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11:20am, 2nd August, 2019

Spanish NGO boat seeks safe port for 124 people rescued in Mediterranean

A Spanish charity rescue boat sought safe port on Friday after Italy rejected its request to disembark 124 people saved from two migrant rafts in the Mediterranean, the organization said.

UAE says four vessels subjected to 'sabotage' near Fujairah port

4:41pm, 12th May, 2019

World

UAE says four vessels subjected to 'sabotage' near Fujairah port

Four commercial vessels were targeted by "sabotage operations" near the territorial waters of the United Arab Emirates without causing casualties, the foreign ministry said on Sunday, without giving details of the nature of the sabotage.

Iranian lawmaker says explosions at UAE port show Gulf security is fragile

1:36pm, 12th May, 2019

World

Iranian lawmaker says explosions at UAE port show Gulf security is fragile

A senior Iranian lawmaker said on Sunday that explosions near Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates showed that the security of Gulf states is fragile.

Trump blasts report on his business losses, calls accounting a 'sport'

9:31am, 8th May, 2019

Politics

Trump blasts report on his business losses, calls accounting a 'sport'

U.S. President Donald Trump defended himself on Wednesday following a media report that said his businesses had lost more than $1 billion from 1985 to 1994, saying he had leeway with his taxes as a real estate developer.

Air strike hits Tripoli as eastern Libyan forces send warship to oil port

5:59pm, 27th April, 2019

World

Air strike hits Tripoli as eastern Libyan forces send warship to oil port

Air strikes hit the Libyan capital late on Saturday as eastern forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar pursued a three-week campaign to take Tripoli and also confirmed for the first time they had dispatched a warship to an oil port.

Eastern Libyan forces send warship to oil port, NOC condemns militarization of facilities

3:55pm, 27th April, 2019

World

Eastern Libyan forces send warship to oil port, NOC condemns militarization of facilities

Eastern Libyan military forces have sent a war ship to the eastern oil port of Ras Lanuf, their spokesman said on Saturday, the first confirmed use of an oil facility since the start of their military operation to seize the capital Tripoli.

Peace deal in Yemen's main port hits snag as U.N. seeks aid pledges

12:36pm, 26th February, 2019

World

Peace deal in Yemen's main port hits snag as U.N. seeks aid pledges

A peace deal in Yemen's main port city appears to have stalled again despite U.N. efforts to salvage the pact intended to clear the way for wider negotiations to end the devastating four-year war, sources involved in the discussions said.

Pompeo allows sanctions exception for Iran port development

3:15pm, 6th November, 2018

Politics

Pompeo allows sanctions exception for Iran port development

The top U.S. diplomat has granted an exception to certain U.S. sanctions that will allow the India-led development of a port in Iran as part of a new transportation corridor designed to boost Afghanistan's economy, a State Department spokesman s...

Tribe of slain Libya rebel commander protests at eastern oil port

3:29pm, 18th October, 2018

World

Tribe of slain Libya rebel commander protests at eastern oil port

Libyan tribesmen staged a demonstration at the eastern oil port of Hariga on Thursday in protest against the appointment of a government minister, a leading member of the tribe said.

Main Iraqi port closed as one dies, 25 injured in Basra protests

7:51am, 6th September, 2018

World

Main Iraqi port closed as one dies, 25 injured in Basra protests

Iraq's main seaport closed down on Thursday following clashes between protestors and security forces in the nearby southern city of Basra in which one demonstrator died and 25 were injured the previous night.

U.S. soybean cargo docks in Chinese port after weeks at anchor amid trade dispute

1:02am, 12th August, 2018

Business

U.S. soybean cargo docks in Chinese port after weeks at anchor amid trade dispute

A ship carrying soybeans from the United States docked in the port of Dalian on Saturday, more than a month after it arrived off China's coast just hours after hefty tariffs were imposed on U.S. goods, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon shipping...

Arab aircraft hammer Houthis around airport of major Yemen port Hodeidah

5:43am, 18th June, 2018

World

Arab aircraft hammer Houthis around airport of major Yemen port Hodeidah

ADEN (Reuters) - Saudi-led coalition aircraft bombarded Houthi fighters holed up at the airport of Yemen's main port Hodeidah on Monday as a senior alliance official said he hoped U.N. diplomacy could coax the Iran-aligned movement to relinquish...

Yemeni civilians shelter in schools from air strikes in battle for major port

4:10am, 18th June, 2018

World

Yemeni civilians shelter in schools from air strikes in battle for major port

ADEN (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition resumed air strikes on Iran-aligned Houthi fighters holed up in the airport of Yemen's main port Hodeidah on Monday as civilians fled in search of shelter from the biggest battle of the war.