UAE tanker attacks blamed on ‘state actor’

Image copyright AFP Image caption The Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah was one of the ships damaged The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council a “state actor” was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The 12 May attacks bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated and co-ordinated operation”, according to […]

UAE tanker attacks blamed on ‘state actor’

Image copyright AFP Image caption The Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah was one of the ships damaged The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council a “state actor” was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The 12 May attacks bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated and co-ordinated operation”, according to […]

UAE tanker attacks blamed on ‘state actor’

Image copyright AFP Image caption The Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah was one of the ships damaged The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council a “state actor” was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The 12 May attacks bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated and co-ordinated operation”, according to […]

Syria war: Abdel Basset al-Sarout dies after Hama clashes

Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Abdel Basset al-Sarout was described as a “martyr” by a Syrian rebel commander A Syrian footballer who became a symbol of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad has died of wounds sustained in clashes in the north-west. Abdel Basset al-Sarout, 27, died in the Hama province, his rebel faction […]

UAE tanker attacks blamed on ‘state actor’

Image copyright AFP Image caption The Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah was one of the ships damaged The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council a “state actor” was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The 12 May attacks bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated and co-ordinated operation”, according to […]

UAE tanker attacks blamed on ‘state actor’

Image copyright AFP Image caption The Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah was one of the ships damaged The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council a “state actor” was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The 12 May attacks bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated and co-ordinated operation”, according to […]

UAE tanker attacks blamed on ‘state actor’

Image copyright AFP Image caption The Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah was one of the ships damaged The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council a “state actor” was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The 12 May attacks bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated and co-ordinated operation”, according to […]

UAE tanker attacks blamed on ‘state actor’

Image copyright AFP Image caption The Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah was one of the ships damaged The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council a “state actor” was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The 12 May attacks bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated and co-ordinated operation”, according to […]

Dubai bus crash: 17 dead after driver hits overhead sign

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption India confirmed eight of its citizens were among the dead in Dubai At least 17 people of different nationalities have been killed and several more injured after a bus hit an overhead road sign in Dubai. The Oman-registered vehicle was carrying 31 passengers when the crash occurred on Sheikh […]

Anger at Palestinian ministers’ secret 67% pay rises

Image copyright EPA Image caption Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (R) agreed to the raises two years ago The UN has condemned the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority after it emerged that ministers in the previous cabinet secretly gave themselves 67% pay rises. Leaked documents showed their monthly salaries were increased in 2017 from $3,000 (£2,360) to […]