The UK on Sunday supported Israel’s assertion that the fatal attack on an oil tanker on Thursday off the coast of Oman was carried out by Iran. The attack on Mercer Street, an oil tanker from London-based and Israeli-owned company Zodiac Maritime, killed a British national and a Romanian national on board, making it the first known…
US Military Says It Is Assisting Tanker That Was Attacked Off Oman
DUBAI—The U.S. Navy is assisting an Israeli-managed petroleum products tanker that was fatally attacked on Thursday off the coast of Oman, the U.S. military said on Saturday, adding the ship was most likely hit by a drone strike. The Mercer Street, a Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned vessel, is currently being escorted by the aircraft carrier USS Ronald…
US Approves Potential Sale of $3.4 Billion Helicopters to Israel
WASHINGTON—The U.S. State Department said on Friday it has approved the potential sale of 18 CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters to Israel in a deal valued at up to $3.4 billion. The package would include engines, navigation systems, weaponry, support equipment, spares, and technical support. Lockheed Martin Corp and General Electric Co are the prime contractors on…
US Navy Says Drone Strike Hit Oil Tanker Off Oman, Killing 2
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—U.S. Navy explosive experts believe a “drone strike” targeted an oil tanker that came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, killing two on board, the American military said Saturday. The strike Thursday night on the oil tanker Mercer Street marks the first-known fatal attack after years of…
Ship Tied to Israeli Billionaire Attacked Off Oman, 2 Killed
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—An attack on an oil tanker linked to an Israeli billionaire killed two crew members off Oman in the Arabian Sea, authorities said Friday, marking the first fatalities after years of assaults targeting shipping in the region. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the Thursday night raid on the Liberian-flagged tanker Mercer…
Israel Announces Booster Pfizer Shots for Those Over 60
The Israeli government announced it will offer a third shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to citizens over 60 years old, amid ongoing efforts to slow the spread of the more contagious Delta variant of the CCP virus. Naftali Bennett, the Israeli prime minister, announced in a statement on Friday that President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal were among the…
Top US Diplomat Talks Relocation of Afghan Allies in Kuwait
July 29, 2021
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The United States is negotiating with Kuwait and other countries whether they can host Afghans who supported the American war effort and could face Taliban revenge attacks if they stay in Afghanistan, America’s top diplomat said Thursday. During a visit to tiny, oil-rich Kuwait, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken did not…
Iraqi Army Helicopter Crash Kills Five: Military Statement
BAGHDAD—An Iraqi army helicopter crashed during a combat operation in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing all five crew members, the Iraqi military said in a statement. The helicopter went down near the northern town of Amerli, 105 miles north of Baghdad, military officials said. It did not specify whether the helicopter crashed due to hostile…
US Imposes Sanctions on Syrian Prisons, Officials
WASHINGTON—The United States on Wednesday said it imposed sanctions on eight prisons run by Syria’s intelligence apparatus, some of which featured in graphic images by a former Syrian military photographer codenamed “Caesar” that show brutal torture. The Treasury Department also slapped sanctions on five Syrian officials who directed the prisons, Syrian armed rebel group Ahrar…
Chinese National Shot and Wounded in Pakistan’s Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan—A Chinese national was shot and wounded in an attack in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi on Wednesday, July 28, police said, two weeks after nine Chinese workers were killed when an explosion sent their bus over a ravine in the north of the country. Wednesday’s victim and another Chinese national were being driven to…
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