Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 13 (ANI): Amid the developing security situation in West Asia and the Gulf, Etihad Airways has resumed a limited commercial flight schedule between Abu Dhabi and a number of key destinations, as per its latest travel updates shared on the official website.
Florida [US], March 13 (ANI): The United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) on Friday confirmed the deaths of four crew members after a US refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday. In a statement, the US CENTCOM said that a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker went down at approximately 2 pm Eastern Time on March 12, with six crew members on board the aircraft at the time of the incident.
Fake pictures look authentic – and authentic ones get mistaken for fake. Here are three rules for navigating the war coverage The videos look authentic – and they are spreading like wildfire on social media. One, for example, shows Iranian missiles exploding upon the airport in Tel Aviv, Israel.
The United States has issued a 30-day license permitting countries to purchase Russian crude oil and petroleum products that are current ...
Escalating hostilities across the Middle East continue to drive civilian casualties, mass displacement and mounting humanitarian needs. Fighting along the Israel-Lebanon border has intensified, while millions across the region face growing risks from disrupted health services, overcrowded shelters and strained aid operations. UN agencies warn that children and vulnerable families are bearing the brunt as the conflict deepens and regional stability remains under severe pressure.
As the UN Secretary-General touched down in Beirut on Friday in solidarity with the people of Lebanon, UN agencies highlighted the dangers for civilians and particularly pregnant women and migrant workers, amid ongoing airstrikes and rocket fire between Hezbollah fighters and Israel.
In a solidarity visit to the war-ravaged capital of Lebanon, the UN chief on Friday announced a flash humanitarian appeal of $308. 3 million to support civilians there, after ongoing Israeli strikes countering rocket launches from Hezbollah left around 816,000 Lebanese internally displaced, a figure that looks set to rise.
In a report citing military experts, the American publication The Wall Street Journal wrote that the limits of air and naval operations ...
Israel accused of attempting to 'erase' Palestinian Muslim identity Submitted by Simon Hooper on Fri, 03/13/2026 - 10:50 Report says destruction of mosques in Gaza and restrictions on worship at Al-Aqsa form part of systematic campaign to 'obliterate Palestinian life' Palestinians pray outside the Damascus Gate during the last Friday prayers of Ramadan in occupied East Jerusalem on 13 March 2026 (John Wessels/AFP) Off Israel is waging a systematic campaign of violence, destruction and persecution that threatens to erase the religious and cultural identities of Palestinian Muslims, according to a report to be published on Friday. The report, by the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP), a UK-based legal advocacy campaign group, found that Palestinian Muslims throughout the occupied territories and Israel had faced escalating anti-Muslim discrimination since October 2023, following the Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel and the launch of Israel’s assault on Gaza . It said Muslims had been subjected to increased persecution during the current holy month of Ramadan, citing an attack in February by settlers on a mosque in Nablus, punitive measures restricting access to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, and the detention by Israeli security forces of more than 100 Palestinians during the first week of the month.
Saudi Arabia says its intercepted 56 drones today Saudi Arabia has intercepted 56 drones that entered its airspace since early on Friday, according to the kingdom’s defence ministry. One of the drones attempted to approach the high-security diplomatic quarter in the capital, Riyadh, the ministry said, without identifying who launched the drones.
BEIRUT, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Following a joint U. S. -Israeli attack against Iran on Feb.
Iranian drone killed French soldier in Iraq's Kurdistan, commanding officer says France's first soldier to be killed in the Middle East war was hit by an Iranian drone, his commanding officer confirmed on Friday. Arnaud Frion, 42, was "killed by a Shahed drone strike on the position where he was located," said Colonel Francois-Xavier de la Chesnay. President Emmanuel Macron earlier Friday announced the French soldier had lost his life in an attack in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, after France's military said drones on Thursday hit a base where troops were taking part in counter-terrorism training.
On Friday, March 13, the fourteenth day of the war involving the United States, Israel, and the Islamic Republic, U. S. President Donald ...
A Lebanon-born US citizen died after crashing his car into a Detroit-area Jewish house of worship The Lebanese-born suspect in Thursday'sattackon a Detroit-area synagogue reportedly lost family members to an Israeli strike earlier this month, a local official has said.
Trump says US would escort oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz if needed President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States would escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz if needed and hoped that US-led military efforts would go well. He told Fox News he also planned to strike Iran “very hard over the next week.
ISTANBUL, 13th March, 2026 (WAM) -- Trkiye said on Friday that a ballistic munition launched from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was "neutralised by NATO air and missile defence assets deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean," according to the defence ministry.
Macron announces first death of French soldier in Middle East war Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 03/13/2026 - 09:21 One officer was killed and several other wounded in an attack in Iraq, as pro-Iran group announces it will target 'all French interests' in the region French President Emmanuel Macron chairs a video conference of G7 leaders to discuss the consequences of the war in Iran on the world economy, in Paris on 11 March 2026 (Gonzalo Fuentes/AFP) Off A French soldier was killed and six others wounded on Thursday evening in an unclaimed drone attack in the Kurdish autonomous region of Iraq , French authorities announced. It is the first death of a member of the French armed forces in the expanding war in the Middle East . "Chief Warrant Officer Arnaud Frion of the 7th Alpine Chasseurs Battalion in Varces died for France during an attack in the Erbil region of Iraq," President Emmanuel Macron announced on X, denouncing an "unacceptable" attack.
Nato confirms interception of Iranian missile heading to Turkey Nato on Friday confirmed its air defences had shot down a third ballistic missile that was fired from Iran towards Turkey. "NATO remains vigilant and stands firm in its defence of all allies," Nato spokesperson Allison Hart said.
The deaths follow an attack on girls elementary school in Minab, in which more than 160 lost their lives A strike on a residential area in the Qods suburb of Tehran has killed least two children, local officials have said. An attack on girls' elementary school in Minab on the first day of the US-Israel war on Iran led to more than 160 losing their lives.
The deaths follow an attack on girls' elementary school in Minab, in which more than 160 lost their lives A strike on a residential area in the Qods suburb of Tehran has killed least two children, local officials have said.
