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The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden, remains a vital global shipping route amid regional tensions. Known as the “Gate of Tears”, it separates Yemen from Djibouti and Eritrea. The narrow waterway carries oil tankers and cargo vessels travelling between Asia and Europe, with the Suez Canal significantly shortening their maritime journeys. Read More…
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Families of Pakistani sailors held by Somali pirates aboard the MT Honour 25 were briefly detained while protesting in Karachi on Monday. The Palau-flagged tanker was hijacked off Somalia months ago, with crew members from several countries still captive. Relatives say ransom negotiations have made little progress and have repeatedly protested for their release. Police later freed the detained demonstrators, according to family members and an official. Read More…
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The United Arab Emirates has condemned “in the strongest terms” what it called an aggressive Iranian attack targeting Kuwait with missiles and drones. The attack constituted “a flagrant violation” of Kuwait’s sovereignty and a threat to its security and stability, said a foreign ministry statement. Read More…
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The United Arab Emirates on Monday denied claims that Tehran targeted a base housing US personnel with missiles, after announcing it had intercepted an Iranian drone over its waters. "Media reports regarding a missile attack on Al Minhad Air Base are baseless," the Emirati defence ministry said in a statement on X. Read More…
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The United States and the United Arab Emirates have launched Task Force Talon Synapse, their first bilateral initiative focused on developing artificial intelligence for military applications, the UAE Embassy in Washington said. Based in Abu Dhabi, the task force brings together American and Emirati specialists in AI, data and cybersecurity to develop capabilities for intelligence support, critical infrastructure protection and monitoring the regional security environment. Read More…
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended all trade activities, exchanges and financial transactions with Iran until further notice, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, citing regional escalation that it said undermined regional and international peace and security. The announcement came after the UAE's defence ministry said on Tuesday that it had detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran, the first such incident reported since a May 4 strike on the Fujairah port. Read More…
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The United Arab Emirates has condemned what it described as an Iranian attack on a vessel affiliated with state oil company ADNOC as it transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. ADNOC said no injuries were reported and the situation was now under control, according to the UAE’s state-run WAM news agency. In a statement posted on X, the UAE’s Foreign Ministry described the targeting of commercial shipping and use of the strait for “economic coercion or blackmail” as “acts of piracy by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps”. Read More…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the ongoing situation in the Gulf and Ukraine during a phone call with United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, according to the Kremlin. It added that Putin had expressed his gratitude to the UAE for its role in organising exchanges of prisoners of war and detainees between Russia and Ukraine. Read More…
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Egypt coach Hossam Hassan has dedicated his team’s World Cup knockout win over Australia to the people of Palestine, who joined the rest of the Arab world in celebrating the historic victory through the night. Egypt held their nerve to beat Australia 4-2 on penalties and secure their first World Cup knockout victory in a cagey Round of 32 match at Dallas Stadium on Friday. “May God grant them victory, may God have mercy on their martyrs,” Hassan said after the match. Read More…
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The Israeli Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the detention of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, “serves as a stark illustration” of a policy of arbitrary detention affecting thousands of Palestinian prisoners, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society says. The human rights group said in a statement that 49 percent of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are held arbitrarily without charges. Abu Safiya has been held in solitary confinement at Nafha Prison since his detention in December 2024. Read More…
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