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Iran confirms its ship Saviz was attacked in Red Sea

Iran confirms its ship Saviz was attacked in Red Sea

Iran’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that an Iranian vessel, the Saviz, had been targeted in the Red Sea, a day after media reports that the ship had been attacked with limpet mines. "The explosion occurred on Tuesday …

Landmine explosion kills 4 Turkish soldiers in Syria

Landmine explosion kills 4 Turkish soldiers in Syria

A landmine ripped through a group of Turkish soldiers in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah, killing four and wounding seven others, a war monitor reported. The landmine exploded in the area between the villages of Qashqai and …

Three separate Kabul explosions kill 5, wound 2

Three separate Kabul explosions kill 5, wound 2

Three separate explosions in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least five people and wounded two others, a police official said, amid a surge in violence in the war-torn country. Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said …

Gas cylinder explodes in Nur-Sultan's cafe

Gas cylinder explodes in Nur-Sultan's cafe

One woman was killed and 33 others were injured in a gas explosion at a cafe in the Kazakh capital city of Nur-Sultan on Saturday, the country's Ministry of Emergency Situations announced, Xinhua informs. A gas cylinder …

Gas pipeline explosion causes power outages in Syria

Gas pipeline explosion causes power outages in Syria

The entire territory of Syria has been left without power due to a gas pipe explosion that took place on Monday in the southern part of the country, Syrian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Ghanem said. According to …

Damage from Beirut port explosion surpasses $15 bln

Damage from Beirut port explosion surpasses $15 bln

Damage from the powerful explosion on August 4 in the port district of Beirut has been estimated as over $15 bln, Lebanese President Michel Aoun said in a phone conversation with Felipe VI of Spain. "President Aoun noted that …

Explosion hits international coalition military convoy in Iraq

Explosion hits international coalition military convoy in Iraq

Following a report by Al Sumaria that an explosion hit a U.S.-led international coalition convoy on Wednesday in Iraq, the U.S. Central Command said it is looking into reports on the explosion and cannot confirm whether an attack took place. …

World mourns Beirut explosion victims

World mourns Beirut explosion victims

 More than 100 people were killed in the blast in Beirut, Sky News Arabia TV channel reported on Wednesday citing the Lebanese Red Cross. According to the report, more than 4,000 people were injured. At least 10 …

Israel not involved in Beirut explosion, state radio reports

Israel not involved in Beirut explosion, state radio reports

Israel has nothing to do with the explosion that rocked Lebanon’s Beirut, Israel’s state radio Kan reported, citing a source in Israeli political circles. The Israel Defense Forces said that they will not comment on the …

Death toll in Beirut explosion tops 100

Death toll in Beirut explosion tops 100

More than 100 people were killed in the blast in Beirut, Sky News Arabia TV channel reported on Wednesday citing the Lebanese Red Cross. According to the report, more than 4,000 people were injured. A powerful blast …

Three dead in attack on Afghan jail, 25 injured

Three dead in attack on Afghan jail, 25 injured

An attack on a jail compound in the Afghan city of Jalalabad killed at least three people and injured dozens, triggering heavy fighting in which scores of prisoners escaped, an official said. Sohrab Qaderi, a provincial council …

Explosions hit military base in Baghdad

Explosions hit military base in Baghdad

Two explosions hit a military base in Baghdad where Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) and police forces are based, the Iraqi press office said. Iraq’s Security Media Cell said in a statement that two different …

Explosion heard in western Tehran

Explosion heard in western Tehran

An explosion was heard in western Tehran on Friday, the official IRIB news agency reported, citing online reports. There have been multiple explosions around military, nuclear and industrial facilities in the past week. IRIB did …

Probe finds no sabotage in Turkish factory blast

Probe finds no sabotage in Turkish factory blast

The blast in Turkey's Sakarya at a fireworks factory last Friday that killed six people was not the result of sabotage or an attack, authorities announced. Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident and …

Massive explosion reported east of Tehran

Massive explosion reported east of Tehran

An explosion took place at an Iranian gas storage facility in an area which houses a sensitive military site near the capital Tehran, a defense ministry spokesman told state TV on Friday. The explosion took place in the “public …