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Saudi Arabia's two oil facilities on fire

Saudi Arabia's two oil facilities on fire

Drones attacked the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oilfield operated by Saudi Aramco early on Saturday, the kingdom’s interior ministry said, sparking a huge fire at a processor crucial …

Car accident with shooting takes pace in Almaty

Car accident with shooting takes pace in Almaty

Almaty police are looking for a driver on the Gazelle, who started a fight with shooting on the road. According to a witness, the incident occurred in Zhetysusky district, along Pervomaiskaya neftebaza street. It is noted that the …

US serviceman dies on mission in Iraq

US serviceman dies on mission in Iraq

A U.S. service member advising Iraqi security forces on a mission was killed Saturday in the northern Nineveh province, the U.S.-led international coalition fighting Islamic State said in a statement, Iraqi News.com reports. “One …

Regime fighters die as a result of blast at Syria airbase

Regime fighters die as a result of blast at Syria airbase

A munitions blast killed 31 regime and allied fighters at a military airport in central Syria Saturday, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, increasing an earlier toll. State news agency SANA reported earlier that a …

Saudi Arabia releases Iranian oil tanker from Jeddah port

Saudi Arabia releases Iranian oil tanker from Jeddah port

An Iranian ship which had gone to Jeddah port in Saudi Arabia because of technical problems in May is heading back to Iran, Reuters reports with a reference to Iran’s ISNA news agency.  There was no immediate confirmation …

Yacht in flames  in Istanbul

Yacht in flames in Istanbul

A yacht went up in flames while on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, Yahoo news reports. People on the boat donned life jackets and jumped overboard, from where they were picked up by nearby boats. The burning yacht was …

Terrorist attacked Turkish diplomat in Irbil captured in Iraq

Terrorist attacked Turkish diplomat in Irbil captured in Iraq

A group of four terrorists including Mazlum Dağ, the assailant implicated in the killing of Turkish diplomat Osman Köse in Irbil, has been captured alive and detained in northern Iraq a statement from the Irbil Security Directorate said …

Two soldiers wounded at test site in Kazakhstan

Two soldiers wounded at test site in Kazakhstan

In Kazakhstan, two soldiers were injured as a result of a grenade explosion at the test site, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic reports. The incident occurred in the Mangystau region. “Koshelev and …

Three people die in submarine explosion in Iran

Three people die in submarine explosion in Iran

A “battery explosion” in Iran’s submarine building center in Persian Gulf port city of Bandar Abbas killed several people on April 6, Radio Farda reports. An official from the governor’s office in Bandar Abbas …

Death toll rises in Istanbul building collapse

Death toll rises in Istanbul building collapse

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Saturday said the death toll in the residential building collapse in the Turkish city of Istanbul had risen to 18, Ahval reports with a reference to the pro-government daily Sabah.  An …

H1N1 virus claims life of young mother in Tbilisi

H1N1 virus claims life of young mother in Tbilisi

According to preliminary data, a 26-year-old woman who gave birth to a child a few days ago died at the National Gudushauri Medical Center in Tbilisi, due to complications from the flu, the director of the National Center for Disease Control and …

 22 die from drinking adulterated alcohol in Iran

22 die from drinking adulterated alcohol in Iran

At least 22 people have died in Iran in three separate incidents of poisoning by adulterated bootleg alcohol, Gulf News reports with a reference to the semi-official ISNA news agency. Despite tough penalties in force for alcohol …