The post came after earlier warnings from the UAE Ministry of Defense that the emirate's air defenses were actively engaged in interception activities. Authorities in the UAE's Sharjah region said on Monday that an administrative building belonging to Thuraya Telecommunications was targeted by a drone from Iran, the emirate's media office shared in a post on X/Twitter.
Defence correspondent Jonny Beale flies onboard an RAF Voyager as it refuels Typhoon and F-35 jets in the Middle East.
Israeli voters can seemingly contradictorily support the death penalty for terrorists and still doubt that it would deter terrorism. For years, polling in Israel has shown a broad Jewish-Israeli majority in favor of the death penalty for terrorists.
Ahmad Vahidi, a known quantity for Israel and the West, became the face of a regime that prefers total confrontation over any semblance of pragmatism. In the wake of a seismic shift in the Islamic Republic’s leadership, following the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and other senior figures, one name has emerged as the definitive architect of Iran’s military and internal survival: Ahmad Vahidi.
Slovakia has rejected a call by the EU to scrap a measure that introduced different pricing for foreign and domestic vehicles at petrol stations, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Monday. The government in Bratislava introduced a 30-day restriction on diesel and fuel on March 18 as oil prices had begun soaring due to the war in Iran.
Israel, as well as several Gulf states, reported fresh attacks on Monday, as the war in Iran stretches into its fifth week. The Israeli military instructed citizens to seek shelter until further notice.
Israel appears to be systematically targeting journalists who worked for media owned by Hezbollah. Even the group's opponents decry the killings as illegal.
Two peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were killed on Monday in an explosion of unknown origin in southern Lebanon, the organization said. The blast destroyed their vehicle near the municipality of Bani Hayyan, UNIFIL said in a statement.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday said that 80% of the more than 900,000 Syrian nationals in Germany should return to their home country in the next three years. Speaking at a press conference during Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's first visit to Berlin, Merz said that Syrians are needed at home to join reconstruction efforts, while stressing that those "who wish to remain in Germany and are well integrated will be able to stay in Germany.
It is the second fatal incident in the last 24 hours, Unifil says, after Israel expanded its operation against Hezbollah.