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EgyptAir planes in Cairo. One of the airline's Boeing models was involved in a frightening incident in Jeddah on Sunday. Reuters
EgyptAir plane lands safely in Jeddah despite tyre blowout

Airline evacuated and no passengers injured

WorldMay 28, 2023
Children cool themselves during a power cut in Basra. Soon the city may not have enough water. AP
Basra's water supply hangs in balance as critical project delayed

Iraqi cities need large-scale desalination plants to alleviate water woes, but projects have been slow to get moving

WorldMay 10, 2023
The American cutter Glen Harris during the raid. Photo: US Naval Central Forces Command Public Affairs
US coastguard seizes $30m of drugs in Gulf of Oman

Glen Harris ship involved in counter-narcotics operations in the region since early 2022

MENAMay 08, 2023
Mohammad Al Darraji, advisor to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani. Photo: Engineer Muhammad Sahib Al-Daraji / Facebook
Iraq will squander record budget without reform, says PM's adviser

Warning that corruption could reverse gains as government debates a record $152 billion budget

WorldMay 04, 2023
A Dana Gas plant in the Kurdish region of Iraq. Reuters
Oil to flow again from northern Iraq after Baghdad-Erbil deal

Iraqi government struck provisional deal with semi-autonomous Kurdish region on April 4

IraqMay 03, 2023
The tanker MT Pablo after the vessel caught fire off Malaysia's southern coast. AFP
Footage captures moment oil tanker explodes off coast of Malaysia

The MT Pablo reportedly had no oil on board when it caught fire on Monday

WorldMay 02, 2023
Workers load grain at a port in Izmail, Ukraine. AP
Grain deal threat could hit Middle East and North Africa prices

Countries including Sudan, Tunisia, Lebanon and Yemen extremely vulnerable to rising costs

WorldApril 27, 2023
Royal Saudi Navy personnel help a woman disembark a ship in Jeddah after an evacuation operation in Sudan. AFP
Saudi Arabia rescues 2,000 foreign citizens stranded in Sudan

Countries around the world continue efforts to rescue civilians with cargo planes, helicopters and ships

WorldApril 26, 2023
Army chief Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, left, and paramilitary leader Gen Mohamed Dagalo have given no sign they will negotiate. AFP
Paramilitary 'in control of major Sudanese refinery'

Air strikes and gunfire reported as three-day ceasefire begins

MENAApril 26, 2023
The Great Blue Hole on the Lighthouse Atoll in Belize. Mexican researchers released their findings on Taam ja', another blue hole discovered near the Yucatan Peninsula
Blue hole found in Mexico could give clues to early life on Earth

Nature thriving in murky depths despite lack of oxygenated water, researchers say

WorldApril 25, 2023
Burning aircraft at Khartoum International Airport. Maxar Technologies / EPA
Embassies make plans for foreign citizens stranded in Sudan

Speed and scale of violent escalation in Khartoum took many by surprise, leaving many foreigners trapped in the city

WorldApril 19, 2023
A Cargolux jet on the runway. AP Photo
Landing aborted as 747 cargo plane's engine scrapes runway

Jet made new approach at Luxembourg airport

EuropeApril 17, 2023
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani, back left, and Kurdish counterpart Masrour Barzani, back right, at the signing of a deal to restart northern oil exports. Reuters
Iraq and Kurdish region face final hurdles to energy co-operation

Baghdad and the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq have disputed oil rights since 2007

WorldApril 06, 2023
The Kawergosk oil refinery, about 20km east of Erbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region. AFP
Iraq and Kurdistan region sign deal to restart oil exports

Agreement is a win for Baghdad, which wanted to assert its right to manage Kurdistan region's oil sector

IraqApril 04, 2023
The Rumaila oilfield near Iraq's southern port city of Basra. AFP
Iraq owes Iran $11bn for gas imports, says Iranian ambassador

Iraq began importing gas from Iran in 2017

WorldApril 02, 2023
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