Pezeshkian, has reportedly met the unseen, unheard leader of Iran in the backseat of a tinted car without seeing him or shaking his hand, according to an Iran International exclusive report...

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:07:54 +0000
Russian drone manufacturer survives assassination attempt
ALBAWABA - General Director of Uraldronzavod, Vladimir Tkachuk, one of Russia’s key arms and FPV drone manufacturers, survived a near assassination attempt, reported by 66...

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:33:25 +0000
Plane collides with 'unknown object' over Germany
ALBAWABA  - A spokesperson at the interior ministry in Germany said in a statement Wednesday that a jet collided with an unidentified object near Germany's Leipzig Airport...

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:07:48 +0000
Houthis attack Saudi oil tanker 'Wafaa' with ballistic missiles
ALBAWABA - Houthi group military spokesperson Yahya Saree announced Wednesday morning that the Yemeni Armed Forces targeted a Saudi oil tanker called "Wafaa" in the Red Sea with ballistic missiles...

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:34:02 +0000
Terrifying video: Air India flight loses altitude, leaving 17 people injured
ALBAWABA - A shocking video showed an Air India flight, carrying  137 passengers and eight crew members, suddenly losing altitude during a trip, leaving 17 people injured...

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:43:03 +0000
Trump reveals optimistic details about the Strait of Hormuz
ALBAWABA - U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran on Tuesday that they have to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or he will launch a big attack on Tehran, he said in an interview with reporters...

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