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Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior said on Thursday that the co-pilot of the Flydubai aircraft, which made an emergency landing in Tabuk on Wednesday morning, assaulted the captain, leaving both men injured.
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Gulf oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz have rebounded to pre-war levels, as more vessels prove willing to make the transit under US escort.
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US President Donald Trump said Thursday that if Tehran is linked to the co-pilot who tried to crash an Israel-bound flight, Iran would be struck “very hard” for the attempt on the lives of more than 180 people aboard the jet. Trump issued the warning as investigators worked to determine why the co-pilot stabbed the flight's captain, causing the Flydubai plane to plummet before others on board stopped the attack and landed the airliner in Saudi Arabia.
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The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Iran's rail and auto sectors and their foreign suppliers, the Treasury Department said on Thursday, widening its wartime economic campaign to isolate Tehran. The sanctions are part of the department's "Operation Economic Outcast," announced August 24, which aims to cut Tehran's funding for the war, missile construction, cyberattacks and the Revolutionary Guard Corps or IRGC.
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Amnesty called on Iran to halt any plans to punish a singer and eight other musicians with dozens of lashes after a livestreamed performance.
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The Pentagon on Thursday announced the award of a $24.4 billion contract for Raytheon to accelerate production of SM-6 missiles as Washington works to replace the large amount of munitions expended during the Iran war. The missiles are "critical anti-air and anti-surface warfare munition. This five-year agreement, with two additional option years, will drive faster production," the Pentagon said in a statement.
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Ethiopia ordered the closure of its embassy in Eritrea and declared 10 Eritrean diplomats persona non grata on Thursday, prompting Asmara to sever all diplomatic ties with its neighbor after overnight blasts heard in Addis Ababa sparked fears about renewed conflict in northern Ethiopia spreading. Addis Ababa has accused Eritrea and Sudan of supporting an opposition alliance led by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) that has battled troops loyal to Ethiopia's federal government since last week. The three countries deny the accusation.
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Ethiopia and Eritrea broke diplomatic ties on Thursday, accusing each other of stoking internal conflicts as fighting continued in northern Ethiopia.
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Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki announced on Thursday that the terrorist Houthi militia in Yemen was behind a terrorist attack on the Taibah electricity distribution station in Madinah. The attack took place at 5:11 am on Tuesday. The investigation and evidence gathered by the relevant authorities confirmed the involvement of the Houthi militia in planning and executing this “cowardly” terrorist act, based on after action review and the wreckage of the drone used.
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Washington state man accused of travelling overseas and using his 'specialised expertise' to aid rebel group
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'We have got the target, we have got the means, we have got the timetable,' says Fuad Hussein
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False videos are circulating after the attempted hijacking of a FlyDubai flight between Dubai and Tel Aviv. One fake "BBC" report falsely claims an Indian passenger was behind the incident and links…
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The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said a Houthi drone targeted the Taibah power distribution station in Madinah, taking one transformer out of service without affecting the electricity network.
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The Transport General Authority (TGA), in cooperation with Dammam Airports, has announced the implementation of the first phase of a bus passenger service operating on two shuttle routes connecting King Fahd International Airport with Jubail and Khafji.
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Deployment of the USS Theodore Roosevelt comes at complicated moment in Iran war
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Security issues dominated secret Turkish-mediated talks between Hezbollah and Syria, during which the two sides exchanged messages aimed at easing tensions. Hezbollah offered assurances that it would stay out of Syria’s security and military affairs and refrain from supporting groups affiliated with the former government, in return for a Syrian pledge not to intervene militarily in Lebanon as part of any plan to disarm the group there.
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An Israel-bound flydubai flight from Dubai made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after one of the co-pilots allegedly stabbed his captain in an apparent attempt to crash the plane
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A dual British-Iranian national has been arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts linked to the suspected plot involving RAF Fairford.
