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JON GAMBRELL

JON GAMBRELL

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MidEast|Political|World

Iran's supreme leader threatens Israel and US with 'a crushing response' over Israeli attack

Iran’s supreme leader has threatened Israel and the U.S. with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies

Iran's supreme leader threatens Israel and US with 'a crushing response' over Israeli attack
Crime|MidEast|Political|US|World

US says Iranian-American held in Iran as tensions high following Israeli attack on country

An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a U.S. government-funded broadcaster is believed to be detained by Iran for months now

US says Iranian-American held in Iran as tensions high following Israeli attack on country
Business|Economy|MidEast

The UAE opens its annual oil-and-gas summit as industry weathers Mideast wars and awaits US election

The United Arab Emirates has opened its annual oil-and-gas summit as it plans to increase energy output even as global prices have fallen

The UAE opens its annual oil-and-gas summit as industry weathers Mideast wars and awaits US election
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Saudi oil giant Aramco posts third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down 15% from a year earlier

Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco has reported third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down about 15% from last year as low oil prices ate into its revenues

Saudi oil giant Aramco posts third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down 15% from a year earlier
Election|MidEast

Qataris votes to end limited polls for legislative seats in shadow of US election

Qatar has voted to end its limited elections for legislative seats

Qataris votes to end limited polls for legislative seats in shadow of US election
Crime|MidEast|World

An Iran official claims Iranian-German prisoner died before he could be executed

An Iranian official has claimed that Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd died before Tehran executed him

An Iran official claims Iranian-German prisoner died before he could be executed
MidEast|World

Yemen's Houthi rebels shoot down what they say was a US drone as American military investigates

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have shot down what they described as an American drone, potentially the latest downing of a U.S. spy drone as the militants continue their attacks on the Red Sea corridor

Yemen's Houthi rebels shoot down what they say was a US drone as American military investigates
Crime|MidEast|World

Soldier with Yemen's exiled government opens fire, killing 2 Saudi troops and wounding another

A soldier for Yemen’s exiled government has opened fire on Saudi troops as they exercised in eastern Yemen, killing two of them and wounding another in a rare insider attack during the kingdom’s nearly decadelong war there

Soldier with Yemen's exiled government opens fire, killing 2 Saudi troops and wounding another
MidEast|World

Yemen's Houthi rebels launch drones and missiles at US warships near the Red Sea but do no damage

The U.S. Defense Department says Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted two U.S. Navy warships with multiple drones and missiles as they were traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday

Yemen's Houthi rebels launch drones and missiles at US warships near the Red Sea but do no damage
Science|Technology|World

Head of UN's nuclear watchdog visits Iran as Mideast wars and Trump's return raise worries

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is warning that the “space for negotiation and diplomacy

Head of UN's nuclear watchdog visits Iran as Mideast wars and Trump's return raise worries
MidEast|World

As airlines avoid Israel, UAE's FlyDubai and Etihad keep up flights for both diplomacy and dollars

Since the Mideast wars began with Hamas’ initial Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, many international airlines have halted, restarted and halted again their flights into Israel’s main gateway to the rest of the world

As airlines avoid Israel, UAE's FlyDubai and Etihad keep up flights for both diplomacy and dollars
MidEast|World

Suspected Houthi rebels in Yemen target a ship in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

Suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have targeted a commercial ship traveling through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden

Health|MidEast|World

Concerns grow for imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi's health in Iran

Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has undergone a complex surgery in Iran that saw part of a bone in her right leg removed over cancer fears

Concerns grow for imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi's health in Iran
Crime|MidEast|World

Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in UAE is missing. Israeli officials fear he may have been kidnapped

An Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in the United Arab Emirates has gone missing, with Israeli authorities raising the suspicion he may have been kidnapped as tensions remain high with Iran

Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in UAE is missing. Israeli officials fear he may have been kidnapped
MidEast|World

Israel says rabbi who went missing in the UAE was killed. The government arrests 3

Israel says the body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found, citing Emirati authorities

Israel says rabbi who went missing in the UAE was killed. The government arrests 3
Science|Travel|World

A desert oasis outside of Dubai draws a new caravan: A family of rodents from Argentina

A desert oasis hidden away in the dunes in the far reaches of skyscraper-studded Dubai has drawn a surprising new set of weary world travelers: a pack of Argentinian rodents

Europe|World

DHL cargo plane crashes and skids into a house in Lithuania, killing a Spanish crew member

A DHL cargo plane has crashed on approach to an airport in Lithuania's capital and skidded into a nearby house, killing a Spanish crew member

DHL cargo plane crashes and skids into a house in Lithuania, killing a Spanish crew member
Crime|MidEast

3 Uzbek nationals arrested in the killing of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi in the UAE

The United Arab Emirates says police have arrested three Uzbek nationals for the killing of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi

3 Uzbek nationals arrested in the killing of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi in the UAE
Crime|MidEast

Turkey reportedly arrested suspects in Israeli-Moldovan rabbi's killing in UAE as they left airport

Turkish security forces reportedly arrested the three Uzbek suspects in the killing of a rabbi in the United Arab Emirates as they left an airport in Istanbul

MidEast|Political|Science|Technology|World

Iran to begin enriching uranium with thousands of advanced centrifuges, UN watchdog says

Iran will begin enriching uranium with thousands of advanced centrifuges at its two main nuclear facilities at Fordo and Natanz

Iran to begin enriching uranium with thousands of advanced centrifuges, UN watchdog says
Health|MidEast|Political|US|World

US first lady Jill Biden in the capital of the United Arab Emirates on her last solo foreign trip

Jill Biden has used a tour of the United Arab Emirates’ capital to praise efforts to fight cancer and call for more attention on women’s health issues as part of her final solo foreign tour as first lady

US first lady Jill Biden in the capital of the United Arab Emirates on her last solo foreign trip
MidEast|Science|Technology|World

IAEA chief: Iran is poised to 'quite dramatically' increase stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium

Iran is poised to “quite dramatically” increase its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium

IAEA chief: Iran is poised to 'quite dramatically' increase stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium
Crime|Europe|MidEast|World

Alleged cocaine trafficker at center of international smuggling operation arrested in Dubai

An alleged drug trafficker wanted for his role in an international cocaine smuggling operation through the port of Antwerp, in Belgium, had been arrested in Dubai

MidEast|Political|World

Israel supplied Iran with centrifuge platforms containing explosives, top official acknowledges

Israel supplied Iran with centrifuge platforms containing explosives for its nuclear enrichment program in an act of sabotage

Israel supplied Iran with centrifuge platforms containing explosives, top official acknowledges
Africa|Crime|MidEast|World

Salvage complete of tanker at center of oil spill scare after being hit by Houthi rebels in Red Sea

An oil tanker that burned for weeks in the Red Sea and threatened a major oil spill has been “successfully” salvaged, according private security firm Ambrey

Salvage complete of tanker at center of oil spill scare after being hit by Houthi rebels in Red Sea

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