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Sky News ArabiaSep 12, 5:17 PM ET

Baghdad and Tehran discuss measures following the attack on Saudi Arabia Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein held a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, during which they discussed bilateral relations, regional developments, and the latest measures that followed the attack on Saudi Arabia from Iraqi territory.

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Sky News ArabiaSep 12, 3:32 PM ET

Yemen.. Wave of airstrikes targeting Houthi sites and camps Yemeni sources reported that warplanes conducted around 20 airstrikes on sites and gatherings belonging to the Houthis in Al-Bayda province, central Yemen.

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Sky News ArabiaSep 12, 3:19 PM ET

Two injured and damage to a mosque following a Houthi projectile falling in Jazan. The Saudi Civil Defense announced on Saturday evening that two people were injured and a mosque along with several buildings and vehicles were damaged due to a projectile launched by the Houthi group in the Al-Tawal governorate in the Jazan region.

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Sky News ArabiaSep 12, 10:24 AM ET

Iraq finds drone launchpads near the Iranian border Iraqi authorities discovered launchpads for drones near the border with Iran, according to two Iraqi security sources who informed Agence France-Presse on Saturday. This comes after a drone attack targeted a pipeline in Saudi Arabia, which Riyadh and Baghdad stated originated from Iraqi territory.

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Sky News ArabiaSep 12, 9:02 AM ET

Accelerated Russian Return to Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant The Russian state nuclear energy company "Rosatom" intends to increase the number of specialists working at the Iranian Bushehr nuclear power plant to 150 in the near future, according to a report by "Interfax" on Saturday.

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Sky News ArabiaSep 12, 7:12 AM ET

The UAE condemns targeting of pipeline in Saudi Arabia The UAE strongly condemned the attacks that targeted the East-West pipeline in the Riyadh and Medina regions of Saudi Arabia, which were carried out by several drones coming from Iraqi territory, resulting in injuries to a number of individuals.

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Sky News ArabiaSep 12, 4:59 AM ET

Yemen.. Government forces launched airstrikes on Houthi positions Yemeni sources reported on Saturday that government forces carried out a series of airstrikes on Houthi positions in the cities of Al-Makha and Dhubab in southern Yemen, after the group took control of them.

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Sky News ArabiaSep 12, 1:01 AM ET

Washington sets "schedules" for oil tankers crossing the Strait of Hormuz. The United States has requested oil tankers crossing the Strait of Hormuz to sail only at specific times to ensure "military protection for them," according to a report by the British "Financial Times."

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Sky News ArabiaSep 11, 6:32 PM ET

Iraq.. Dismissal of a senior official and investigations after the targeting of Saudi Arabia Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zeidi dismissed a senior security official in the country and ordered an investigation following the attack on Saudi Arabia that originated from Iraqi territory.

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Sky News ArabiaSep 11, 11:28 AM ET

Israel announces the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Khan Younis The Israeli army announced on Friday the killing of a senior Hamas leader during a strike carried out on Thursday in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza Strip.

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Sky News ArabiaSep 11, 7:40 AM ET

Banks raise their oil price forecasts as the Hormuz crisis continues. Banks including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and Commerzbank have raised their forecasts for Brent crude prices this week as ongoing shipping disruptions in the Middle East have led to supply shortages in oil markets and pushed crude prices to their highest levels in several weeks.

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Sky News ArabiaSep 11, 5:33 AM ET

Led by "Shahali".. Iran requested the Houthis to escalate against Saudi Arabia Two Iranian sources told Reuters that Tehran asked the Houthis last week to escalate their attacks on Saudi Arabia and promised them more funding and weapons and to send senior officers to assist them, coinciding with their advance on the western coast of Yemen and their control over the city of Mocha.

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