Tag: conflict
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P&O Cruises Cancels Upcoming Arabian Gulf Program Amid Gulf Tensions
August 07: P&O Cruises on Wednesday announced it will withdraw from Dubai this winter amid continuing tensions over shipping in the Gulf. The cruise tourism giant said that following close […]
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Turkish-Cypriot Tensions Rise As Turkey Explores Natural Resources in Eastern Mediterranean
August 07: Two Turkish drill ships are continuing operations in the eastern Mediterranean and another ship will join them this month, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said, as a dispute over […]
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Iraq Says Israeli Role in Gulf Flotilla Unacceptable
August 12: Iraq has rejected any Israeli participation in a naval force to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, at the heart of tensions with Iran. Iraq “rejects any participation of forces of […]
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Yemeni Foreign Minister Concedes Defeat to UAE After Southern Separatists Take Aden
August 12: In Yemen, officials from the U.N.-recognized government conceded defeat Sunday to the United Arab Emirates in the port city of Aden after southern separatists took control of government […]
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Houthi Rebels Kill Dozens in Attack on Yemen Port City
August 01: Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed at least 36 people in a missile-and-drone attack Thursday on a government-controlled southern port city, the latest blow to already faltering United Nations-backed efforts […]
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BP Has No Plans to Take Its Tankers Through Strait of Hormuz
July 30: BP has not taken any of its oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz since a July 10 attempt by Iran to seize one of its vessels, the […]
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UK Rejects Tanker Swap With Iran
August 01: As referred to in yesterday’s report on tensions with Iran, Britain’s new foreign secretary has insisted the UK will not barter over tankers with Iran. Speaking at a […]
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North Korea Launches Two Short-Range Ballistic Missiles Towards Sea of Japan as ‘Warning’ to South Korea
July 26: North Korea says the two new short-range ballistic missiles it launched Thursday [July 25] toward the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, were intended to […]
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Ukraine Seizes Russian Tanker in Black Sea in Response to Flotilla Clash Last Year
July 25: Ukraine seized a Russian tanker anchored in the Black Sea on Thursday, freeing the crew but holding onto the vessel in apparent retaliation for Russia’s capture of Ukrainian […]