S Arabia stops drones heading for oil field
RIYADH, Mar 11 (AFP/Reuters): Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it had intercepted a wave of seven drones heading towards a strategic oil field, as Iran renewed fire on its Gulf neighbours and their energy infrastructure."Two drones heading towards the Shaybah oil field were intercepted and destroyed," the defence ministry said in...
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US ignites Iran war, but Gulf Arab states pay the price
DUBAI, March 11 (Reuters): The U.S. may have pulled the trigger on the Iran war, but it is the oil-producing Gulf that will pay the price, Gulf sources and analysts say, signalling unease in ties between a region under Iranian attack and the superpower it relies on for protection.Behind the...
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Seoul can deter threats from North if US weapons shifted to Mideast
SEOUL, Mar 11 (AFP): South Korea said Wednesday it could deter threats from the North even if the United States relocated some of its military assets to the Middle East amid the war in Iran.Washington, Seoul's key security ally, stations about 28,500 troops and a range of air and missile...
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Ukraine hits Russian 'missile component' plant
KYIV, Feb 11 (BBC): Ukrainian forces have struck one of Russia's "most important military factories", President Volodymyr Zelensky has said."The plant produced electronics and components for Russian missiles. The very missiles that strike our cities, our villages and civilians," he said.British Storm Shadow missiles were used to hit Kremniy El...
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Swiss police say deadly bus fire could be deliberate
KERZERS, Mar 11 (AFP): A bus caught fire in western Switzerland on Tuesday killing at least six people and injuring five others in what police said may have been a deliberate act.The fire broke out on the bus in the main street of the small town of Kerzers, around 20...
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