Iraq PM orders oil-smuggling probe in armed group bastion
Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi has initiated a probe into alleged oil smuggling by an Iran-backed militia, escalating tensions between the government and the group in Jurf Al-Nasr.
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King Salman and Crown Prince offer condolences to Turkish president over deadly steel plant blast
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman offered condolences to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over the death of several people in a steel plant explosion in Izmir Province.
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Yemeni army says 138 Houthis killed, injured in recent military operations
The Yemeni Defense Ministry said Wednesday that 138 Houthi fighters were recently killed or injured in military operations across several fronts, Anadolu reports. In a statement on US social media …
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Netanyahu’s bloc loses 1st vote in new Israeli Knesset as opposition secures majority
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc suffered its first parliamentary defeat in the newly elected Knesset on Wednesday, as opposition and Arab parties secured a majority in a vote…