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(MENAFN) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a phone call on Tuesday to discuss bilateral relations as well as wider regional developments, according to official statements...
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Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA, May 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sky Blue Cinematix is pleased to announce its appointment by UAE-based Aspin Holding as an Associate in relation to the FC Barcelona area for a range of high-profile commercial activities and...
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(MENAFN) Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held urgent talks Monday with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan as tensions surrounding Iran escalated following US President Donald Trump’s rejection of Tehran’s latest response proposal....
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(MENAFN) A serious diplomatic confrontation erupted Tuesday between Kuwait and Iran after Kuwait's cabinet accused an armed group allegedly linked to Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) of attempting to infiltrate Bubiyan Island — a...
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(MENAFN) Kuwaiti authorities announced Tuesday the arrest of four individuals said to be connected to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after they allegedly tried to enter the country by sea. According to statements carried by state media...
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(MENAFN) A Bahraini court handed down life sentences to three individuals, among them a woman, on Tuesday after convicting them of coordinating with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to conduct hostile operations against the Gulf...
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(MENAFN) A court in Bahrain issued life prison terms on Tuesday to three individuals, among them a woman, over accusations of collaborating with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in activities described as threatening to the country,...
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(MENAFN) Qatar on Tuesday denounced the seizure of an oil tanker in Yemeni territorial waters carrying Egyptian crew members, as families of those aboard revealed pirates had issued ransom demands for their release.
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(MENAFN) Qatar has strongly condemned the hijacking of an oil tanker in Yemeni territorial waters that was carrying Egyptian sailors, calling for urgent international action to secure the crew’s release.
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(MENAFN) Kuwait summoned Iran’s ambassador on Tuesday to lodge a formal protest over an alleged infiltration attempt by members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Bubiyan Island, where Kuwaiti authorities said a confrontation...
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(MENAFN) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a meeting in Doha with Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan bin Ali Al Thani on Monday, according to reports citing...
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(MENAFN) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has held talks with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in the capital Doha, according to diplomatic sources on Tuesday.
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(MENAFN) South Korea and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to deepen collaboration in artificial intelligence following a bilateral forum held in Seoul focused on advancing joint technological development, according to South Korea’s science...
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(MENAFN) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met on Saturday with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani to discuss defense cooperation between Washington and Doha, as well as broader efforts to maintain...
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(MENAFN) Egypt confirmed Monday that an oil tanker carrying Egyptian sailors was hijacked off the coast of Yemen and later taken into Somali waters.
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(MENAFN) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has allegedly carried out a series of covert operations targeting Iran during the ongoing US-Israeli conflict, according to reports citing unnamed sources.
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(MENAFN) South Korea and the United Arab Emirates convened a high-level forum in Seoul on Wednesday, signaling a deepening strategic push to jointly advance artificial intelligence capabilities spanning critical infrastructure, semiconductor...
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(MENAFN) US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has said that Israel sent Iron Dome missile defense batteries and personnel to the United Arab Emirates during the recent war with Iran. Speaking at an event in Tel Aviv, Huckabee made the remarks on...
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(MENAFN) Iran flatly rejected Kuwait's allegations on Tuesday that members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had attempted to infiltrate Kuwaiti territory, dismissing the accusations as "baseless" and demanding the immediate release...
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(MENAFN) According to reports, the United Arab Emirates has allegedly been conducting covert military operations against Iran amid the ongoing US-Israeli conflict, marking a significant and previously unreported escalation in regional hostilities....
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