Al Awsat 10m

Fire at South Korean Auto Parts Factory Injures at Least 50

At least 50 people in South Korea were injured in a fire at an auto parts factory in the central city of Daejeon, officials said Friday. The National Fire Agency said 35 people were seriously hurt but couldn't immediately confirm whether any were in life-threatening condition. Video from the scene »»»

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Al Awsat 22m

Iran Attacks Wipe Out 17% of Qatar’s LNG Capacity for Up to Five Years

Iranian attacks ‌have knocked out 17% of Qatar's liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity, causing an estimated $20 billion in lost annual revenue and threatening supplies to Europe and Asia, QatarEnergy's CEO and state minister for energy affairs told Reuters on Thursday. Saad al-Kaabi said two»»»

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Al Awsat 46m

Australian Mosque Protesters Heckle PM over Israel Stance

Protesters heckled and booed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday during a visit to Australia's largest mosque for Eid al-Fitr prayers, voicing anger over his stance on ally Israel's offensive in Gaza. Some in Australia's Muslim and Jewish communities are angry over a fine line walked by the c»»»

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Ministero di affari esteri Turchia 46m

No: 52, 20 March 2026, Regarding the Visit of H.E. Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, to the United Arab Emirates

H.E. Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, will pay a visit to the United Arab Emirates on 20 March 2026.»»»

The Peninsula 1h

Amir receives Eid Al Fitr well-wishers

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received this morning a host of well-wishers on Eid Al Fitr at Lusail Palace. After the Eid prayer, His Highness received HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, HE Speaker of the»»»

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Al Awsat 1h

Arms Smuggling Attempt Foiled on Syria-Lebanon Border

Syria’s defense ministry said border guard forces in the outskirts of Flita area west of Damascus had foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons across the Syrian-Lebanese border after what it described as a tightly executed ambush. The ministry’s media and communications office said the operation led to»»»

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The Peninsula 1h

Amir performs Eid Al Fitr prayer

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani performed Eid Al Fitr prayers along with citizens at Lusail praying area this morning. The prayer was also performed by HH Personal Representative of HH The Amir Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani, HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Thani, HH Sh»»»

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Al Majalla 1h

Decapitation strikes unlikely to topple Iran's regime

Leadership decapitation has long appealed to outside powers as a shortcut to regime collapse. Remove the figure at the top, the theory goes, and an authoritarian system will fracture under the weight of its own rivalries. That is not what has happened in Iran, at least not so far. Following the kil»»»

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UPI 2h

Netanyahu: Israel 'acted alone' against Iran's South Pars gas field - UPI.com

1 of 2 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Jerusalem, on Thursday. Pool Photo by Ronen Zvulun/UPI | License Photo March 20 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel "acted alone" in stri»»»

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Gulf News 2h

France, Spain, Bahrain, India condemn Iranian attack on Ras Laffan in Qatar

DOHA: His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, held phone calls today with a number of Arab and international leaders to discuss developments in the region following the attack targeting Ras Laffan Industrial City and its implications as a serious escalation threate»»»

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Sputnik 2h

Pentagon Exposes False Claims on Combat Readiness of Bradley Fighting Vehicles in Europe

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US army unit after a rotational deployment to Europe in 2023 falsely reported the operational readiness of 117 Bradley fighting vehicles, while none of them were mission capable, Sputnik discovered after analyzing a recent audit report from the US Department of Defense Inspec»»»

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The Budapest Times 2h

Orbán: We cannot allow Zelenskyy to blackmail Hungary into giving up cheap Russian energy

At a campaign rally in Dunaújváros, Prime Minister Orbán said the upcoming election will decide whether Hungary can remain outside the war, protect its economic achievements, and preserve national sovereignty. Reflecting on the past four years, the prime minister argued that Hungary’s stability—fro»»»

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The Budapest Times 2h

Gulyás: “No oil, no money”

At today’s Government Info press conference, Minister Gergely Gulyás outlined a series of key government decisions and positions, focusing on energy security, Ukraine, and domestic political developments. The briefing also addressed recent diplomatic tensions, economic measures, and upcoming politi»»»

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BNE 4h

Japan backs US push on security and energy: Takaichi

Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi has told US president Donald Trump that Tokyo is prepared to support efforts to promote global stability, as the two leaders agreed to maintain close coordination to ensure safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating conflict involving Iran, Ky»»»

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BNE 5h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 5h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 5h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 5h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 5h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 5h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 5h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 5h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 5h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 5h

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia

Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»

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BNE 5h

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia

Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»

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BNE 5h

ISTANBUL BLOG: Bedtime reading for Trump. Condemnation and denunciation from Arab and Islamic countries affirmed

While Donald Trump in the White House was adding coherence to his explanation of why it is the US and Israel have unleashed a massive military assault on Iran (this just in from the wires, Trump’s explanation of Israel attacking Iran’s biggest gas field: “Yeah I did, I told him [Israeli PM Benjamin»»»

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BNE 5h

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia

Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»

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BNE 5h

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia

Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»

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BNE 5h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 5h

EU freezes plans to adopt Russian twentieth sanctions package due to Iran war turmoil, growing internal divisions

The EU’s plans to adopt a twentieth sanctions package against Russia have been frozen due to a disruption caused by the war in Iran, according to a diplomatic source cited by TASS on March 16. Citing diplomatic sources in »»»

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BNE 5h

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia

Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»

