FRANKFURT, July 18 (Reuters) - Germany is upgrading its security stance to a "high threat level" from a previous"abstract threat level" based on increasing reports and intelligence, the country's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said in a German newspaper interview
Hostilities in the Middle East intensified on Saturday after a seventh straight night of US attacks on Iran, with Tehran threatening a "full-scale offensive" in response and the strategic Strait of Hormuz remaining virtually closed. - 'Full-scale offensive' - Tehran threatened
Bahrain activated its air sirens for a second time on Saturday, warning residents to shelter after it detected possible incoming drones or missilesEarlier, its army said that the country's air defenses repelled a wave of Iranian attacks, as an AFP journalist in Manama reported
Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense has lifted an alert that sounded in Al-Kharj and Yanbu early on Saturday via the National Early Warning Platform for Emergencies.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The all-clear message was sent
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said one of its oil facilities was hit on Saturday by “repeated Iranian attacks,” resulting in significant material damage and some injuries, according to Kuwait’s state news agency. The Gulf country on Saturday said Iran struck another of its power
Kuwait Airways said on Saturday it has rescheduled most flights after the country temporarily suspended operations at Kuwait International Airport following Iranian missile and drone attacks.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The
Jordan’s army said on Saturday it had shot down 10 Iranian missiles with no casualties or damage, as Tehran retaliated against American strikes by pressing attacks on US allies. For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“Air defense
By Jana Choukeir and Eman Abouhassira DUBAI, July 18 (Reuters) - Iran launched more attacks on Washington's Gulf allies and Jordan on Saturday after a seventh straight night of U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets, including logistics hubs, escalating the war one week after
By Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said late on Thursday it completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran that were carried out at President Donald Trump's direction and marked a seventh consecutive night of American attacks. Here
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards said they targeted U.S. military sites in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan and warned countries hosting American forces of retaliation following Washington's seventh consecutive night of strikes in Iran
The US State Department on Friday reported a major oil pipeline between Iraq and Syria, which has been closed for decades, will be restored by the two countries.“The United States welcomes the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic’s
Western energy companies on Friday signed dozens of agreements with Iraqi officials on oil and gas and pipelines as the OPEC member seeks to deepen relations with the US and develop alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz for getting its energy to global markets.“We are using an
Nine years after leaving the Gaza Strip, Dr. Ezzideen Shehab returned to Jabaliya to visit his family. Days laters the war broke out. Since then, he has worked and volunteered, while chronicling his experiences in writing filled with compassion and rage at the world, Israel and
A Friday Iranian strike on a Kurdish dissident base underscores Tehran's concern that its oldest internal security challenge has now become a wartime vulnerability.
By Catherine Cartier and Jonathan Saul July 17 (Reuters) - A vessel under sanctions for moving Russian fuel is likely leaking oil in a protected marine area off the coast of Oman, according to analysis of satellite imagery and experts. The Caroline Bezengi vessel took Russian
US forces launched strikes against Iran for a seventh night in a row on Friday, the US military said.US Central Command (CENTCOM), in a post on X, said the strikes, which began at 1900 GMT, were designed to “continue degrading Iranian military capabilities.”For all the latest
While the U.S. is having a hard time opening the Strait of Hormuz, the threat of the Houthis closing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Yemen is now in the mix. The risk to the world economy needs no explanation
ConocoPhillips announced Friday that it had reached a deal with BP to join as minority partner in the British company’s oil production venture in northern Iraq.The US company will acquire a 42 percent interest in BP Energy Company of Kirkuk Limited, with the signing expected
By Manuel Silvestri VENICE, July 17 (Reuters) - A few hundred people in Venice protested on Friday against U.S. Ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta as he arrived in the lagoon city aboard his superyacht, drawing criticism of President Donald Trump's policies. Activists also
By Manuel Silvestri VENICE, July 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta arrived in the lagoon of Venice aboard his superyacht on Friday, drawing protests against President Donald Trump's policies and increased security as the city prepared for one of its most
An Israeli airstrike killed at least eight Palestinians and wounded 20 attending a funeral in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Friday for a person killed by another Israeli strike on the area earlier in the day, Gaza health officials said.Those deaths, along with at least
More than 100 US House Democrats voted this week to cut military aid to Israel, exposing a widening party divide that could reshape both November's midterm elections and the future of one of Washington's most durable foreign policy alliances. "When more than 100 House Democrats
The halftime interval in Sunday’s World Cup final between Spain and Argentina is set to last more than 15 minutes because of the installation required for the tournament’s first halftime entertainment show, broadcasting sources said on Friday. The installation of
The US military said on Friday that it had destroyed the Chabahar Shahid Kalantari Port surveillance tower in Iran on Thursday.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.US Central Command said in a post on X that the tower was part of a
Ukraine’s military said on Friday it struck a Russian oil refinery in the Yaroslavl region on Thursday.The general staff said on the Telegram app that the attack resulted in fires at Slavneft-YANOS refinery.For the latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine war, visit our dedicated
BEIRUT, July 17 (Reuters) - Iran struck eastern Syria on Friday, Iranian state media and a Syrian military source said, in the first known attack by Tehran on Syrian territory since a regional war erupted earlier this year. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had attacked a
ISLAMABAD, July 17 (Reuters) - Pakistan has been negotiating an expanded defence pact with Kuwait in exchange for energy cooperation and investment, according to five sources with knowledge of the talks. Several other Gulf nations have also reached out to Pakistan with requests
By Mubasher Bukhari, Asif Shahzad, Ariba Shahid and Timour Azhari ISLAMABAD/ RIYADH, July 17 (Reuters) - Pakistan has been negotiating an expanded defence pact with Kuwait in exchange for energy cooperation and investment, according to five sources with knowledge of the talks.
Oil agreements have been announced or are expected to be signed on Friday, toward the end of Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi's visit to the United States.
Kuwait, the world’s most water-stressed country, urged residents to reduce electricity and water use following the attack.
By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads this weekend to meetings of Asia-Pacific countries in Manila, where he is expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart to prepare a possible September summit