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The Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy announced that seven overhead power transmission lines have gone out of service in several areas of the country after being damaged by falling debris from interception operations carried out by air defenses.The Ministry said in a statement that this led to partial power outages in some areas, and work is underway to restore electricity as quickly as possible.The statement added that specialized technical teams will begin their work as soon as the sites are secured, in coordination with security authorities, to assess the damage in preparation for repairing the affected lines according to the highest safety standards. It also confirmed that emergency teams are working around the clock to respond to any incidents on the power grid and ensure continuity of service. Source link
Smoke rises from Beirut’s southern suburbs following an Israeli strike, after an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Lebanon, Monday.…
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed the developments in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in a telephone conversation on Monday with Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh.Both sides also addressed the implications of these developments on the security and stability in the occupied Palestinian territories, including the escalating tempo of settler violence in the West Bank.A statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said the two sides emphasized the the need not to divert attention from the ongoing violations in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, amid the regional and global focus on the perilous escalation in the region.They also reaffirmed the importance of ramping up global efforts to halt the escalation, protect civilians, and prioritize dialogue and diplomatic solutions. They further stressed the need to create appropriate conditions for resuming the political process toward achieving a just and comprehensive settlement to the Palestinian cause. Source link
The UAE authorities announced that competent departments in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi responded to an incident resulting from falling shrapnel in the Al Shawamekh area, following the interception of a ballistic missile by air defenses.The Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported that the incident resulted in a minor injury to an individual of Indian nationality. Source link
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported receiving a notification of an incident 15 nautical miles north of Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates. According to the statement, the master of a cargo ship reported an explosion caused by an unknown projectile near the vessel.The authority confirmed that all crew members are safe, while local authorities are investigating the incident. It advised ships to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity. Ships in or near the Strait of Hormuz have been under attack since Iran closed this vital waterway in response to US-Israeli strikes on Iran that began on February 28. Source link
Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health announced that the ongoing Israeli aggression against Lebanon, which started on March 2, has resulted in 1,024 killed and 2,740 injured, thus far.According to the Ministry’s Public Health Emergency Operations Center’s (PHEOC) daily report regarding Israeli attacks on Lebanon, those killed consist of 827 men, 79 women, and 118 children, whereas those injured consist of 1,951 men, 419 women, and 370 children.The PHEOC added that the victims include 40 fatalities and 119 injuries among healthcare workers, noting that a number of hospitals, medical centers, and medical vehicles have been targeted. Source link
The Saudi Ministry of Defence announced Sunday that three ballistic missiles were detected heading toward the Riyadh region, noting that one missile was intercepted, while the other two fell in an uninhabited area.This was stated by Major General Turki Al Maliki, the official spokesperson for the Saudi Ministry of Defence. Source link
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense announced Sunday that its air defenses are responding to missile and drone attacks coming from Iran.The ministry said in a statement that the sounds heard in various parts of the country are the result of intercepts by both ballistic missile defense systems and fighter jets targeting drones and missiles. Source link
Saudi Arabia has ordered Iran’s military attache and four other embassy staff to leave the kingdom within 24 hours after declaring them persona non grata, the Saudi foreign ministry said on Saturday in a statement, citing what it described as continued Iranian attacks against Saudi territory. Related Story Source link
A rainbow arcs above the building as Iranians celebrate the spring holiday of Nowruz in Tehran. AFP Firefighters battled another blaze at a Kuwait oil refinery Friday after a fresh drone attack from Iran where millions were marking the country’s New Year with muted celebrations under the shadow of war.Despite calls for an end to targeting Gulf energy infrastructure by European leaders on Thursday, Kuwait reported a fire for the second time this week at its giant Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery, a day after a direct hit on Qatar’s vital Ras Laffan facility.Iranian authorities vowed to retaliate after an Israeli strike on Wednesday damaged its South Pars gas field, which draws on the world’s biggest known gas reserve and is vital for domestic supplies.The escalating damage to Gulf energy infrastructure has led to fears of lasting damage to oil and gas supplies, even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated an end to the fighting could be close.”We are winning and Iran is being decimated,” the Israeli premier said at a press conference on Thursday, claiming Tehran no longer had the capacity to manufacture ballistic missiles.”This war is ending a lot faster than people think,” he added in comments that also suggested a “ground component” would be needed to overthrow the government.Iran’s leaders, despite an Israeli assassination campaign and three weeks of bombardment, have vowed to end the conflict on their own terms.”Our missile industry deserves a perfect score… and there is no concern in this regard, because even under wartime conditions we continue missile production,” Iran’s Revolutionary Guards spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini was quoted as saying by the Fars news agency.Moments after his message was shared by the agency, the Revolutionary Guards said he had been killed in an airstrike.Tehran suffered a new wave of Israeli bombardment Friday, dashing hopes of a truce as the country celebrated the new year spring festival Nowruz and Muslims in the Gulf and elsewhere marked the end of Ramadan.The Israeli army also targeted a northern region around the Caspian Sea, a popular holiday destination that has so far been largely spared attacks.Sixteen Iranian cargo vessels were sunk in ports on the Gulf “following the American-Zionist air attack”, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported.”We assume and hope that there will be no attacks on the first day of the new year,” Hoda, a resident in Saveh south of Tehran, had told AFP on Thursday.In Tehran’s markets, shoppers were out in force buying new clothes and gifts, although sidewalks were less packed than usual for this time of year, with many people having fled north, AFP correspondents said.Huge banners bearing images of Nowruz, which begins officially in the evening, have replaced portraits of the country’s late leader Ali Khamenei who was assassinated on the first day of the war on February 28 by Israel.As the war heads towards its fourth week, Iran retains a stranglehold over the strategic Strait of Hormuz through which a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) usually flows.As concerns grow over the conflict’s economic fallout, President Emmanuel Macron said France planned to talk with permanent members of the UN Security Council about establishing a framework to secure navigation in the Strait of Hormuz – but only after fighting had stopped.On Thursday President Donald Trump repeated a call for major US allies and others, none of which were consulted or advised on the war, to help secure the safety of shipping.Germany, Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan and Canada pledged in a joint statement to join “appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait”.Prospects of a truce have not been helped by the sense that Israel and the US are pursuing different goals and strategies.”The Israeli government has been focused on disabling the Iranian leadership,” US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Thursday. “The president said that his objectives are to destroy Iran’s ballistic missile-launching capability, their ballistic missile production capability and their navy.” Related Story Source link