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JON GAMBRELL

JON GAMBRELL

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Dubai-based port operator DP World's half-year profits fall nearly 60%, in part over Red Sea attacks

Dubai-based port operator DP World has reported its half-year profits fell by nearly 60%, in part over the ongoing attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the Israel-Hamas war that have affected shipping through the Red Sea

Dubai-based port operator DP World's half-year profits fall nearly 60%, in part over Red Sea attacks
Health|MidEast|News|World

Independent UN experts urge Bahrain to ensure prisoners have adequate food, water in scorching heat

Independent experts with the United Nations have urged Bahrain to ensure those held at its Jaw prison have access to adequate food, water and medical care

Independent UN experts urge Bahrain to ensure prisoners have adequate food, water in scorching heat
MidEast|News|Political|World

Former Saudi official alleges Prince Mohammed forged king's signature on Yemen war decree

A former Saudi official has alleged that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman forged his father’s signature on the royal decree that launched the kingdom’s yearslong, stalemated war against Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Former Saudi official alleges Prince Mohammed forged king's signature on Yemen war decree
News|World

Greek oil tanker drifting and ablaze after repeated attacks in the Red Sea, British military says

A Greek-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea has come under repeated attack, leaving the vessel “not under command” and drifting ablaze in an assault suspected to have been carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Greek oil tanker drifting and ablaze after repeated attacks in the Red Sea, British military says
News|World

French destroyer rescues 29 mariners from oil tanker stricken in Red Sea attacks by Yemen rebels

A French destroyer rescued 29 mariners from an oil tanker that came under repeated attack from Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, while also destroying a bomb-carrying drone boat in the area

French destroyer rescues 29 mariners from oil tanker stricken in Red Sea attacks by Yemen rebels
Economy|News|World

Fires break out on abandoned Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion that Yemen rebels attacked in Red Sea

Fires have broken on a Greek-flagged oil tanker previously attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels this week

Fires break out on abandoned Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion that Yemen rebels attacked in Red Sea
Celebrity|Entertainment|MidEast|News|World

American rapper Macklemore says he canceled Dubai show over UAE arming Sudan paramilitary forces

American rapper Macklemore says he canceled an upcoming October concert in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates’ role "in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis” in Sudan

American rapper Macklemore says he canceled Dubai show over UAE arming Sudan paramilitary forces
News|World

Greek-flagged tanker is burning after Houthi attacks, but no sign of oil spill

A Greek-flagged tanker repeatedly attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea remains ablaze but hasn’t sprung a major oil leak in the waterway

Greek-flagged tanker is burning after Houthi attacks, but no sign of oil spill
News|World

Iran's supreme leader opens door to negotiations with US over Tehran's nuclear program

Iran’s supreme leader has opened the door to renewed negotiations with the United States over his country’s rapidly advancing nuclear program

Iran's supreme leader opens door to negotiations with US over Tehran's nuclear program
Technology

Telegram founder Pavel Durov's various citizenships add to the mystery of his detention

Over more than a decade, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram has amassed various different citizenships

Telegram founder Pavel Durov's various citizenships add to the mystery of his detention
News|World

Houthi video shows the Yemeni rebels planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have released footage showing that they boarded and intentionally set explosives aboard a Greek-flagged tanker that was earlier abandoned after they repeatedly attacked it, putting the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill

Houthi video shows the Yemeni rebels planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill
MidEast|News|World

Israeli strike kills 4 Palestinians in an aid convoy to a Gaza hospital. Israel says they were armed

An Israeli military strike has hit the first vehicle in a convoy carrying medical supplies and fuel to an Emirati hospital in the Gaza Strip, killing four Palestinians associated with a local transportation company

Israeli strike kills 4 Palestinians in an aid convoy to a Gaza hospital. Israel says they were armed
MidEast|News|World

Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire 2 missiles at a container ship as an oil tanker burns

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have fired two missiles targeting a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden

Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire 2 missiles at a container ship as an oil tanker burns
MidEast|News|US|World

7 US troops hurt in a raid with Iraqi forces that left 15 suspected militants dead

The United States military and Iraq have launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic State group militants in the country’s western desert that killed at least 15 people and left seven American troops hurt

7 US troops hurt in a raid with Iraqi forces that left 15 suspected militants dead
MidEast|News|World

Yemen's Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker

An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea, and a nearby Saudi-flagged tanker also came under fire, allegedly by the group

Yemen's Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker
MidEast|News|World

Takeaways from a report that questions the accuracy of Iran's ballistic missiles

As Iran threatens to retaliate against Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran, the accuracy of the Islamic Republic’s long-vaunted missile program has been called into question

Crime|News|World

Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels

Salvagers have abandoned an initial effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels

Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels
News|Technology|US|World

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim they shot down another US MQ-9 drone

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed they shot down another American-made MQ-9 drone flying over the country, marking potentially the latest downing of the multimillion-dollar surveillance aircraft

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim they shot down another US MQ-9 drone
Business|Economy|Finance

Oman state-run oil firm OQ will make initial public offering and potentially seek billions

An Omani state-run oil and gas company says it will make an initial public offering of its exploration and production business, potentially seeking billions in a major move toward privatization in the sultanate

Oman state-run oil firm OQ will make initial public offering and potentially seek billions
Celebrity

Edward B. Johnson, the second CIA officer in Iran for the 'Argo' rescue mission, dies at 81

Edward B

Edward B. Johnson, the second CIA officer in Iran for the 'Argo' rescue mission, dies at 81
News|Science|Technology|World

Iran says it successfully launched a satellite in its program criticized by West over missile fears

Iran says it launched a satellite into space with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard

Iran says it successfully launched a satellite in its program criticized by West over missile fears
News|World

Salvagers launch new attempt to tow an oil tanker blown up by Yemen's Houthi rebels

A new attempt has begun to try to salvage an oil tanker burning in the Red Sea after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Salvagers launch new attempt to tow an oil tanker blown up by Yemen's Houthi rebels
Economy|Environment|MidEast|News|World

Burning oil tanker is safely towed away from Yemen after rebel attacks

A Greek-flagged oil tanker ablaze for weeks after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has been “successfully towed to a safe area without any oil spill.”

Burning oil tanker is safely towed away from Yemen after rebel attacks
MidEast|News|Technology|US|World

US military acknowledges Yemen's Houthi rebels shot down 2 MQ-9 Reaper drones

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have shot down two American MQ-9 Reaper drones in under a week, further highlighting the regional spread of the Israel-Hamas war

US military acknowledges Yemen's Houthi rebels shot down 2 MQ-9 Reaper drones
MidEast|News|World

Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera's bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank

Israeli troops have raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera's bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank

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