Indian PM Modi urges ‘open and safe’ Hormuz during UAE visit
ABU DHABI(RAHNUMA): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for an “open and safe” Strait of Hormuz during a visit to the UAE on Friday, the start of a five-nation tour overshadowed by energy and supply-chain worries due to the Iran war. Modi, whose plane was guided in and out of UAE airspace by military jets, […]
UAE slams Iranian attempts to justify its attacks on Gulf countries
LONDON(RAHNUMA): The UAE on Friday “categorically rejected” Iran’s attempts to justify its “terrorist attacks” against the Emirates and other Gulf countries. The comments were made by Minister of State Khalifa bin Shaheen Al-Marar at a BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi, which included Iran’s Abbas Araghchi. Al-Marar told the meeting that his country rejected […]
Kuwait, UAE detect hostile drones in airspace
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): Kuwait’s army said it detected and dealt with several hostile drones in the country’s airspace at dawn, marking the first such incident since a ceasefire in the Iran war came into effect in April. The United Arab Emirates’ air defences also dealt with two drones coming from Iran on Sunday, the defence ministry said. […]
India condemns drone strike on UAE, urges Hormuz access
NEW DELHI(RAHNUMA): India condemned a drone strike on an energy facility in Fujairah in which three Indians were injured, urging uninterrupted access to the Strait of Hormuz, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. The United Arab Emirates blamed Iran for the drone attack on an energy installation on Monday. Iranian state TV said the Islamic republic […]
CBI secures extradition of fugitive Kamlesh Parekh from UAE in major bank fraud case
New Delhi, May 2 (IASN) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has successfully secured the extradition of wanted fugitive Kamlesh Parekh from the United Arab Emirates, in connection with a major banking fraud case involving losses of hundreds of crores. In an official statement, the agency said, “The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in coordination […]
Jordanian and Emirati foreign ministers discuss regional developments in Abu Dhabi
LONDON(RAHNUMA): The foreign ministers of Jordan and the UAE discussed how to coordinate diplomatically and address the escalating regional security threats amid the ongoing US-Israel conflict with Iran since late February. Ayman Safadi and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan condemned Iranian attacks on their countries and the wider Gulf states during a meeting in Abu […]
UAE and Kuwait report no Iranian drone or missile attacks on Thursday
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): The UAE and Kuwait both said they had not been targeted by any Iranian drones or missiles on Thursday, on the second day of a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran. Arab Gulf countries were targeted by waves of attacks from Iran after the US and Israel launched strikes against the country on […]
Injuries reported after Kuwait, UAE respond to Iranian missile and drone assault
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): The United Arab Emirates and Kuwait said Monday their air defenses were actively engaging a fresh wave of Iranian missiles and drones, as Gulf states braced for another day of strikes targeting their territory. The UAE defense ministry said air defense systems were “actively engaging with missiles and UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) threats,” adding […]
UAE: Five Indians among 12 injured by falling missile debris in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, April 3 (IANS) As many as 12 people, including five Indian nationals, were injured on Friday due to the falling missile debris after a successful interception carried out by UAE’s air defence systems in Ajban area of Abu Dhabi. “As part of the ongoing follow-up to the previously reported incident in the Ajban […]
Iran claims aluminum plant attacks in Bahrain, UAE
RIYADH/TEHRAN(RAHNUMA): Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Sunday they launched missile and drone strikes on aluminum plants in Bahrain and the UAE over the weekend, targeting what they described as industries linked to the US military. The Guards also threatened to target US universities in the Middle East, while saying US-Israeli strikes had destroyed two Iranian universities. […]