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BNE 5h

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia

Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»

intellinews.com
BNE 5h

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia

Russia’s Gazprom has accused Ukraine of trying to disable two pipelines via which around 130mn cubic metres (mcm)/day of Russian gas flows to Turkey and several countries in southeastern and central Europe. In a March 19 s»»»

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France24 6h

Trump takes Pearl Harbor jab at Japan's Takaichi as she ducks Iran row

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday sidestepped a potential clash with President Donald Trump over the war in Iran, as the US president blamed allies for failing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. However, Takaichi was caught off guard when Trump invoked Japan’s World War II attack»»»

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France24 6h

Iran warns of 'zero restraint' amid intensifying gas and oil attacks

Iranian attacks on the world's largest LNG plant in Qatar and refineries in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait sent global oil and gas prices surging Thursday, raising fears of wider economic fallout. US President Donald Trump warned of a forceful response if Iran continued targeting Gulf energy infrastructur»»»

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France24 6h

Tête à tête - 'Idea that Trump can be led around by Israel is foolishness,' ex-envoy to Iran says

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Elliott Abrams, a former special envoy of US President Donald Trump to Iran, dismissed as "foolishness" the idea that Israel led Trump into war with Tehran. Abrams, who served during Trump's first term in office, said he backed the ongoing war, saying that "five pres»»»

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France24 6h

Netanyahu’s Iran war press briefing targeted at ‘audience of one’: Donald Trump

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s press briefing Thursday on the Iran war was targeted at an “audience of one”, says FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky, reporting from Jerusalem, noting that his message was directed at President Donald Trump. The briefing provided a “behind-the-scenes peek” into “the »»»

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France24 6h

Replay: Israeli PM Netanyahu addresses press conference

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday defended Israel’s and the US’s campaign against Iran, saying that airstrikes have largely destroyed Iran’s capacity to enrich uranium or produce ballistic missiles. Speaking at a press conference, Netanyahu declared, “We are winning, and Iran is»»»

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France24 6h

Netanyahu seeks to appease Trump with latest Iran remarks to the press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday denied what he called "fake news" that Israel had dragged US President Donald Trump into war with Iran. "Does anyone really think that someone can tell President Trump what to do?" Netanyahu told journalist at a press conference. Reporting from »»»

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France24 6h

Iranian women's football team return home after asylum tussle

⁠The Iranian women's ​football team crossed the Turkish border into Iran on Wednesday to complete a fraught ​return journey from Australia, after five members withdrew asylum claims they had lodged there. The Iranian women's football team, whose plight has become embroiled in the Middle East war, r»»»

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Ya Libnan 6h

Lebanon PM Salam: We affirm to Trump our readiness to immediately enter into into direct negotiations with Israel – Ya Libnan

Share: In an interview with CNN, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam addressed U.S. President Donald Trump, stating: “We affirm our readiness to enter immediately into direct negotiations with Israel.” Salam added, “This war was imposed upon us; we did not want it,” noting that “approximately 20 pe»»»

Gulf News 6h

Hazza bin Zayed congratulates UAE leaders on Eid Al-Fitr

AL AIN: Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region, congratulated President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr, praying to God Almighty to grant him continued health and wellbeing. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan also exten»»»

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BBC 6h

The global winners and losers of the war in Iran

From soaring heating oil bills for homes in Yorkshire to bill-saving school closures in Pakistan, the financial fallout from the war in the Middle East is already being keenly felt. It is increasingly clear that the impact of Tehran's retaliation, designed to trigger economic disruption and damage,»»»

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Gulf News 6h

Hamdan bin Zayed congratulates UAE leaders on Eid Al-Fitr

ABU DHABI: Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region, congratulated President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr, praying to Almighty God to grant him continued health and wellbeing, and to bless the Arab and Islamic na»»»

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Gulf News 7h

Netanyahu says Iran 'decimated,' Mojtaba Khamenei 'has not shown his face'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Iran is being "decimated" and it is unclear who is in charge, even as the Islamic Republic kept up attacks on Gulf oil and gas targets that have jolted global markets. Nearly three weeks into the Middle East war launched by Israel and the»»»

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TAP 7h

Foreign Ministry mourns passing of former ambassador Youssef Ben Haha

Tunis, March 19 (TAP) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad has announced the passing of former ambassador Youssef Ben Haha, who died on Thursday, March 19.In a statement, the ministry said the late diplomat served as...»»»

Gulf News 7h

Qatari Minister of State for Energy Affairs: Iranian attacks disrupted 17 % of gas export capacity

DOHA: Qatari Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the Managing Director and CEO of QatarEnergy, Eng. Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi has revealed that Iranian attacks disrupted 17 percent of Qatar's liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity, causing losses estimated at approximately $20 billion in ann»»»

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BBC 8h

Netanyahu says Israel 'acted alone' in attack on Iranian gas field

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel "acted alone" in attacking an Iranian gas field, as tensions mount over strikes on energy infrastructure across the region. Israel hit Iran's South Pars - part of the world's largest natural gas field - and Tehran retaliated by striking an »»»

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Qatar Tribune 8h

PM, Turkish FM condemn Iranian attacks on Qatar

QNA Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HisExcellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkiye Hakan Fidan in Doha on Thursday. The two sides discussed the developments of the military escalation in the region and its seriou»»»

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Qatar Tribune 8h

Amir receives solidarity calls from world leaders

Continued from page 1  UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer also condemned the attack, describing it as a violation of international norms and conventions. He reaffirmed the United Kingdom’s commitment to Qatar’s security and emphasised the need for de-escalation and a swift return to dialogue. In a cal»»»

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